A handful of new, Chinese-built trains are set to enter service on Sydney’s transport network, inflaming a debate between unions and government over the merits of local manufacturing | Rabe9
A handful of new, Chinese-built trains are set to enter service on Sydney’s transport network, inflaming a debate between unions and government over the merits of local manufacturing.
Five others remain in testing in Australia, while a further 11 are expected to arrive from China before the end of the year. They will operate across the T2, T3, T8 Airport and South lines.
He added it was the NSW Labor government that first ordered the Waratah trains to be built overseas a decade ago.
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