Last stop: Sydney's monorail to be scrapped [View all]

The New South Wales Government has announced that it has bought Metro Transport Sydney (MTS), the company that owns the monorail and light rail, in a $19.8 million deal.

It is part of the plan to re-develop the Darling Harbour Convention Centre and precinct.

The Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian says the monorail is in the way and it will be removed as soon as possible.

She says it is not integrated with Sydney's wider public transport network and has never been embraced by the public.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-23/last-stop3a-sydney27s-monorail-to-be-scrapped/3908166


Thank God, Barry O'Farrell has made a good decision!

I've always hated the monorail - I'm sure it was built simply to put money into the pockets of Neville Wran's mates, who sat on boards of companies where he one day expected to have a seat.

It's an abomination, destroying the facades of some beautiful old buildings, going nowhere and achieving nothing useful. It can't come down fast enough as far as I'm concerned.