Archive for: Sydney

Synchronised Timetables Please

Synchronised Timetables Please

From Sydney comes news that timetables for trains, buses and ferries there will be synchronised as part of an overhaul of transport services in NSW, which the state...

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Sydney Train Chaos

Sydney Train Chaos

Delays are still plaguing Sydney’s rail network more than nine hours after a hardware failure ground to a halt all trains on six lines in and out of town. At...

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Wgtn Train Ban On Cycles

Wgtn Train Ban On Cycles

Wellington cyclists wanting to carry their bike on trains are being urged to buy a folding bike instead, now the new trains are being introduced. This is especially...

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Sydney Near Rail ‘Paralysis’

Sydney Near Rail ‘Paralysis’

We think Auckland has problems. An independent report into Sydney’s transport problems has finally reported back this afternoon and warns that Sydney’s...

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Trains Need To Be Safer

Trains Need To Be Safer

Last week’s serious assault on a train manager (formerly called guards) at Mt Albert’s Baldwin Ave is a worrying trend. Even more worrying is the news...

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Video: Melbourne Train Smash

Video: Melbourne Train Smash

A bad day for Australian commuter trains. In Melbourne, a Metro train smashed into the rear of a freight train in Melbourne’s north. 5 people were injured...

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Video: Oz Fast Rail Plan

Video: Oz Fast Rail Plan

Australian Greens leader Bob Brown today launched a campaign for a high-speed rail link between Melbourne and Sydney. It would mean the trip would take four hours....

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Sydney Slashes Rail Plan, More Roading Money

Sydney Slashes Rail Plan, More Roading Money

New South Wales new Premier. Kristina Keneally.has dumped her predecessor’s big public transport plans and in her 10 year plan allocated three times as much money...

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Santa Cancels Sydney’s $180m Rail Xmas Present

Santa Cancels Sydney’s $180m Rail Xmas Present

A long awaited $180m transport blueprint for Sydney was to have been announced the other day by NSW premier Nathan Rees. It would have overhauled Sydney’s rail...

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How Rail Can Compete With Domestic Airlines

How Rail Can Compete With Domestic Airlines

Hamilton's Go buses: But where are the trains? As the Waikato rail plan disappears into a disturbing cone of silence, a Sydney group this morning put forward...

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Radical Blueprint To Shake Up Sydney’s Public Transport

Radical Blueprint To Shake Up Sydney’s Public Transport

At a time Sydney residents found their sky turned blood orange from a rare city dust storm and there are no doubt more worrying climate changes to come, a leading...

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