Railway experts and community representatives will discuss the potential for redevelopment of freight lines in regional NSW at the Regional Rail Revival seminar in Blayney on Friday 10 May. The seminar is hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU), Blayney Shire Coun­cil and Lachlan Regional Transport Committee, with the support of Cowra, Harden, Weddin, and Young Shire Councils. Adjunct Associate Professor Ian Gray, from the CSU Institute for Land, Water and Society in Wagga Wagga, said, “Participants will hear how interstate and overseas railways have been revived for national and local benefit. Regional areas suffer from high freight costs which constrain economic development, and councils are expected to take up the burden of increased road maintenance. The seminar will provide an update on the initiative by five local government areas that now sees the NSW government considering reviving the railway line south from Blayney to Demondrille, and how this rail model can be applied in different situations.”