Metro Trains staff say they will walk off the job and shut down Melbourne’s rail network in strikes set for early October as part of an escalating pay dispute.
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Ticket prices will rise on average by 3.7 per cent as part of annual changes for NSW’s public transport system.
Since 2018,Sydney Metro has signed 495 contracts worth a total of $25 billion.
Passengers between Melbourne,Albury-Wodonga and Sydney face a return to slow and bumpy journeys unless Victoria agrees to start paying for track upkeep.
Senior bureaucrats are warning NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen that the existing system’s hardware is “reaching end of life” and needs replacing.
The state government is moving quickly to shake up a state corporation that owns billions of dollars worth of the state’s rail assets.
A former KPMG partner who exposed serious flaws in the NSW rail corporation has told a parliamentary inquiry that he would do it again,despite it costing him his job.
The agency building Sydney’s new rail lines is allowing senior managers to run private companies that recruit staff to work on the mega-projects.
The city’s rail network could grind to a halt if thousands of Metro Trains workers follow through on a threat to take strike action as part of pay negotiations.