- Early morning commuters reported more delays and cancellations Wednesday
- Despite waking up as early as 5am to get to work on time people reported delays
- The delays follow chaos on Tuesday when storm damage added to staff sickness
- The debacle started on Monday with up to 70 train drivers calling in sick to work
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Weary commuters are faced with a third day of rail chaos in Sydney as early morning services are delayed and cancelled.
The city’s train system collapsed on Tuesday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and packed onto platforms in stormy weather.
The debacle started on Monday with up to 70 drivers calling in sick, and worsened yesterday when lightning damaged signal equipment during an early thunderstorm.
Commuters seeking alternative ways of getting to work put pressure on the Uber and taxi networks, resulting in driver shortages in parts of the city.
Weary commuters are faced with a third day of rail chaos in Sydney as early morning services were delayed and cancelled
The city’s train system collapsed on Tuesday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and packed onto platforms in stormy weather
At 5am on Wednesday frustrated rail users were already reporting cancelled and delayed services.
‘And so it begins,’ said one passenger, highlighting a delayed 5:26am service.
‘Was “on time” when I stupidly made the call to get out of bed at 5am.’
Sydney Trains CEO Howard Collins said train services are ‘running well’ and denied there were any staff shortages.
‘We had a blip of genuine sickness yesterday,’ he told Sunrise.
‘It is back to normal today, certainly numbers were higher than what the union representative was aware of in terms of sickness total which impacted us.’
Sydney train lines were already reporting delays and cancellations on Wednesday morning (above)
State Opposition leader Luke Foley again slammed the government, telling Sunrise the crowded platforms on Tuesday night were a ‘risk to public safety’.
Notifications from the city’s train lines told a different story, with a number of shortages announced due to staff shortages.
State Opposition leader Luke Foley again slammed the government, telling Sunrise the crowded platforms on Tuesday night were a ‘risk to public safety’.
More to come