Queensland Rail to slash more than 300 services
Queensland Rail CEO, Helen Gluer (L) and Queensland Minister for Transport and the Commonwealth Games, Stirling Hinchliffe (R), at a press conference in Brisbane on October 24, 2016. (AAP) Queensland Rail CEO, Helen Gluer (L) and Queensland Minister for Transport and the Commonwealth Games, Stirling Hinchliffe (R), are seen during a press conference in Brisbane on October 24. (AAP)
Queensland Rail (QR) will slash 333 services as part of a reduced timetable expected to come into force on Monday, following weeks of driver shortages.
The south east's rail network has been forced to cut dozens of train journeys system-wide after the bungled introduction of the Redcliffe Peninsula line.
On Friday, commuters in the southeast were given details of the interim timetable, the second in a fortnight, which will be in place until the end of 2016.
Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe, under mounting pressure to resign, dodged questions about his position and insisted the new schedule would be "reliable and consistent".
QR's interim chief executive Neil Scales pledged to train an extra 100 drivers and 100 guards to accommodate the new line.
Mr Scales was appointed after Helen Gluer quit her role as QR's chief executive, admitting planning for the new Redcliffe Peninsula line was seriously flawed.
The line opened on October 4 but with insufficient crews to staff it, causing knock-on effects across the network.
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