Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian Transport/Sources
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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
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]Source Name | Source Type | Reliable? | Transport Mode | Area Covered | Notes |
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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 |
- Other periodical magazines: List of rail transport–related periodicals#Australia
New South Wales sources
[edit]- 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)
Victorian sources
[edit]Source Name | Source Type | Reliable? | Transport Mode | Notes |
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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
[edit]Source Name | Source Type | Reliable? | Transport Mode | Notes |
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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 |