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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.
Nationwide sources
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Source Name
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Source Type
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Reliable?
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Transport Mode
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Area Covered
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Notes
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Australian Bus and Coach
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Website
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Mostly
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Bus
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All
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Is an independent website that is generally reliable. The website does also sell buses, so be careful for possibly promotional content.
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Chris's Commonwealth Railways Pages
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Train
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Rollingstock
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Is a self-published source, but is reliable due to where information is sourced from
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Motive Power magazine + Wikipedia article about it
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Magazine
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Yes
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Trains
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Locomotives
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A bi-monthly magazine that outlines locomotive fleets and locomotive operations throughout Australia
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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
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Source Type
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Reliable?
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Transport Mode
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Notes
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Victorian Places
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Website
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Yes
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N/A
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Written by Monash University and University of Queensland. Is not explicitly about transport, but often mentions it.
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Vicsig
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Conditionally
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Trains, trams
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Is a self-published source. Is reliable for basic information provided at the top of the page, but be careful for anything else.
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VictorianRailways.net
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Yes
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Trains
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Is a self-published source, but is reliable for official station layout diagrams, official track diagrams and other official railway historical documents.
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Daniel Bowen
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Conditionally
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All
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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.
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PTUA
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Conditionally
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Advocacy group for public transport issues. Side note: Wikipedia article at Public Transport Users Association
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PVJ.net
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Yes
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Trains
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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
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Western Australian sources
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Source Name
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Source Type
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Reliable?
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Transport Mode
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Notes
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Main Roads WA
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Website
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Yes
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Road
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Primary source
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WA Government Media Statements
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Website
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Yes
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All
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Primary source, useful for construction history and contract signings, use with secondary sources where possible
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Metronet
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Website
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Yes
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Train and bus
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Primary source
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New MetroRail (archived)
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Website
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Yes
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Train
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Primary source
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Transperth
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Website
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Yes
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Train, bus and ferry
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Primary source, useful for station information and timetables
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