The Mariyung fleet of trains has received the last tick of approval from the independent Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator and is set to start carrying customers.
Metro West contract awarded
A $1.96 billion contract has been awarded to start tunnelling on the mega Sydney Metro West project. Read more
Tracks laid in heart of Parramatta
Construction of the Parramatta Light Rail is moving ahead, with the first tracks laid on Church Street, in the heart of the Parramatta CBD. Read more
NSW commemorates Granville train disaster
Forty-four years since Australia’s worst rail disaster, survivors, families, and dignitaries have remembered the Granville train crash. Read more
Tracklaying underway on Sydney Metro City & Southwest
The first steel has been laid for the future Sydney Metro City & Southwest line. Read more
New deck successfully installed on Sydney Harbour Bridge
The first trains have run over a new concrete deck on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Read more
Former airline crew take up roles on Sydney Trains
Airline crew who were stood down from their roles due to the COVID-19 pandemic are now getting in the drivers cabin and serving customers with Sydney Trains. Read more
National Cabinet raises IA evaluation threshold, takes national approach to port infrastructure charges
The National Cabinet has agreed to raise the threshold for projects having to be evaluated by Infrastructure Australia to those requiring more than $250 million in Commonwealth funding. Read more
Pyrmont station confirmed – funded by value capture mechanism
Sydney Harbour Bridge rail deck to be replaced
The rail deck on the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be replaced during January 2021.
A 10 day shutdown of the line in early January will allow for the current timber deck to replaced with a concrete structure, said Sydney Trains acting chief executive Suzanne Holden. Read more