Sydney Trains

2023 - 3 - 11

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Major train delays again cause chaos across Sydney (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Transport for NSW says there is no forecast for completion of wiring repairs at Panania in Sydney's south-west, impacting multiple train lines across the ...

“The doors on the train had to remain closed for the safety of passengers due to the dangerous live wire conditions.” [Premier Dominic Perrottet apologised](/link/follow-20170101-p5cqm9) on Thursday and said commuters should be given a fare-free day as compensation. “Trains may also have changed stops and leave from different platforms. A spokesperson from Transport for NSW on Saturday said Sydney Trains apologised for the inconvenience and thanked customers for their patience. “Emergency crews needed to earth the train before the wiring could be removed and passengers could be safely removed from the train,” Transport for NSW said. In a statement, Transport for NSW said 1500-volt overhead wiring came down across all rail lines at Panania at 3pm on Friday and “was sitting on top of the train”.

Widespread delays to Sydney Trains due to 'emergency repairs' (Sky News Australia)

Sydney rail commuters are facing another round of major delays this week, this time due to ongoing repairs to live wiring that collapsed over a train.

A Sydney Trains spokesperson told commuters to “delay travel if possible” on Saturday due to signalling issues at Erskineville and the impacts of “emergency repairs” to the overhead wiring in Panania on Friday. “Customers are asked to delay travel if possible, consider using other transport or allow extra time to complete their journeys,” a Sydney Trains spokesperson said. âš ï¸ Allow extra travel time due to urgent overhead wiring repairs at Panania.— T8 Sydney Trains (@T8SydneyTrains) Sydney rail commuters are facing another round of major delays this week, this time due to ongoing repairs to live wiring that collapsed over a train. Sydneysiders are being urged to postpone all travel on trains after ongoing repairs to collapsed live wiring created widespread delays to services - for the second time this week. Sydney Trains facing widespread delays due to ongoing 'emergency' repairs to collapsed live wiring

More chaos on Sydney trains (NEWS.com.au)

An urgent wiring issue in Panania, in Sydney's west, has led to delays and changed stops at several train lines across the city.

Brought here on a replacement rail bus to get a train, but the train hasnâ€™t arrived. Our train took about 30 minutes to crawl the small distance from Erskineville to Town Hall. Some furious people at Olympic Park station thanks to more Sydney train delays. “Emergency repair works commenced last night, including the removal of the affected train. Commuters have taken up the call, now reporting a “bottleneck” of trains waiting to arrive at Central Station. On Saturday morning, a Sydney trains spokesperson told news.com.au that “services on the T8 Airport and South line have been suspended between Kingsgrove and Glenfield as repairs continue on the overhead wires at Panania.

Sydney Light Rail outage: Overhead wiring issues cause commuter ... (7NEWS.com.au)

A power line that fell onto a train at Panania also caused mayhem for Sydney's train network. Overhead wires on George Street suspended Sydeny's light rail ...

“We will not compromise on this. Trains between Glenfield and the city via Liverpool and between Revesby and the city are still up and running. “If you are travelling from the City to stations between Glenfield and Campbelltown, your service will run via Liverpool on the T2 Inner West and Leppington Line,” NSW Transport said. Due to the wiring issue, trains between Revesby and Glenfield on the T8 Airport and South Line were suspended. “The doors on the train had to remain closed for the safety of passengers due to the dangerous live wire conditions.” “Emergency crews needed to earth the train before the wiring could be removed and passengers could be safely removed from the train,” Transport NSW said.

Sydney Trains facing widespread delays due to ongoing emergency ... (NNN)

Sydney commuters are being warned to delay travel where possible as major train delays are expected due to the ongoing repairs of live wiring that collapsed ...