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What passengers can expect from NSW’s long-distance trains
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (651+ words) March 4, 2026 " 5:00am Recognisable for their slick orange exteriors, NSW's new long-distance passenger trains are turning heads as they undergo testing across the state's rail network. Part of a project that is more than three years late and more than $800 million over…...
The Brisbane bus route that had a 190 per cent surge in passengers
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (390+ words) March 3, 2026 " 4:55pm The equivalent of 3.9 million private car trips may have been redirected from Brisbane's roads, according to the council, after a 10 per cent surge in bus trips. That estimate was based on an average of 1.2 people per vehicle. More than…...
How a bunker-like cavern holds Sydney’s largest metro train station down
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (641+ words) March 2, 2026 " 7:30pm Deep beneath the northern end of central Sydney, a giant bunker-like cavern for the city's largest metro train station is being built to withstand water pressures that would threaten to lift it like an object in a bathtub. Helping…...
The PM’s high-speed gamble: The world’s longest rail tunnel or deepest money pit
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (1809+ words) Australians have been waiting a long time for a high-speed train to glide into their local station. Since the mid-1980s, when a $2.5 billion very fast train linking Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne was first proposed, supporters of an east coast network of…...
The $90 billion question: How many $31 tickets will the high-speed train line sell?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (954+ words) February 24, 2026 " 7:30pm More than 16 million passengers a year would pay $31 for a one-way trip on a proposed $90 billion high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle that is promised to deliver hundreds of thousands of new homes across the two cities. The…...
High-speed rail line could be shovel-ready in two years
1+ week, 2+ day ago (42+ words) The federal government says a high-speed rail line could be "shovel-ready" in two years. The federal government says a high-speed rail line could be "shovel-ready" in two years. Updated February 24, 2026 " 7:04pm,first published 7:02pm...
High-speed rail link touted as $250 billion boost to nation’s economy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (716+ words) February 23, 2026 " 10:00pm A high-speed train line between Sydney and Newcastle would boost the nation's economy by $250 billion over 50 years, according to a business case for the ambitious project which will be heavily scrutinised when released on Tuesday. The Albanese government will…...
Train driver dismissed for performing Nazi salute at passing trains
1+ week, 4+ day ago (714+ words) February 23, 2026 " 6:11pm A NSW train driver found to have twice made Nazi salutes at passing locomotives has failed to get his job back despite appealing his dismissal to the Fair Work Commission and claiming other rail workers made the same hand…...
Can high-speed rail ever work in Australia?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1187+ words) With details of a new high-speed rail line soon to be revealed, could this be the plan that actually gets up? On October 28, 1983, Dr Paul Wild boarded a train in Canberra bound for Sydney where he was due for an…...
Where on the northside needs more buses? Commuters have their say, with review planned
1+ week, 6+ day ago (575+ words) February 20, 2026 " 1:19pm New bus routes to surrounding suburbs and more frequent city services are wanted by public transport passengers in Chermside. This masthead spoke to commuters as the Brisbane City Council recommitted this week to a promised review of the transport…...