The Times November 2016 A journal of transport timetable history and analysis RRP $4.95 Inside: Four AM at the Airport Incl. GST What branch WAS that? Woden & Weston The Times A journal of the Australian Timetable Association Inc. (A0043673H) Print Publication No: 349069/00070, ISSN 0813-6327 November 2016 Vol 33 No. 11, Issue No. 394 The Times welcomes all contributions. Our Authors’ Guide is available on our web-site. Reproduction Material appearing in The Times may be reproduced in other publications, with an acknowledgement. Disclaimer Opinions expressed in our magazines are not necessarily those of the Association or its members. Editor, The Times Geoff Lambert 179 Sydney Rd FAIRLIGHT 2094 NSW
[email protected] A full ATA contact list can be found periodically in Members News, at http://www.austta.org.au/newsletter.pdf The Times back issues here —Contents— HILAIRE FRASER WODEN AND WESTON—A 50-YEAR HISTORY 3 DAVID HENNELL PICK-A-BOX ANSWERS 7 JIM WELLS FOUR AM AT THE AIRPORT 14 2 The Times November 2016 Serving Canberra’s Woden Valley and Weston Creek Hilaire Fraser HIS ARTICLE DETAILS BUS services to Woden Valley and T Weston Creek—continuing our series on Canberra’s bus services. (Jan 2016). In the 1960s, Canberra was to outgrow the plan developed by Walter Burley Griffin. It was decided to extend Can- berra by means of several satellite towns, so that Canberra would not be characterised by the usual urban sprawl. In 1964 construction started on Woden Valley, the first satellite town, to the south west of Walter Burley Griffin’s original city.