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June 6, 2024 | Fleet

New South Wales funds upgrade of Tangara EMU fleet

Life extension for Sydney commuter fleet as state works to revive rolling stock manufacturing.

June 6, 2023 | Australia/NZ

Sydney commuter network to undergo $A 97m maintenance blitz

The work in Sydney is needed to catch up with a maintenance backlog.

June 2, 2023 | Commuter Rail

“Deep-seated problems” with Sydney Trains network

Report finds that maintenance backlogs have resulted in continuing issues with service provision to passengers.

March 14, 2023 | Infrastructure

IRJ News in brief - Projects

Saint Jean-de-Maurienne upgrade contract, Alstom inaugurates new Italian plant, and Auckland rail upgrade set to enter second stage.

November 4, 2021 | Fleet

Sydney Trains heads for zero emissions

Agreement to purchase green energy sourced from wind and solar will offset nearly 700,000 tonnes of CO2.

March 18, 2021 | Signalling

Siemens awarded second Sydney signalling upgrade contract

The contract involves the installation of ETCS Level 2 which will support ATO at GoA 2.

February 17, 2021 | Technology

Managing innovation at Sydney Trains

Sydney Trains’ pioneering approach to improving security and safety is paying dividends in improved efficiency and lower operating costs, as Nigel Blackman explains.

December 26, 2020 | Metros

Sydney City & Southwest metro station upgrade contract awarded

SYDNEY Metro has awarded station upgrade contracts on the 13km Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown to a joint venture of Haslin Constructions and Stephen Edwards Constructions.

September 1, 2020 | Signalling

Siemens secures Traffic Management System contract in Sydney

THE government of New South Wales has awarded Siemens Mobility an $A 80m ($US 59m) contract to introduce and maintain a Traffic Management System (TMS) on Sydney’s metropolitan rail network - one of the busiest in the southern hemisphere.

June 27, 2019 | Technology

Sydney Trains commissions new incident management system

SYDNEY Trains has fully launched Frequentis’ Incident and Crisis Management (ICM) solution on its network to improve the way it manages and resolves incidents.

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