1. What an incredible moment it was riding the first train into Byford Station on Sunday, marking the start of a new era of connectivity for this fast-growing community. Thousands of people turned out to celebrate along the extended Armadale Line, a game-changer for those living in our south eastern suburbs.

2. Among the first passengers on the new Byford Rail Extension was Jan Cousins, who kindly shared with me her memories of catching the steam train from Byford to Perth as a little girl in the 1940s. Back then, the train had three carriages — one for the boys, girls and the guards carrying fresh milk to Perth.

3. Preliminary patronage data showed more than 3000 people boarded trains at the Byford and Armadale stations on their first full day of operation. These incredibly strong numbe

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