Monorail fans are flocking to the city for one last ride as Sydney's ugly duckling prepares to close. Picture: Fastier Braden Source: The Daily Telegraph
IT was the ugly ducking of Sydney's transport system and tonight it will have its final hurrah.
The Sydney Monorail just never quite fit in with the hustle and bustle of big city living and so the decision has been made for it to be dismantled.
"It was always more of a novelty rather than an actual transport purpose," Gladys Berejiklian, Minister for Transport, said. "That was one of the reasons why we discontinued it.
"Not only does it give us an opportunity to redevelop this precinct and introduce light rail, it also discontinues a part of our transport network that never really fit in."
The monorail may not have been accepted by all Sydneysiders but it was most popular with some.
"Tourists will miss it and children as well," she said. "It's great to see so many children around today.
"I was hoping we might get lots of kids catching the last couple of lifts.
"That's why it was a no brainer to donate all of the takings for this weekend to kids charities."
The doomed Sydney Monorail passing George Street in front of Queen Victoria Building. Picture: Craig Greenhill
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