I thank the member for Campbelltown for moving this important motion for debate. After 12 years of sitting on their hands, those opposite have left us with a massive backlog of work and repair. The Government has been quick to act and, with the fantastic Minister for Transport—who, I think we can all agree, is a vast improvement on her predecessor—has announced the Sydney Rail Repair Plan, which will repair over 1,900 high-priority defects and 450 kilometres of track. I am happy to report that as of last Friday they are about 25 per cent of the way already through there. When the member for Davidson speaks of reviews and task forces and that we are not getting on with the job, here is clear evidence that that is not true.

We commend the workers who are doing a fantastic job of getting through that amount of work in a short time. I know they are pulling long hours and weekends. I thank them and I am sure the people of New South Wales thank them for the fantastic work that they are doing. One of the major catalysts for the state of the rail network is the 2017 timetable changes. They had an incredible impact on my part of the world and on the electorates of the member for Liverpool and the member for Campbelltown because they essentially slashed services and meant that there were few express services to the city anymore. I remember it at the time because it caused a fair bit of outrage. At the time I was a Liverpool councillor. We did a video about the impact it would have on the people in Liverpool and it was the most viewed video on the council's Facebook page for many years—I would like to think that was because of my photogenic ability.

Mr Edmond Atalla: It's the hairstyle.

Mr NATHAN HAGARTY: The hairstyle, yes. It was because this issue affects almost every single one of us. It affects our families. It affects our friends and it is a major issue of interest in our part of the world. The member for Davidson quoted The Daily Telegraph—that august journal of record. I also have a quote from The Daily Telegraph. In April, Lachlan Leeming found that our "… train network is riddled with 40-year-old technology … Indeed, the election-day delays were due to a 1980s-era power supply unit failing." On the day of the election, the entire train network had issues, as it had been having for many years. At the election, the people of New South Wales and the people of Leppington in particular had a clear choice. They could continue to go with a government that had this 40-something-year-old technology, or they could replace it with a new piece of 40‑year‑old technology, and they did. The member for Leppington, me—I am that 40-year-old new piece of technology.

Ms Charishma Kaliyanda: Very good. Congratulations!

Mr NATHAN HAGARTY: Yes. During the campaign I heard many stories of how people were impacted, and I will call out one in particular. There is a family who live in Carnes Hill in my electorate—a husband, wife, and two kids. One of the kids has chronic illness since he was born. They had a lot of appointments, a lot of visits to hospital, and they happened to tell me just what it was like to try to manage that. There have been multiple times when both mum and dad were stranded at the station because they were unable to get home. I am pleased that people like them will be able to start getting home at a reasonable time to look after their family. I commend the member for Campbelltown for moving the motion.