Announcements at Sydney train stations are changing,introducing simpler language,and end the use of words such as ‘alight’ and ‘terminates’.
The harbour city’s transport systems often grind to a halt in the wet,but decision makers can adapt to changing conditions,as can we.
The opening date for the driverless train line is at least eight weeks away,and will depend on a range of factors including final software upgrades.
The government has released plans to shift up to 60,000 people a day by buses during the T3 rail line’s planned 12-month closure from July.
The problems besetting some of NSW’s oldest passenger trains illustrate the pressure on the state’s ageing fleet.
A driver was thrown from his seat when a train crossed at high speed from one track to another in a serious safety incident in Sydney.
Lifting the performance of the train fleet and rolling out a new timetable are among the challenges identified in a wide-ranging review.
The start of negotiations over a new pay deal comes less than 18 months after the end of an industrial dispute that crippled Sydney’s rail network.
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.
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.
The fare-dodging horse trotted into Warwick Farm station seven minutes before midnight last Friday,cantering up and down the platform as alarmed passengers leapt from its path.