The Sydney Metro delay is nothing compared with the stunning failure to have the new intercity fleet up and running.
Sydney has become accustomed to the eternal wait for trains. Whether it’s the go-slow network every time heavy rain hits the city or missed punctuality targets even when the definition of an on-time train is granted a generous five-minute grace period. Yep, Sydney sure knows how to wait.
But the metro delay is nothing compared with the stunning failure to have the new intercity fleet up and running. One of the most perplexing questions is why we still don’t have anything resembling a good train service linking our state’s two biggest cities. The service between Sydney and Newcastle is nothing short of embarrassing.
The train used to be called the “Newcastle flyer” because it could, at its fastest, make the journey to Sydney in two hours. The flyer was eventually phased out and now the journey takes, on average, two hours and 44 minutes. So my trip to visit my mother is usually 3.5 hours door to door. I can shave a good hour off that if I go by car.
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