Transportation

Roads
1987 - Additional Sydney Harbour Bridge Roadways - Proposal to add additional road decks above the existing road deck. 
1988 - Harbour Bridge is paid off
1991 - Harbour Bridge Tolls
1992 - Sydney Harbour Tunnel Opens
1992 - M5 Opens - The owners of the M5 (Interlink) published this entry on their Facebook feed when posted in August 2017.
1995 - M4 East Scheme 
1995 - ANZAC Bridge  #1 #2 #3  A series of posts celebrating 25 years of the ANZAC Bridge. Also includes clippings from the planning and construction stages. 
1997 - Eastern Distributor - Plans unveiled.
1997 - M2 Motorway Opens
1999 - Eastern Distributor turns 20 - Published to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Eastern Distributor in 1999.
2001 - Woronora Bridge #1 #2 - Published to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Woronora Bridge in February 2001. 

Ferries

1989 - Automatic Ticketing - The introduction of automatic ticketing eventually spread across all modes of public transport in Sydney. 
1989 - Return of Ferry Ocean Cruises - The delivery of the Manly Ferry Collaroy enabled Sydney Ferries to reintroduce ferry cruises along the Sydney coastline. Only lasted until 1991.

Trains

1970 - The start of the Indian-Pacific Rail Service - It became possible to travel from Sydney to Perth on one train.
1972 - The Arrival of Sydney's S Set Trains
1979 - Opening of the Eastern Suburbs Railway Line #1 #2
1987 - East Hills Line Extension
1988 - Arrival of Tangara Trains - One of the most viewed postings of all time on this blog.
1989 - Advertising on Sydney Trains - It took nearly 25 years for it to happen!
1990 - Outer Sydney Rail Link - Proposals for the Outer West to have its own rail link have been around for longer than we think.
1997 - Eastern Suburbs Light Rail proposal
1999 - Carr Government ditches Eastern Suburbs Light Rail plans- The concerns over the construction of the Eastern Suburbs Light Rail line were raised by the Carr Government in 1999, two decades before they appeared.
Monorail Commentary - I answer the question of the Monorail's impact on Sydney.

 Buses

1986 - End of double-decker bus services - Returned to Sydney in the 2010s.
1989 - The start of Nightride Bus Services
1993 - Arrival of "kneeling superbuses" - 

 Sydney Airport & Ports

1962 - TAA Terminal Opening - The first TAA Terminal was opened only to be vacated by the airline 12 years later. 
1969 - Port Botany & Sydney Airport expansion scheme 
1972 - Concorde visits Sydney - #1 #2
1974 - TAA Terminal - A new terminal replaced the 1962 terminal. 
1987 - Sydney Airport Centre 
1989 - Qantas Non-Stop Flight from London to Sydney

Last Updated: January 2023

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