Sydney’s new light rail fleet and centre for the CBD and South East Light Rail operations has been unveiled in Randwick. 

The Randwick Stabling Yard will oversee the light rail’s testing, operation and maintenance. 

The centre has six trams already and two more will join by the end of this month. 

“With almost 21,000 meters of track laid, the next big step the public will notice is testing of the trams during daylight hours in a controlled environment along Alison Road,” Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said. 

Mr Constance added that the CBD and South East Light Rail has commenced into the next step, with ALTRAC announcing the final barrier removal. 

“As the civil construction winds up along the alignment, we expect ALTRAC to ensure the barriers will either have a much smaller footprint, or be removed completely,” Mr Constance said. “We’re looking forward to ALTRAC forging through this part of the project, getting trams moving around the network and giving the streets back to the people of NSW.” 

According to ALTRC, barriers will be removed or reduced in areas such as City North, Surry Hills, and Moore Park by November 2018. 

This will be followed by zones in the City South by January 2019, and Randwick and Kensington/ Kingsford by February 2019.