A Brisbane Metro vehicle could be on roads and busways as early as next year as a trial, with the number then expected to increase to 60 by 2023.
The design hasn’t yet been finalised, with Brisbane City Council’s Public Transport Chairman, Adrian Schrinner, having said Council will begin looking at vehicle options by the end of the year and will consider all power types from diesel to hybrid and electric.
The $1 billion Brisbane Metro network will be a high-frequency public transport system linking 21 kilometres of existing busway infrastructure, and creating new lines from Eight Mile Plains to Roma Street and the RBWH to the University of Queensland.