Old trains,delays and timetable risks:The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network

Old trains,delays and timetable risks:The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network

Lifting the performance of the train fleet and rolling out a new timetable are among the challenges identified in a wide-ranging review.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan

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It will cost $73 million to run 100 buses a day instead of a train line. That’s just the start

It will cost $73 million to run 100 buses a day instead of a train line. That’s just the start

The T3 line shutdown from as early as July will disrupt up to 60,000 commuters a day who will be forced to catch replacement buses.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%

Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%

An internal investigation uncovered a string of defects in the awarding of tens of millions of dollars,including deals which increased by more than 10 times their original value.

  • byMichael McGowan
Sydney Metro:New stations hidden beneath our city streets

Sydney Metro:New stations hidden beneath our city streets

As the new Metro comes to life,we examine the engineering and design feat that will transform our city.

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Inside the new ‘underground skyscraper’ built for Sydney’s Metro hub

Inside the new ‘underground skyscraper’ built for Sydney’s Metro hub

The sheer scale of the new Metro station beneath Martin Place is evident the moment you walk into its northern entrance.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney's new underground metro train hub
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Sydney's new underground metro train hub

The massive train station beneath Sydney’s Martin Place is almost complete.

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‘Not ideal,’ government admits,as fleet of buses bought from China

‘Not ideal,’ government admits,as fleet of buses bought from China

The purchase of diesel buses from a Chinese manufacturer conflicts with Minns government plans to build locally and to electrify the fleet.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro hit with $200m bill for prime Parramatta CBD land

Sydney Metro hit with $200m bill for prime Parramatta CBD land

In the latest fight over land acquired for the big-ticket rail project,Sydney Metro has been ordered to pay more than double its initial offer for the prized land.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andMatt O'Sullivan
Inside the giant cavern and tunnels for Sydney’s marquee metro station

Inside the giant cavern and tunnels for Sydney’s marquee metro station

A giant metro railway station being carved out of sandstone beneath busy streets and skyscrapers in the CBD comes with an engineering twist.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Metro executive created $459,000 job for ‘dear friend’,investigation alleged

Metro executive created $459,000 job for ‘dear friend’,investigation alleged

Louise Howard,the now-former public servant at the centre of the claims,has dismissed the findings against her.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
Transport executive denies corrupting hiring process despite ‘substantial evidence’

Transport executive denies corrupting hiring process despite ‘substantial evidence’

Tim Parker,a former Sydney Metro senior executive,has denied allegations he breached government procurement and competition policies.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison