Phrases including ‘alight here’ and ‘terminate’ frequently heard on Sydney trains via the pre-recorded notices will be gradually swapped out for more ‘casual’ and ‘colloquial’ words.
The completed trail is projected to attract 15,000 day visits and 14,000 overnight stays to the region each year, generating around $5.8 million for the local economy.
A suburban passenger train travelling from outer Sydney to the CBD was in danger of derailing or tipping over last Sunday when it crossed from one track to another at four times the speed limit.
