Works are underway in the new year to upgrade facilities at several Melbourne train stations, including further construction at Flinders Street Station, where the Victorian Government is spending $100
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Union votes for strikes as Sydney Trains cancels services
Union members have voted for the right to strike as part of enterprise agreement negotiations with the State Government, as Sydney Trains was forced to 38 Monday services amid staff shortages.
Sydney Trains
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Metro Trains and Yarra Trams fail to meet performance targets
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) performance results for the month of December have been released, revealing that both Metro Trains and Yarra Trams have not met the new benchmarks for punctuality introduced
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Train tests successful at Torrens Junction; services resume
Trains have been successfully tested on the new Torrens Junction underpass in Bowden, South Australia, with services to resume Outer Harbor and Grange lines on Monday.
Along with the resumption of passenger
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Two more NGR trains enter service
Queensland Rail has released the fourth and fifth New Generation Rollingstock trains onto its network, after the first three trains were put into operation in mid-December.
The two new trains last week
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QR appoints new customer boss
Queensland Rail has appointed former Qantas customer experience boss Natalie Roach as its new executive general manager of customer service and innovation.
QR boss Nick Easy said Roach’s appointment
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6m hours worked, 100 beams lifted on Melbourne’s skyrail
At least 100 beams have been lifted into place on the future Cranbourne-Pakenham line in Melbourne’s south-east, as part of the project to remove nine of the city’s busiest level crossings.
The Caulfield
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Upgrade works interrupt public transport services across Melbourne
Melbourne is currently undergoing intensive construction works to prepare the city’s network for new high capacity trains and to take steps towards removing a further nine level crossings.
Major signalling
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Rail union expects strike vote result Friday
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union expects to hear the result of its Sydney Trains members’ strike vote by Friday afternoon, as tensions continue between the operator and its workforce over network disruptions
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Union: State knew of impending Sydney Trains meltdown
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union is angry with the State Government and Sydney Trains for, in the union’s view, blaming drivers for extensive delays experienced on the network earlier this week.
Union members
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