Original sentence: Newcastle once had rail passenger services to Belmont and Toronto, on Lake Macquarie, Wallsend, Kurri Kurri and several towns and villages between Maitland and Cessnock, but these lines have today been closed.The State government has decided, since Premier Morris Iemma took power, to keep the rail service
Edited sentence: Once criss-crossed by railway lines, providing passenger services to places like Belmont and Toronto, on Lake Macquarie, or Wallsend, Kurri Kurri & all towns and villages to Cessnock, vision for the future was wanting and all those lines have today been closed.The state government, under Premier Morris Iemma, has since decided to keep the rail service