The state government’s new long-distance trains are being built at a manufacturing plant in northern Spain.

Bungled NSW train project risks running later than worst-case scenario

The fleet of new Spanish-built passenger trains is already $826 million over budget and on track to be at least three years late entering service.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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A Suburban Rail Loop construction site in Clayton.

Dutton pledges to axe $2.2 billion from Suburban Rail Loop ‘hoax’

The federal opposition leader will announce on Tuesday that,if elected,he will withdraw federal funding for the rail loop,branding the project a cruel hoax.

  • Chip Le Grand,Kieran Rooney andPaul Sakkal
The 3801 from A Steam Train Passes

The classic Australian railway film that took its cameraman to a Hollywood career

Made in 1974,A Steam Train Passes celebrates a bygone era. Now it has been remastered in high-definition 4K.

  • Garry Maddox
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There was a plan to stop Sydney tunnel workers from being killed. It was ignored for five years

A major construction company and SafeWork discussed strategies to protect tunnel workers from deadly airborne hazards five years ago. Cost was the primary barrier.

  • Max Maddison
The Metro West rail project is due to be completed in 2032.

Cost of new metro lines blows out by more than half a billion dollars

The extra costs are aimed at reducing safety risks,the government says.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
I have long been impressed by people who manage to fall asleep in public,let alone on public transport.

The curious case of people who fall asleep in public (more specifically on public transport)

Next to me on the train,a man sleeps so deeply that no number of flustered commuters can disturb his slumber.

  • Thomas Mitchell
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A city-bound peak hour service on the M1 metro line between Crows Nest and the CBD on Monday morning.

Revealed:Sydney’s busiest metro stations during the morning rush

New data shows commuter numbers have swelled beyond prediction on the busiest section of the M1 line.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
People will be able to pay for public transport using their bank cards or smart watches under a new Queensland ticketing system.

Finally,smart ticketing set to roll out on Brisbane buses

Commuters will be able to tap their bank card,smartwatch,or mobile to pay for a bus trip in Brisbane from as early as next Monday,but could experience potential ‘card clashes’.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The cost of a one-way trip between Central and the airport will drop from $21.90 to $10.95 during the six-month trial.

What you need to know:Transport,power outages,supermarkets

Brisbane Times has collated the latest information on everything you need to know to get you through this extreme weather event.

  • Marissa Calligeros,Felicity Caldwell andNick Dent
Commuters wait in a snaking line for B-line buses to the northern beaches at Wynyard station.

Fleet of new buses to be ordered for Sydney’s north after commuter hell

The state government will buy dozens of new buses in a bid to end long queues at stops along northern beaches and north shore routes.

  • Matt O'Sullivan