Public transport
Sydney ferry veers off course near Shark Island
In the most serious incident, a steering failure suddenly sent an Emerald-class ferry hard to starboard near Shark Island.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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Sydney’s new air cargo link to the world rises out of the paddocks
Qantas is one of two large air freight operators to ink major deals with Western Sydney International Airport.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
‘Miserable’, ‘torture’ but eventually ‘convenient’: On the buses out of Bankstown as long journey to metro begins
Confusion reigned supreme for commuters after the T3 train line officially closed on Monday morning. But the closure is yet to face its greatest test.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
Editorial
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Why Sydney needs $4 billion a year for future metro projects
As the city’s T3 rail line shuts down for at least a year, the need for serious investment in public infrastructure could not be made more clear.
- The Herald's View
The staggering amount of money sitting on commuters’ unused Opal cards
Despite a cost-of-living crisis, a huge amount is sitting idle on nearly 18 million Opal cards that have not been used in more than a year.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Delay to shuttle trains starting during conversion of busy Sydney line to metro
The state government has blamed the delay to the T6 shuttle trains on recent industrial action by rail workers.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney’s grand ferries’ use-by date is set as fleet goes electric
The major plans to electrify the state-owned ferry fleet also have consequences for the vessels synonymous with Sydney.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Revealed: How the new metro line has shaken up Sydney’s commutes
New figures show the M1 line is taking pressure off heavy rail stations, which have had falls of up to 40 per cent in commuters filing through their gates.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Free train travel to continue after one in five services disrupted on Friday
Negotiations between the rail union and government broke down earlier this week, but the government has subsequently agreed to staff the metro’s driverless services.
- by Christopher Harris
Metro conversion back on track after breakthrough in negotiations
The Minns government has agreed to additional staffing levels on Southwest Metro, ending a standoff with the rail union over the project.
- by Riley Walter
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Sydney Metro
Free train travel in Sydney this weekend in bid to break standoff with union
The NSW government has made the offer of free train travel in a bid to pressure the rail union to drop work bans.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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