Public transport

NSW in world first trial of fully autonomous bus

The NSW government is set to launch the world’s first trial of a driverless automated shuttle bus.

30 March, 2021

NSW trials first locally made emission-free bus

The NSW government is trialing the state’s first locally built electric bus.

19 March, 2021

Report calls for investment in faster rail

Faster rail upgrades can be a more pragmatic way of improving the network than high speed rail.

22 February, 2021

Covid leaves worrying car legacy

There’s a risk COVID car habits could become entrenched, causing long term damage to urban liveability.

21 January, 2021

Victoria invests $20m in zero-emission buses

The Victorian budget will fund a $20 million trial of zero-emission buses.

16 November, 2020

Boost for train stations, road safety in NSW budget

The NSW budget which will focus on job-creating infrastructure projects.

15 November, 2020

Digitising rail signalling maintenance

AI is being used to predict equipment failures and schedule rail signalling maintenance.

4 November, 2020

Victoria’s accessible trams target derailed

Victoria’s trams are not meeting the needs of passengers with disability.

19 October, 2020

Victorian public transport sector to face corruption probe

Victoria’s corruption watchdog is investigating senior officers in the public transport sector.

15 October, 2020

NSW site earmarked for electric bus manufacture

A local company plans to build an advanced electric bus manufacturing facility in NSW.

8 October, 2020

Cost of Sydney light rail blows out, reporting questioned

Cost reporting for Sydney’s light rail has not been up to scratch, the auditor general says.

11 June, 2020

Consortium plans to roll out hydrogen buses

The H2OzBus project hopes to have hydrogen buses in public transport within 18 months.

25 May, 2020

Sydney gets 10km of pop-up cycleways

Sydney is getting pop-up bike paths as capacity limits are placed on public transport.

18 May, 2020