Article: All together now: Sydney's public transport united under one 'brand'

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All together now: Sydney's public transport united under one 'brand'

All together now: Sydney's public transport united under one 'brand'
April 18, 2013 - 1:06PM Jacob Saulwick Transport Reporter

Sydney's trains, buses, ferries, and trams will be united under one common transport "brand", the O'Farrell government has announced.

The new logo echoes London's well-known "roundel", which is common to all public transport in the city.

   " Staff undertaking the training are embracing the opportunity to learn how to make travel better for customers. "

The Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian, unveiled the logo at a press conference on Thursday, in which she also said there would be new service standards for train employees as well as new uniforms.

The new train uniforms are grey with orange trim. Women wear pants and skirts, while male rail employees are no longer allowed to wear shorts.
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Employees at RailCorp, which will be closed and replaced with Sydney Trains and NSW Trains from July 1, have been signed up for new "customer service training", the minister said.

"This is the beginning of a new era where sitting in an office on the station all day is out, and helping the customer and being proud of working on the railways is in," Ms Berejiklian said.


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"Changing culture in a large organisation is a huge task and will take time to achieve, but I'm pleased that staff undertaking the training are embracing the opportunity to learn how to make travel better for customers," she said.

The new transport logo suggests a bouncy ball followed by two multicoloured shadows. The logo format is replicated for Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink, Buses, Ferries, and Light Rail.

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NSW govt commits $60m for rail maintenance

NSW govt commits $60m for rail maintenance

    From: AAP
    April 22, 2013 2:12AM

THE NSW government will invest $60 million to set up eight maintenance centres for Sydney's rail network.

Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian announced on Sunday the NSW government would spend the money as part of a program to modernise RailCorp's outdated maintenance practices.

In a statement, the government said the investment boost comes as it prepares for the start on July 1 of two new rail operators on the network - Sydney Trains and NSW Trains.

Ms Berejiklian said construction had begun on the first centre at Blacktown, with the others to be located at Sydenham, Hornsby, Strathfield, Glenfield, the Sydney CBD, Gosford and Wollongong.

She said four smaller satellite centres would be set up at Sutherland, Hamilton, Lawson and Granville.