Transport in NSW

NSW LABOR OPPOSITION LAUNCHES PETITION TO SAVE COUNTRYLINK

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Tue, 15/05/2012 - 8:52am

countrylink | media | petition | privatisation | transport

Media Release | Tuesday, 15 May 2012

NSW LABOR OPPOSITION LAUNCHES PETITION TO SAVE COUNTRYLINK

Shadow Minister for Transport, Penny Sharpe MLC and Shadow Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services, Mick Veitch will today join local residents at Bathurst Station to demand the O'Farrell Stoner Government rule out privatising CountryLink rail services.

Ms Sharpe and Mr Veitch are in Bathurst to launch a petition calling for CountryLink to remain in public hands.

"The O'Farrell Stoner Government has been considering plans that would see CountryLink separated from the rest of RailCorp to make it easier to sell off to the private sector," Ms Sharpe said.

"We are calling on the O'Farrell Stoner Government to rule out selling off CountryLink to the private sector today.

COMMUTERS THE LOSERS UNDER O'FARRELL'S PLAN FOR CITYRAIL AND COUNTRYLINK

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Tue, 15/05/2012 - 3:09pm

cost cutting | countrylink; railcorp review | media | privatisation | transport

Media Release |Tuesday, 15 May 2012

COMMUTERS THE LOSERS UNDER O'FARRELL'S PLAN FOR CITYRAIL AND COUNTRYLINK

ON TIME RUNNING, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SAFETY TO SUFFER – WHILE NOT A SINGLE NEW SERVICE, TRAIN OR METRE OF TRACK DELIVERED

The O'Farrell Government's plan to sack up to thousands of CityRail workers will compromise on time running, customer service and security – and not deliver a single new service, train or metre of track.

"Commuters will be the losers under the O'Farrell Government's plan to sack up to thousands of CityRail workers," Deputy Opposition Leader, Linda Burney said today.

"On time running, security and customer service will all be sacrificed under the O'Farrell Government's blatant cost cutting agenda and commuters will be the ones who suffer.

"In the morning peak, commuters will be forced onto overcrowded and delayed trains. At night, commuters will arrive at empty platforms with no security or staff to assist them."

Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said: "None of these reforms deal with the fact trains right across Sydney are overcrowded and facing major delays."

"For four months under the O'Farrell Government, trains across the CityRail network have failed to meet the 92 per cent on time running benchmark and things are only getting worse.

FIRST STEP TO PRIVATISATION – AS O'FARRELL GOVERNMENT PUTS COUNTRYLINK SERVICES IN THE FIRING LINE

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Tue, 15/05/2012 - 3:30pm

Media Release | Tuesday, 15 May 2012

FIRST STEP TO PRIVATISATION – AS O'FARRELL GOVERNMENT PUTS COUNTRYLINK SERVICES IN THE FIRING LINE

The O'Farrell Government's decision to sack up to thousands of workers and separate rural trains from the rest of the rail network will hurt services - and is the first step towards the privatisation of CountryLink, the NSW Labor Opposition said today.

"Regional rail users will be the losers under the O'Farrell Government's plan to sack up to thousands of workers and separate regional trains from the rest of the network," Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said today.

"Regional commuters have a right to be worried about the O'Farrell Government's plan to split the CityRail network into Sydney Trains and NSW Trains.

"The separation of rural and intercity services from the rest of the CityRail network is the first step towards the privatisation of CountryLink.

LONGER DELAYS FOR COMMUTERS UNDER O'FARRELL

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Fri, 11/05/2012 - 3:19pm

media | OTR | transport

MEDIA RELEASE | Wednesday, 9 May 2012

LONGER DELAYS FOR COMMUTERS UNDER O'FARRELL - AS HALF OF CITYRAIL NETWORK HIT BY DELAYS AGAIN TONIGHT

Commuters already facing lengthy delays across half of the CityRail network tonight won't be surprised by the latest data revealing on time running is getting worse under the O'Farrell Government.

"Commuters are paying higher fares for longer and more frequent train delays under Barry O'Farrell," Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said today.

"For four months under the O'Farrell Government, trains across the CityRail network have failed to meet the 92 per cent on time running benchmark and things are only getting worse.

SYDNEY FERRIES FLOGGED OFF TO MULTINATIONAL CONSORTIUM

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 12:02pm

media | privatisation | sydney ferries | transport

Thursday May 3, 2012

SAD DAY FOR OUR CITY – SYDNEY FERRIES FLOGGED OFF TO MULTINATIONAL CONSORTIUM
GET SET FOR FARE HIKES AND SERVICE CUTS

The O'Farrell Government must guarantee that commuters won't lose a single service or face steep fare hikes as it sells off Sydney Ferries to a multinational consortium, Shadow Transport Minister Penny Sharpe said today.

Multinational consortium Harbour City Ferries will operate Sydney's ferry system from mid-2012. However, it will inherit an ageing fleet – and the Government is refusing to outline a plan for its replacement.

"It's a terribly sad day to see Sydney Ferries being sold off to a multinational consortium," Shadow Transport Minister Penny Sharpe said.

SYDNEY TRAINS PACKED TO BURSTING POINT

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Thu, 03/05/2012 - 3:43pm

cityrail | media | overcrowding | transport

MEDIA RELEASE |Thursday May 3, 2012

SYDNEY TRAINS PACKED TO BURSTING POINT

EVEN STANDING ROOM IS RUNNING OUT – NEW RAILCORP FIGURES SHOW

New figures reported today reveal overcrowding on the CityRail network has escalated out of control – with average patronage on peak hour trains increasing from 119 per cent to 123 per cent of capacity in the past 12 months.

Shadow Minister for Transport Penny Sharpe said this means Sydney morning train commuters – already stung by a 5.4 percent increase in fares this year – are less likely to get a seat and more likely to experience delays.

LONGER AND MORE FREQUENT DELAYS FOR COMMUTERS UNDER O'FARRELL

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Tue, 27/03/2012 - 8:32am

cityrail | media | OTR | transport

Media Release | Monday, 26 March 2012

LONGER AND MORE FREQUENT DELAYS FOR COMMUTERS UNDER O'FARRELL

COMMUTERS PAY MORE FOR WORSE SERVICE

Commuters are paying higher fares for longer and more frequent train delays under Barry O'Farrell – with the government's own figures revealing CityRail is failing to meet on time running benchmarks.

"Under the O'Farrell Government, commuters have been forced to experience longer and more frequent delays right across the CityRail network," Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said today.

MONORAIL GONE, NO EXPRESS TRAINS AND NO NEW FUNDING FOR LIGHT RAIL

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Fri, 23/03/2012 - 1:41pm

election commitments | express services | media | monrail | transport

MEDIA RELEASE | Friday, March 23, 2012

MONORAIL GONE, NO EXPRESS TRAINS AND NO NEW FUNDING FOR LIGHT RAIL

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FROM MR O'FARRELL

The NSW Opposition is calling on Barry O'Farrell to focus on the real transport challenges facing Sydney like more express trains for Western Sydney, the Central Coast, Campbelltown and the Blue Mountains.

The call follows an announcement today by the O'Farrell Government that its big pre anniversary transport announcement for Sydney is to tear down the Monorail.

"Barry O'Farrell went to the election promising 135 new express services for Campbelltown, Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast but not one new service has been delivered," said Shadow Transport Minister Penny Sharpe.

Media Release MINISTER HIDING FROM COMMUTERS FOLLOWING CITYRAIL MELTDOWN

Submitted by Penny Sharpe on Fri, 16/03/2012 - 11:03am

transport

WHERE'S GLADYS?

Barry O'Farrell's Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian should come out of hiding and apologise to commuters for yesterday's disastrous signalling failure which left thousands of passengers stranded on platforms.

Shadow Minister for Transport, Penny Sharpe said yesterday was the third time in 12 months that signalling problems have brought the CityRail network to a grinding halt and the sixth major train incident since Barry O'Farrell became Premier.

"Yesterday thousands of commuters struggled to get home as the train network came to a standstill off the back of a major signalling failure in the Inner West," said Ms Sharpe.

MAITLAND STATION AT RISK OF LOSING ALL STAFF

Submitted by Cathy Brown on Mon, 27/02/2012 - 10:03am

cost cutting | media | petition | railcorp review | transport

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 24 February 2012
John Robertson MP, Leader of the Opposition & Penny Sharpe MLC, Shadow Minister for Transport

MAITLAND STATION AT RISK OF LOSING ALL STAFF -
GOVERNMENT COST-CUTTING ENDANGERS SAFETY AND PLATFORM ACCESS FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED

Maitland Station risks losing all staff under the O'Farrell Government's cost-cutting review of RailCorp – which will lead to unsafe stations and no special assistance for the disabled and elderly, Opposition Leader John Robertson said today.

On a visit to Maitland Station with Shadow Transport Minister Penny Sharpe and Cessnock MP Clayton Barr, Mr Robertson confirmed that other local stations in the firing line are East Maitland, Telerah, Thornton and Victoria Street.