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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 352 asked in the Legislative Council on 23 June 2021 by Hon James Hayward

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

AUSTRALIND PASSENGER SERVICE

352. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Transport:

I refer to the expectation of new railcars for the Australind passenger service.

(1) Can the minister provide a firm date for when the new railcars for the Australind passenger service will be delivered?

(2) Can the minister provide a firm date for when the new railcars for the Australind passenger service will be operational?

(3) Does the minister anticipate higher levels of punctuality and reliability for the Australind passenger service upon the new railcars being operational?

(4) If yes to (3), what specific service level guarantees is the minister willing to make for the Australind passenger service?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

The Australind train was introduced in 1987 and was originally planned to have an operational life of up to 30 years. This means a new Australind train should have been servicing Bunbury by 2017 at the latest; however, this did not occur. It remains unclear why the former government did not fund or plan for the replacement of the Australind despite knowing it would reach the end of its useful life by 2017.

(1)–(2) New Australind railcars are anticipated to be delivered in 2023 and it is expected to be operational upon delivery.

(3)–(4) It is anticipated that the new Australind will achieve the Public Transport Authority's on-time running key performance indicator.