To the Honourable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled in Parliament.

This petition of Adelaide residents draws to the attention of the House the Labor Party’s 2007 Federal election commitment of implementing within six months of taking office a feasibility study into moving freight trains entering Adelaide from the existing Adelaide Hills line to a new line north of Adelaide.

We the undersigned ask the House to call on the Federal Government to honour its commitment and commence by the end of May 2008 a feasibility study to investigate:

- The viability of the current rail line verses alternate route solutions;

- Available alternate route options;

- The impact of the existing rail line upon surrounding residents, including noise and health issues; and

- The impact on the rail network to the north of Adelaide.