Commuters are furious as they were forced to swelter on overcrowded trains with no air conditioning for their ride home.
While parts of Sydney hit 33C during the peak hour rush train carriages boiled at nearly 50C – more than 15C hotter than outside.
The S Set trains, built in the early 1970s, were retired last year but returned to service to ‘cope with the massive surge in demand’ after a controversial new timetable was brought in partway through summer.
One angry customer pointed out that it was 2018 and commuters were being ripped off for the lack of air conditioning used on the trains.
Commuters are furious as they were forced to swelter on overcrowded trains with no air conditioning for their ride home with temperatures reaching up to 48C (pictured)
The S Set trains, built in the early 1970s, were used to ‘cope with the massive surge in demand’ but left customers fuming as they were made to pay for the hot service
One commuter pointed out they would be ‘arrested’ if they left their dog in these conditions
‘I’ve been in saunas that aren’t as hot as this S Set train,’ one person wrote (pictured)
One angry customer pointed out that it was 2018 and commuters were being ripped off for the lack of air conditioning used on the trains
‘If you left your dog in the car in this heat you would be arrested,’ one person wrote on Twitter.
‘This is hell. I’ve been in saunas that aren’t as hot as this S Set train.
‘Someone is going to get heat stroke … it’s pure negligence having these things on the tracks in this heat.’
Other commuters pointed out the irony of the non air conditioned trains which were plastered with signs saying they ‘know it’s hot’ but ‘cool new trains’ would be arriving next year.
‘It is the same train every day. No aircon. Windows that don’t open. Feel sick every night when I get home,’ another person wrote.
‘Waiting (until) winter for your “new trains” is not good enough. Traveling in conditions like these should be illegal.’
Many people said they were advised the trains would be air conditioned, only to turn up as ‘tin ovens’.
‘The TripView app indicates that the 6.10pm train will be air conditioned. It is not,’ one person wrote.
‘And the man in front of me is holding a bouquet of chocolates. It’s going to melt before he gets home.’
Four years ago the NSW Premier promised all Sydney trains would be air conditioned, however 9 News found the non air conditioned carriages were hitting 48C.
T2 Sydney Trains responded to complaints online saying they had to use old trains to cater for the peak hour traffic.
‘We’ve got 24 brand new eight carriage trains arriving this year though,’ they wrote.
‘The man in front of me is holding a bouquet of chocolates. It’s going to melt before he gets home,’ one person shared online (pictured)
Other commuters said they were forced to open windows for some fresh air in hot carriages
Other commuters pointed out the irony of the non air conditioned trains which were plastered with signs saying they ‘know it’s hot’ but ‘cool new trains’ were arriving (pictured)
T2 Sydney Trains responded to complaints online saying they had to use old trains to cater for the peak hour traffic
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the government was investing millions into new carriages
T8 Sydney Trains advised commuters struggling in the heat of the carriages to move carriages to ‘see if the temperature is any more comfortable’.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the government was investing millions into new carriages.
‘I know what it’s like when you get onto a hot carriage … we’re investing millions in new carriages to make sure we have 100 per cent air conditioning in the future,’ she said.