Train strike Sydney

Sydney's train commuters will bear the brunt of major disruptions to key rail lines on Tuesday and Thursday after the main rail union vowed to press ahead ...

The rail union claims that the trains will pose safety risks unless changes are made to surveillance cameras and doors. [Matt O'Sullivan](/by/matt-o'sullivan-hvehy)is transport and infrastructure editor at The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via It has not been about inconveniencing the public any more than what’s necessary to prove our point,” he said. “This is just the union, once again, taking action [and] inconveniencing people for their own political benefit,” he said. “We’ve been fighting this fight for six years. Sydney’s train commuters will bear the brunt of major disruptions to key rail lines on Tuesday and Thursday after the main rail union vowed to press ahead with strike action as part of its long-running dispute with the state government over new intercity trains and pay.

Sydney's rail service has again been plunged into chaos as part of continued industrial action from the union against the state government.

“Another bull**it day of train drama courtesy of the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU), Sydney Trains and NSW state government. Commuters are done with the squabbling. “We're going to have a conversation with Matt and his team this morning to see what we can do to try and alleviate this, see if we can expedite some of these trains getting to the maintenance centre,” he said. “The one that’s now causing this difficulty is this one where we’re saying train crew will only operate trains that meet the minimum maintenance centre standards, which are all related to a range of issues from safety all the way through to cleanliness,” he told 2GB on Monday The issues were caused by a strike action that was introduced by the RTBU last Wednesday in which train crew will only operate on trains that “meet maintenance centre minimum standards”. “It’ll continue to create gaps across the day, mainly in the west and the southwest so the T2 to the T8 and parts of the T1 line.”

A heavily reduced timetable will run on four busy Sydney train lines throughout Tuesday, as another week of disruption begins on NSW rail network.

“We thank our commuters for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused,” Mr Longland said. “We are working closely with the Rail, Tram, and Bus Union to put an end to the daily delays and cancellations on the train network and minimise the ongoing impact to our customers,” Mr Longland said. “We want to maintain frequent services across the network for essential workers, schoolchildren and other commuters who really need to use the network.”

Sydneysiders are facing one of their most disrupted days on public transport to date with thousands of rail...

The union has repeatedly put the onus on Transport for NSW for the cancelled services and travel chaos, saying the strike action is designed to cause minimal inconvenience to commuters. However, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is furious, calling for an end to the chaos he says the ongoing industrial action is causing commuters. Yesterday, the union even appeared to suggest that graffiti on some of the trains was one of the reasons for the strike action.