Sydney light rail trialled pedestrian sensors after death but scrapped project due to cost, whistleblower claims
Exclusive : Transdev undertook ‘coupling project’ after teen trapped between carriages in 2023. Trial restarted after second fatality, ex-employee claims, while Transdev denies ‘assessment’ ever shelved The company that operates Sydney’s light rail investigated safety upgrades following a fatal incident in 2023, but cancelled the project due to its cost before a second person died, a whistleblower alleges. After the first death, Transdev successfully trialled sensors that would detect a person e
Exclusive: Transdev undertook ‘coupling project’ after teen trapped between carriages in 2023. Trial restarted after second fatality, ex-employee claims, while Transdev denies ‘assessment’ ever shelved
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The company that operates Sydney’s light rail investigated safety upgrades after a fatal incident in 2023 but cancelled the project due to its cost before a second person died, a whistleblower alleges.
After the first death, Transdev successfully trialled sensors that would detect a person entering the coupling area between two joined trams, according to the former employee who requested anonymity. But the project was stopped before another death in 2025, they said.
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- Sydney light rail trialled pedestrian sensors after death but scrapped project due to cost, whistleblower claimsGuardian - World · Catie McLeod · Apr 9, 2026, 12:09 AM
- Sydney light rail trialled sensors after death but scrapped project due to cost before second fatality, whistleblower claimsGuardian - World · Catie McLeod · Apr 9, 2026, 12:09 AM
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