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The following describes the reliability of sources related to public transport in Australia. If there is a source that is not in the list, please add it.

Official sources

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These are all official websites for various states. They are considered reliable, but do not use them as a main source for a page.

Source Name Source Type Transport Mode Area Covered Notes
Transport for Canberra Website All Canberra/ACT Main state government website for Transport
Transport for NSW New South Wales
Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland
Department for Infrastructure and Transport South Australia
Transport Services Tasmania
Department of Transport and Planning Victoria
Department for Transport Western Australia
Adelaide Metro Public Transport Adelaide Main state government website for Public Transport
Translink Queensland
Metro Tasmania Tasmania
Public Transport Victoria Victoria
Public Transport Authority Western Australia
Victoria's Big Build All Victoria Main state government website for major transport projects after 2014

Nationwide sources

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Source Name Source Type Reliable? Transport Mode Area Covered Notes
Australian Bus and Coach Website Mostly Bus All Is an independent website that is generally reliable. The website does also sell buses, so be careful for possibly promotional content.
Chris's Commonwealth Railways Pages ? Train Rollingstock Is a self-published source, but is reliable due to where information is sourced from
Motive Power magazine + Wikipedia article about it Magazine Yes Trains Locomotives A bi-monthly magazine that outlines locomotive fleets and locomotive operations throughout Australia

New South Wales sources

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  • Turn this into a table eventually: but there’s one source that I’ve noticed that is frequently used for NSW railway stations and lines: nswrail.net, I’ve never personally cited this source, so I think a review into its reliability is overdue. Also remove my signature when necessary. Fork99 (talk) 14:14, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Victorian sources

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Source Name Source Type Reliable? Transport Mode Notes
Victorian Places Website Yes N/A Written by Monash University and University of Queensland. Is not explicitly about transport, but often mentions it.
Vicsig Conditionally Trains, trams Is a self-published source. Is reliable for basic information provided at the top of the page, but be careful for anything else.
VictorianRailways.net Yes Trains Is a self-published source, but is reliable for official station layout diagrams, official track diagrams and other official railway historical documents.
Daniel Bowen Conditionally All Is a blog, however Bowen is a subject matter expert, so information is likely to be reliable. Bowen does sometimes use it to express his personal views, so be careful at times.
PTUA Conditionally Advocacy group for public transport issues. Side note: Wikipedia article at Public Transport Users Association
PVJ.net Yes Trains Is a self-published source, but is reliable under WP:EXPERTSPS as the site author has previously been published in 16 volumes of rail history books

Western Australian sources

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Source Name Source Type Reliable? Transport Mode Notes
Main Roads WA Website Yes Road Primary source
WA Government Media Statements Website Yes All Primary source, useful for construction history and contract signings, use with secondary sources where possible
Metronet Website Yes Train and bus Primary source
New MetroRail (archived) Website Yes Train Primary source
Transperth Website Yes Train, bus and ferry Primary source, useful for station information and timetables