Despite the warranty expiring,a spokesman for Transport Minister Rob Stokes said it was still his “expectation there will be no cost to the taxpayer for the repairs to the light rail fleet”.
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“Transport for NSW continues to work through its contractual arrangement,” the spokesman said.
The government is yet to determine who will pay for the repairs,but a senior government source not authorised to comment publicly said initial legal advice showed “the state’s position is protected under the contract”.
The service is operated by private company Transdev,while the ongoing maintenance contract is with the ALTRAC consortium,of which Transdev is a part.
A timeline has not yet been set for when the trams will return to service,however,Mr Stokes has said he was confident it would be sooner than the 18 months first anticipated.