Sydney Trains
Footplate: Depot Rebalancing Program
Members are advised that the RTBU met with Sydney Trains yesterday to continue discussions around the depot rebalancing program and the associated transfer issues therein. Read more: Footplate 17.16 – Depot Rebalancing Program Read More »
Liberals should come clean with plans to sack drivers and privatise Sydney Trains
No surprises that the Daily Telegraph is going after transport workers as the NSW Government starts their push to buy the driver-only NIF trains. Below you can read the media release we sent out to […] Read More »
Big uniform win after long battle
After a long and protracted battle, the much despised Sydney Trains driver’s shirt is set to go. We’ve been advised that the shirt will be replaced with a similar material weave as that of the old […] Read More »
Sydney Trains sets sights on kronos clock compliance
The Loco division has been made aware that Sydney Trains will shortly begin a concerted effort to improve compliance with “sign on and sign off” procedures and the use of Kronos clocks. According to Sydney Trains, […] Read More »
Sydney Trains simulators rolling out
A number of ‘simulators’, designed to be used for workers’ development, are set to be rolled out within Sydney Trains. Sydney Trains recently signed contracts and purchased eight desktop simulators based on the “A” set […] Read More »
Secretary’s wrap
We’ve made it past the halfway mark of the Federal Election and while transport hasn’t been a defining topic of the first half of the campaign, a lot can still happen between now and 2 […] Read More »
Hidden camera found in Sydney Trains cab
The Loco Division recently came across a ‘Go Pro’ style video camera being used in the crew compartment of a Sydney Trains’ train, capturing footage for an unknown purpose. The union, of course, immediately put […] Read More »
Epping to Thornleigh Third Track – Training
On the long weekend in June, Sydney Trains will take possession of the new third track from Epping to Thornleigh and it is proposed that training will commence for drivers in the following week. The […] Read More »
My Success At Work revived
Sydney Trains is claiming the last My Success at Work trial was an overwhelming success, so it’s bringing it back. The My Success at Work concept was trialed in the North Sydney and Cronulla Depots […] Read More »
Proposed de-centralisation of Central and North Sydney depots
As part of the Future Operations program, Sydney Trains has proposed moving crew from both Central and North Sydney depots into outer depots within the network. The idea is to prevent delays occurring at Central […] Read More »