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The XPT trains have been running since the early 1980s.

They should have been retired by now. Here’s why we’re stuck with XPTs

People who rely on trains to travel long distances in NSW and interstate are paying the price for troubled fleet replacement projects.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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A metro train runs through the new section of track between Campsie and Sydenham for the first time.

First metro train rolls along the final stage of Sydney’s $21.6b line

The first metro journey marks the start of more than 6500 hours of testing which will determine when the line opens to passengers next year. 

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Door flies open on a Sydney Metro train during peak hour on Wednesday.

Metro passengers left hanging on as door stays open on driverless train

The dramatic incident occurred on a packed city-bound train during peak hour on Wednesday morning.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Footage posted to social media shows passengers hanging onto railings while a man who appears to be a metro staff member speaks into a two-way radio as the incident folds unfolds. Credit: x.com/bendrives and reddit user @Aggressive-Move-4725.
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Metro passengers left hanging on as door flies open on driverless train

Footage posted to social media shows passengers hanging onto railings while a man who appears to be a metro staff member speaks into a two-way radio as the incident folds unfolds. Credit: x.com/bendrives and reddit user @Aggressive-Move-4725.

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
Commuters will be forced to catch replacement buses between Bankstown station and Lidcombe.

Second passenger train line faces two-month closure

Commuters also face disruptions from full or partial closures of the busy M1 metro line over several weekends, as well as services stopping earlier some nights.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Paddys Market’s light rail stop.

The part of Sydney’s transport network with surprise weekend demand

The NSW government has announced it is increasing services on this public transport link due to increased patronage.

  • Frances Howe
Julie Walton is an expert on traffic and cities.

The metro’s already proved its worth. But will Sydney’s transport mandarins get on board?

We now have all the evidence we need that building new freeways is not the solution to traffic congestion in the harbour city. We need to change.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Emu in the Sky sculpture.

Taller than an A380, this mammoth sculpture will welcome you to Sydney’s new airport

The globe-like structure will tower 30 metres when it is finished, making it visible to passengers when the first flights start late next year.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney train commuters endured repeated disruptions over months from industrial action before Fair Work last month halted it until July 1.

Sydney spared return to train chaos after court throws out appeal

A union representing almost 1000 rail workers has been unsuccessful in its appeal to the Federal Court of a months-long suspension of industrial action.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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