Raft of social media campaigns to name Sydney’s new ferry fleet

Ferry McFerry Face, Bryan Ferry?

1 September, 2016

Is cutting Opal free trips a public transport bait and switch?

Incredible shrinking farebox.

19 May, 2016

New Sydney ferries to be built in Tasmania

  Sydney’s aging ferry fleet will receive a major update, with a contract for the building of six new catamaran ferries awarded to Tasmanian company Incat. The first new ferry is planned to enter service by the end of 2016, and all of them by the end of 2017. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure […]

23 September, 2015

Privacy vs Convenience: The NSW e-ticketing tussle

Pensioners railroaded away from cash and paper

6 August, 2015

Transport NSW cashes-in on hipster commuter merchandise

iPhone covers that fit smartcard tickets sell like hotcakes.

18 May, 2015

Disaster Online: NSW storm traffic surges but no flash crash

Tweets keep people off trains, roads and safe

23 April, 2015

Designs called for six new Sydney Harbour ferries

Port Jackson, better known as Sydney Harbour, is about to become a major public transport corridor after the NSW government called for designs for new vessels to bolster its fleet.

7 April, 2014

Sydney extends tap-and-go ticket trials to trains

By Julian Bajkowski New South Wales transport authorities have announced the extension of customer trials for the state’s rebirthed public transit smartcard, Opal, to trains with readers for the devices now being switched-on at rail stations on Sydney’s City Circle line as well as Bondi Junction. The start of trials for CBD rail passengers is […]

3 June, 2013

Sydney Ferries renaissance floated by Berejiklian

By Julian Bajkowski Indefatigable Minister for Transport in New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, has again defied conservative critics of the state’s struggling public transport infrastructure and announced a big boost to Sydney’s revered but loss-making ferry services to finally make them more useful to commuters. The NSW government has finally unveiled its long-expected 20-year plan […]

22 May, 2013