'Get out and walk': Signal failure, broken train spark Sydney rail chaos

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Signal failure sparks Sydney train meltdown, passengers report 70-minute delays

Sydney commuters were hit with a double whammy of technical failures on the train network as urgent repairs sent services into meltdown.Commuters reported delays of more than hour due to technical faults hitting the train network on Friday morning

Passengers reported delays of about 70 minutes to get from Milsons Point to Wynyard with some claiming officials had advised them to walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge instead. Maarinke van der Meulen, who was waiting for a train at Milson's Point station, said a station announcer told passengers it would be"quicker to walk over the Harbour Bridge".

 

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I am sure the Premier will blame ExtinctionRebellion rather than the cost cutting of her government.

Lol lizbb_

This is what happens when public transport is managed for its shareholders, and not for its paying customers.

Emveem mj83ck mjrowland68 This is the result of the NSW government practically abandoning Sydney Trains in favor of turning - unnecessarily - heavy rail lines into metros

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