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The comp;lex and costly upgrade of the Opal ticketing system is already running a year late.

The high stakes in costly and complex upgrade of Opal ticketing system

Internal documents reveal the risks the state’s transport agency faces in the shift from old technology to a next-generation system.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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Opal network.

The secret warnings of Sydney commuters being forced back onto Opal cards

A highly confidential business case reveals why a complex and costly upgrade of the ticketing system for public transport is urgently needed.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Premier Jacinta Allan is under pressure to accept federal funding for the airport rail link.

Extra $2b in federal funds on table to revive airport link amid horror poll

The collapse of public support for the Victorian government is reshaping state and federal politics before this year’s federal election.

  • Chip Le Grand and Paul Sakkal
The Australind service to Bunbury will get more trains.

Regional transport fares to be halved, Australind line to get more trains under Labor promise

The election promise would cost the state $13 million in foregone revenue across the forward estimates. 

  • Hamish Hastie
Industrial action by rail workers last week caused thousands of train services to be delayed or cancelled over two days.

Reprieve for Sydney commuters as rail unions withdraw industrial action

The move came hours before Fair Work began hearing the Minns government’s case for protected industrial action to be terminated or suspended.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Thousands of trains were cancelled or delayed last Wednesday and Thursday due to industrial action.

‘Too far apart’: Rail dispute negotiations falter despite consensus on pay

A counter-offer from rail unions has failed to achieve a breakthrough in the long-running industrial dispute.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Toby Warnes and Sydney Trains.

‘Extremely close’: Rail unions hand counter-offer on pay to transport chiefs

The move comes two days before the NSW government’s case to have the unions’ industrial action terminated is due to be heard.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The derailed passenger train at Clarendon in Sydney’s outer west on Thursday.

Sydney passenger train derails in city’s outer west

About 10 passengers were onboard at the time, but the incident adds to the woes for the train network and commuters who have endured thousands of delays and cancellations.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Commuters at Wynyard.

Relief for Sydney commuters as rail workers ordered to suspend industrial action

The government welcomed the Fair Work Commission ruling, saying commuters should not have to suffer while the matter was heard.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Max Maddison
Epping station was badly affected on Wednesday morning.

Here’s the really bad news for commuters: Sydney’s rail chaos could drag on until September

With little sign of a circuit breaker, Sydney commuters are staring down the barrel of weeks – and possibly months – of disruptions.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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