From approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 12 until further notice, buses will replace the tram on the L3 Kingsford Line between Central Chalmers Street and Kingsford Juniors, following an urgent street repair at the corner of Todman Ave and Anzac Pde. Approximately two-thirds of the 90 drivers, drivers and urban tram customer service employees are unionized. The company operates the westward tram lines on behalf of ALTRAC, the consortium that is building a $2.1 billion tram line between Sydneys CBD and Randwick and Kensington in the eastern suburbs. Transdev Sydney and our partners are partnering to proactively replace the tram bridge near Fred Street on behalf of the NSW government. Read this news article for the latest information on the works throughout the weekend. The tram travelling between Circular Quay and Central Chalmers Street will run all weekend in both directions in temporary frequency. Additional trams run on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays on Mondays during the Vivid Festival (Friday, May 24 to Saturday, June 15), with service extended until midnight. This year will be the 15th consecutive week of rail safety and Transdev Sydney is working with Transport for NSW and other rail operators to provide a consolidated approach to rail safety messages. The union is targeting wage increases of 3.5 per cent in the first year of a new enterprise contract and 3.9 per cent in the second year. In addition, the company must again file a monthly day off.
From Saturday, October 31 to Sunday, November 1, daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., buses replace tram traffic between The Star and Dulwich Hill in both directions on the L1 Dulwich Hill Line to allow for WestConnex construction and other maintenance work. Under the Australian government`s latest guidelines for public meetings, the L1 tram, which runs from 11pm (midnight on Friday) to 6am between Central Grand Concourse and The Star in both directions, will be stopped from Saturday 28 March 2020 at 11pm. All other stops run as usual from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Friday midnight). Commuters are expected to experience traffic disruptions on Sydney`s west tram line next week after tram workers decided to strike due to safety concerns and propose shift changes. Allow extra travel time, check travel alerts for streetcar incident updates, including replacement stops, and plan your urban or replacement bus trip with the planner.
From Friday, June 22 to Monday, June 25, the L1 Dulwich Hill tram will be partially closed due to essential maintenance work. Rail Safety Week is an annual Awareness week that is run by the Tracksafe Foundation in Australia and New Zealand and is expected to involve the community in safe rail practices. From approximately 7:30 p.m. on Monday, November 30 to Friday, December 4, the night of 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., trams between Circular Quay and Randwick will not run on the L2 Randwick Line or between Circular Quay and Kingsford Juniors on the Kingsford Line, as maintenance work is planned. From Saturday, October 12 to Sunday, October 20, a critical stop on the track, including rail loops, will take place to allow safe re-commissioning of urban traffic after recent skids. Starting Monday, August 28, an additional 95 connections will be added in both directions to the L1 Dulwich Hill Light Rail service. After negotiations between the rail tram and the bus union and the operator Transdev for a new operating contract, a four-hour work stoppage will take place on Thursday between 10am and 2pm. In March, Transdev Sydney, which operates and operates Sydney Light Rail, will provide critical training for tram drivers.