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The Midland line has been closed.

Truck stuck under Mt Lawley railway bridge brings Perth trains to a halt

Midland line passengers have been left stranded, with trains not travelling past Claisebrook station.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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The Transperth driver was charged with two counts of careless driving after one man died and another person was injured while he was behind the wheel.

‘Deeply tragic’: Perth bus driver avoids jail for fatal crash outside RAC Arena

A Transperth bus driver who hit and killed 45-year-old father Praveen Matcha as he crossed the road outside RAC Arena last month has narrowly avoided spending time in jail.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
The Transperth driver was charged with two counts of careless driving after one man died and another person was injured while he was behind the wheel.

Bus driver who hit and killed man outside RAC Arena will plead guilty

The 37-year-old driver will be sentenced next week over the incident that, in front of horrified onlookers, killed a man described as “the light in every room”.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
A man has died after he was fatally struck by a bus on friday night.

Man dies outside RAC Arena after being hit by Transperth bus

Police are seeking assistance from the public in relation to the incident that occurred just after 6pm on Friday night.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
A C-Series train at Alstom’s Bellevue facility.

Transport authority to sit down with train drivers over C-Series concerns

The driver workshop would be held in the coming weeks after more than 79 per cent surveyed recently called for the government to suspend railcar delivery until issues were addressed.

  • Hamish Hastie
The Labor leaders disembark a Metronet train on the new line.

‘Over budget’ Thornlie-Cockburn link opens, free travel for Armadale line continues

Labor also reiterated its plan to expand Metronet with more Swan River ferry stops.

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Transport Minister Rita Saffioti in the last ever diesel bus to be manufactured in WA - TP3608.

Why are WA’s diesel buses about to go extinct?

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and Premier Roger Cook toured the final diesel bus at the Volgren bus manufacturing facility in Malaga on Wednesday morning.

  • Hamish Hastie
Premier Roger Cook taps his SmartRider.

Summer of thrifty ride: Government brings back free transport, flags public holiday change

In an event-studded Perth weekend, the state government has announced a repeat of last year’s free public transport over summer.

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Is this the end of cash on public transport? Perth rolls out tap-and-go ticket payments

WA waited awhile. Finally public transport users will be able to pay for their travel with credit cards, mobiles and wearable devices.

  • Hamish Hastie
The incident was filmed and uploaded to TikTok by various people on the bus.

Perth bus driver stood down after TikTok video shows him yelling at school kids

A Perth bus driver has been stood down over videos showing him yelling at school children and shoving one in the chest. The Transport Workers Union WA said it was clear he had been “pushed to his limit.”

  • Holly Thompson