Quicker To Go To Penrith By Train Then By Bus

Yes, believe or not NSW Government is proud to provide a bus service from Mount Druitt via Whalan, Tregear , Ropes Crossing, Werrington, Cambridge Park & Penrith Interchange. If you would like to go direct to either Penrith or Mount Druitt Stations average times according to Westbus Penrith timetables (Rout 780) of 50 minutes - according to some commuters that have used that service and told me, 'Over an hour - it is quicker by train!'

I don't understand how The NSW Ministry of Transport can organise bus services to areas that the majority of commuters wouldn't use - without community consultation. Yes there is consultation with Councillors within Councils/s, yet do they represent their communities and do they report to their communities? Everyone of them?

Not! They don't knock on every community household door and advise you - they expect you to know from other mediums - which you may not be aware of.Whilst there are review tribunals which may be made of a few representatives from local Councils - there should be a public forum for community members to provide their feedback whether it be negative or positive, proper advertising through local press and radio, letter box dropping with assistance via Local community group's newspapers. At the end of the day we can all have our say as long as the bureaucrats and members of all tiers of government do not turn a blind eye to the feedback provided. Whom pays for these forums although NSW government claim they will pay for them, members of the community at the end of the day pay for these type of forums through taxes, fares and other governmental charges that creep up on us!

A train trip to and from Penrith to Mount Druitt approx 15-20 minutes. This allows you to do 30 minute shopping by the time the bus service reaches its destination! Who is then in front of time?

I'm not saying there is no patronage on this Westbus 780 service as I'm sure it would cater for the community - but my feeling from speaking to a lot of community members around Mount Druitt is not many community members would need this service beyond St Marys!

We provide you the link from westbus for the 780 bus route time table and map:

http://www.cdcbus.com.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/780%20Timetable%2026%20Oct%20Web%20Version[2].pdf