Old trains,delays and timetable risks:The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network

Old trains,delays and timetable risks:The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network

Lifting the performance of the train fleet and rolling out a new timetable are among the challenges identified in a wide-ranging review.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan

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Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help

Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help

A new art project asks Sydneysiders to walk the streets of Randwick to honour healthcare workers and help make them feel safer.

  • byJane Albert
Are we waiting until someone is killed before we ban the illegal fat bike?
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Cycling

Are we waiting until someone is killed before we ban the illegal fat bike?

Fat bikes are motorbikes masquerading as e-bikes. They are illegal and potential lethal weapons.

  • byPat Stringa
Sydney rail workers push for annual pay rise of 8%

Sydney rail workers push for annual pay rise of 8%

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.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%
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Sydney Metro

Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%

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.

  • byMichael McGowan
Six more train stations added to high-density housing plan

Six more train stations added to high-density housing plan

More councils are putting themselves forward for greater density around train stations as the state government’s signature housing policy is due to start.

  • byAlexandra Smith
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Sydney mayor fears there are ‘no plans’ to fix Rozelle interchange chaos

Sydney mayor fears there are ‘no plans’ to fix Rozelle interchange chaos

Inner west residents and mayors are set to voice their frustrations about ongoing congestion around Rozelle at an upper house inquiry on Wednesday.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
One Sydney ferry’s indicators froze. Two days later,another had a fault near Gladesville Bridge

One Sydney ferry’s indicators froze. Two days later,another had a fault near Gladesville Bridge

An Indonesian-built vessel suffered a mechanical fault that led to it unexpectedly heading to starboard and then to port.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
E-scooter trial to mitigate Bankstown line closure – but only at three stations

E-scooter trial to mitigate Bankstown line closure – but only at three stations

Inner west passengers are set to be offered a limited e-scooter trial to help ease public transport woes when the T3 heavy rail line is shut down for 12 months.

  • byMichael Koziol
Why boxing has a better record on concussions than the footy codes

Why boxing has a better record on concussions than the footy codes

The football codes,on the other hand,continue to deny scientific findings and to promote full contact versions of their sports for young children.

Up to 4000 new homes at risk:The knock-on effect of Rozelle interchange chaos

Up to 4000 new homes at risk:The knock-on effect of Rozelle interchange chaos

The state’s transport agency is under fire for putting in place measures that divert traffic onto key inner Sydney roads and local streets.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan