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2119 - Transport and Infrastructure - TANGARA TRAINS TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE PROJECT
Faruqi, Mehreen to the Minister for Resources, Minister for Energy and Utilities, Minister for Arts, Vice-President of the Executive Council representing the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
For the Tangara Trains Technology Upgrade project, the completion date on the contract was stated as 29 May 2018. In the September 2017 Fleet Delivery Program newsletter from Transport for NSW, the completion date has been changed to 2019. The newsletter states, "Upgrades are expected to be complete in 2019". Why has there been a delay on this project?
Has there been any change to the project cost, from the original cost of $131 million when the contract was awarded to UGL in 2014?
If yes, how much is the change on cost?
How much of this cost change is due to changes in the delivery timeline, if any?
Is the project cost projected to change before completion?
How many Tangara trains are currently out of the rolling stock?
How many of the Tangara trains are out of the rolling stock due to this change in the delivery timeline?
Who bears the cost of Tangara trains staying out of the rolling stock due to delays in project delivery?
Why has a recommendation from the Waterfall inquiry to install Automatic Train Protection been delayed to this extent on Tangara trains?
When will the Tangara trains upgrade be completed? Please provide a date.
Question asked on 15 March 2018 (session 56-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 146
No answer has been printed.
Answer due on 19 April 2018.
It would have been good to include: "When will the first train be completed?" as well as the implied question of "when will the last train be completed?"