Transport Minister Andrew Constance has indicated the government will keep a second Freshwater ferry in service on Sydney Harbour, less than a month after announcing all but one of the world-renowned vessels would be removed from service.it would maintain just one of the Freshwater ferries and retire the remaining fleet, but Mr Constance said on Tuesday that he was now “open-minded” about retaining a second vessel.
Mr Constance said a decision would be made before Christmas on whether a second ferry was kept in the government-owned fleet.Mr Constance previously pledged to keep one of the Freshwater ferries operating on weekends and public holidays, given the fleet’s historic significance. A Transport for NSW spokesperson on Tuesday confirmed that saved Freshwater vessel would be in operation until "at least 2023".
A Transport for NSW spokesman said that it would cost between $3-5 million to dock a Freshwater-class ferry every five years for maintenance.
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