New South Wales railways is celebrating its birthday, marking 170 years since the first passenger line opened. It connected Sydney to Parramatta on a 22-kilometre rail line, known as the "Great Trunk Line", which stopped at stations in Newtown, Ashfield, Burwood and Homebush. To mark the milestone, a steam locomotive that was built more than a century ago ran from Central to Parramatta. A vintage "Red Rattler" train and the government's newest train, the Mariyung also made the trip west in comme