Information Session leaves questions unanswered
Five months after the first announcement that public transport in Newcastle faced privatisation, Transport for NSW have finally met with workers. Read More »
Paid information session for Newcastle staff
Following pressure from the union, the state government has agreed to a paid information session for all transport workers in Newcastle to explain their plans for establishing Transport for Newcastle and privatising the network. Read More »
Former fan turns on Newcastle Light Rail
Former Newcastle Mayor, Jeff McCloy has reversed his view on light rail for Newcastle, despite previously fighting for its construction. Read More »
Valerie Jones of Newcastle supports drivers
A letter to the editor in the Newcastle Herald today called out the NSW Liberal Government for doubting claims made by bus operators about failing Opal machines. Read More »
Drivers say Opal is no gem, Newcastle Herald reports
The spate of Opal failures continue, and it is not just in Sydney. While the state government has hailed its Newcastle rollout of the Opal card as “very successful”, bus drivers in the Hunter are complaining of faulty readers and software glitches. Read More »
Light Rail laughs from the Newcastle Herald
The Newcastle Herald had a bit of fun today with the proposed light rail in their letters section. Read the full letter below. Off the rails with Mike and the gang By Kevin Lewis A trial run of a new light rail system was held in Newcastle recently. Kevin Lewis, of Wollombi, was there to capture […] Read More »
Planning questions for Newcastle light rail, Newcastle Herald
Infrastructure NSW announced on Friday that it was reviewing the state government’s light rail plan for Newcastle, but this review does not appear to include the design or merits of the project itself. Read More »
Mixed signals at the light rail interchange, says Newcastle Herald
At a Property Council of Australia lunch in Newcastle on Friday, a hall full of business types were gathered to hear Laurent Offroy, the head of Keolis Downer’s bid to build the city’s light rail project, expound on the virtues of light rail and his company’s vision for the city. Read More »
Companies “not completely convinced” that trams are good for Newcastle.
The Bus and Tram Division have known since the beginning that more buses and more frequent services would be better for Newcastle, not an expensive light rail line. Read More »
Fight continues over Newcastle Buses privatisation
In our first meeting with the Transport Minister in 2016, the union restated our position that if the government goes ahead with the tender process for Newcastle Buses, they can expect the fight to continue. Read More »
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- Crisis talks: next steps 22 February, 2018
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