Sydney Trains

The $1 million Power Spots Project will see the stands rolled out at 15 key transport hubs.

“Initially there will be 18 phone chargers at 15 locations across the Sydney network

Starting small, but going to do more.

The article words it a bit like it will be considered a public service. I like that. Kind of how the toilets at train stations are a bit like a public service, aimed at the general community more than just train users (albeit they put them behind the ticket barriers, but at least with an opal card it's easy to enter & exit for zero cost).

It's interesting that they're providing the USB A/C sockets (and therefore built-in chargers). It's certainly more convenient to begin with, but if they're not properly vandalproof then they'll end up worse than ordinary powerpoints. The devil will be in the detail.

We have these in melb too, they're an absolute godsend if your phone does while you're out and about

https://www.cbdnews.com.au/free-phone-chargers-at-cbd-stations/

Unfortunately the ferals trashed them

https://web.archive.org/web/20220112023527/https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/s1uy6f/a_free_mobile_phone_charging_station_at_flinders/

Which led to us removing them from a few stations

They will be vandalised, but most forms of public infrastructure end up getting vandalised sooner or later. I hope you guys don't make the same mistake in trying to get rid of them. You never need them until you do, and when you do you'll be grateful it's there