Sydney Metro - introduction of City section and extension to Bankstown

Date: Wednesday, 11 February 2026 - 5:30pm GMT. Add this to your calendar.
Venue: 10th Floor, Kings Cross Room, 197 Blackfriars Road, SE1
Speakers: Paul Naylor

Flyer: Link to talk flyer, available to download as a pdf document.

Synopsis:

The City section opened in August 2024 as an extension of the existing GOA4 operated Sydney Metro running into the heart of the City of Sydney. The further extension to Bankstown is a conversion of an existing heavy rail line due to open in 2025. The talk will cover a brief history of the path to opening Sydney Metro, some technical details of the operation and plans for the extension.

Speaker biography:

Paul started his career with London Transport in 1982. The first 15 years were spent on buses from driver, inspector, operating and traffic manager before seeing the light (or the dark?) and joining London Underground running the Customer Service Centre. From 2005 Paul led the operational team delivering signalling upgrades to new digital signalling (CBTC) first on the Jubilee line then the Northern and SubSurface lines. From 2016 Paul has worked as a transport consultant first for MTR Elizabeth line on introducing CBTC operations to the Crossrail project and, most recently, delivering the Trial Running program for Metro Trains Sydney on the Sydney Metro project.
In his spare time, Paul is the Heritage Bus Co-ordinator for the London Transport Museum’s fleet of heritage buses.

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