Cancelled safety upgrades on Sydney light rail would have only cost $2.2m, whistleblower claims after fatal incidents
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldNSW government urged to investigate if transport department refused to share cost of sensors that would detect a person entering coupling area
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The potentially life-saving safety upgrades to Sydney’s light rail, which a former Transdev employee has alleged were cancelled in order to save money, would have only cost about $2.2m, according to the whistleblower.
The New South Wales government has been urged to investigate whether its transport department declined to share the cost of installing sensors that would detect a person entering the coupling area between two joined trams after a fatal incident in 2023.
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