Less than a month after "bollocking" the transport department over a crowded train on the South Coast line, Kiama MP Gareth Ward has got what he wanted - four extra carriages.
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Mr Ward's campaign for an extra four carriages on the 4.24pm service from Central to Kiama, included collecting a petition of more than 800 signatures.
The campaign culminated in a speech in Parliament late last month, where he called the government's response to his complaints "simply inadequate".
On Thursday, Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian announced that, as part of some minor timetable changes related to the opening of the new Shellharbour Junction station, an extra four carriages would be added to the 4.24pm train.
The extra carriages will be added from November 24, meaning all South Coast trains from 4pm to 6.30pm will have eight carriages.
"I am pleased as part of timetable changes starting next month, we have been able to deliver extra carriages for customers travelling home from the city on weekdays, something Gareth Ward has been fighting hard for," Ms Berejiklian said.
Mr Ward said he was "elated" about the news and pointed out the extra carriages would benefit northern suburbs commuters as the train also stopped at Helensburgh and Thirroul.
It was the second time Mr Ward had spoken up against his own government and he defended his actions, saying he had previously spoken to Ms Berejiklian and the department without success.
"I did do that beforehand," Mr Ward said.
"That's why, after I didn't get anywhere, I escalated it to the next level and took it to the Parliament.
"Of course, I try and work with the bureaucracy; 90 per cent of the problems I fix are done without needing to speak up about them in Parliament.
"In this instance, the department and the bureaucracy were not listening. I did what any good local member should do and gave the government the bollocking it deserved."
Mr Ward said he knew about the problems on the service, both from commuters and from catching the train himself.
"This was the service about which I received the most consistent number of complaints," Mr Ward said.
"If people buy a ticket, they should expect a seat and that was not what was being provided to people on the 4.24."
The need to add carriages to a service didn't offer proof the timetable was flawed, Mr Ward said.
"No timetable will ever be perfect. All any government can strive to achieve is to do the greatest good for the greatest number. Timetables will change as commuter patterns change and we will base that on demand."
