Transport for NSW and U-Go Mobility have ended the bus driver shortage in Region 10, thanks to dedicated bus driver recruitment campaigns and a focused driver training program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The boost is in part due to U-Go Mobility\u2019s flagship Women Behind the Wheel recruitment campaign, encouraging women to explore a career as a bus driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through this campaign, U-Go \u2013 the area\u2019s operator \u2013 has doubled the number of women drivers serving the communities of Sydney\u2019s south and south-west. The program invests in women\u2019s licensing and training to remove barriers and support access to the traditionally male-dominated industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These initiatives, along with the measures the NSW Government has put in place across the industry including slashing the cost to get a Bus Driver Authority, launching a bus driver recruitment campaign, and initiating the roll out of free opal cards to drivers, have helped half the amount of driver vacancies across the state since May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bus passengers in Sydney\u2019s south and south-west are now experiencing a full timetable after U-Go reinstated suspended services in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All trips that were suspended as part of the July 2023 timetable changes were added back into the timetable on 26 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means bus passengers in the area now have 160 more bus trips to get them to where they need to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 960 and 920 services will continue to operate in place of the previous M92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transport for NSW continues to work with U-Go Mobility and other bus operators to deliver a reliable and frequent bus service for passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Transport Minister Jo Haylen said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is great to see such success in getting more drivers back into buses in Sydney\u2019s south and south-west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know how important an integrated and reliable bus network is for these communities, and I want to thank locals for their patience as Transport worked with the operator to stabilise operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see the number of female drivers double over the past six months. A career in the bus industry has endless opportunities and we want to see more women getting involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Heathcote Maryanne Stuart said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur community really bore the brunt of the bus driver shortage, but we\u2019ve also been able to see first-hand how solutions to the bus driver shortage can be implemented and how they\u2019re starting to pay off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt will take a while to encourage passengers back onto our buses, but now that we are seeing a more reliable and regular service, we\u2019ll be able to rebuild trust and see more people tap back on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n TfNSW Coordinator General Howard Collins said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe more we share stories about women within the bus industry, the more we will be able to boost our numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInclusion of women on the frontline brings greater diversity of skills and experiences to the bus industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is great to see more female drivers have helped boost U-Go Mobility\u2019s driver numbers and get them back to a full timetable, to deliver a better service for passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Transport for NSW and U-Go Mobility have ended the bus driver shortage in Region 10, thanks to dedicated bus driver recruitment campaigns and a focused driver training program. The boost is in part due to U-Go Mobility\u2019s flagship Women Behind the Wheel recruitment campaign, encouraging women to explore a career as a bus driver. Through … Continue reading “More bus services for Sydney\u2019s south”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26284,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26283\/revisions\/26284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}