Trams used in Sydney’s inner west light rail.Credit:Steven Siewert
Mr Stokes on Wednesday insisted that he expected the manufacturer of the tram,CAF,to pay for their repairs.
“It is my expectation that the taxpayer not pay one cent toward the costs of rectification,” Mr Stokes said during question time in the NSW Parliament.
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“We will have to obviously pursue that with the relevant contractors,in particular the manufacturer,and it is my expectation that the transport agency do this.”
Mr Stokes also said he had asked Transport for NSW to consider making the replacement buses free for the thousands of affected commuters,but was told by the department it could have wider implications on the network.
Instead,commuters are receiving half-price fares for the replacement services,though the government wasn’t able to confirm on Wednesday how much that measure would cost taxpayers.
Opposition transport spokeswoman Jo Haylen said the government needed to make the replacement services free given how many commuters would be impacted by the closure of the service.