Transport Access Program Interpretation
Heritage Interpretation Strategies
Heritage Interpretation Plans
Transport for NSW
DesignInc
Sydney, NSW
The Transport Access Program is an NSW Government initiative aimed at enhancing the public transport experience through accessible, modern and integrated infrastructure at train stations across the state.
Stations included in the program have been identified for customised packages of upgrade and improvement works such as the installation of lifts, creation of accessible pathways, enhanced wayfinding and improved landscaping.
As part of the upgrades GML prepared heritage interpretation plans for several stations, including St Peters, Petersham, Killara, Turrella, Erskineville, Pymble, Beecroft and Wahroonga. GML designed bespoke interpretation installations drawing on each station’s unique historic and heritage values.
Interpretative devices identified by GML included graphic perforated screens, vinyl installations, signage suites and public mural art. GML developed all devices in consultation with DesignInc and Transport for NSW and the head contractor Laing O’Rourke to ensure integration across designs for the stations.
Hero image: ‘The journey home’ by artist Steven Nuttal at Petersham Station. Artwork commissioned by Art Pharmacy under the guidelines of GML’s heritage interpretation plan.
Interpretation at Erskineville Station featuring prima ballerina and choreographer Hélène Kirsova (1910-1962).
Hélène toured Australia with the Ballets Russes in 1936 and then settled in Australia in December 1937. Hélène founded a ballet school and company in Sydney in 1940, and donated much of the income raised by her company’s performances to the Red Cross and Legacy War Orphans’ Appeal as well as a series of children’s playground in Erskineville known today as Kirsova 1 and Kirsova 2.
