Expect at least 30 minute gaps between trains. Buses will replace trains on the T3 line between Lidcombe and Bankstown and the T7 Olympic Park line There will be no trains on the T5 Cumberland line. Transit Lanes are available to all drivers. 7NEWS
s as authorities attempt to push travellers from the embattled public transport network and back on to the roads.
However, buses are unlikely to be a reliable alternative for commuters in Sydney’s inner west, with workers on strike there as well with stop-work meetings scheduled from 4am to 7am and 2.30pm to 5.30pm. NSW TrainLink Chief Operating Officer, Dale Merrick, said Intercity customers can also expect disruptions and are reminded to plan ahead.
The 24-hour action on Wednesday will cause major disruption to services as those trains make up about 70 per cent of the fleet. A separate fight over modifications to a fleet of mothballed Korean-built intercity trains the union believes are not yet safe to operate on the NSW rail network is closer to a resolution.
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union wrote back saying the offer lacked clarity and was unacceptable because it had not seen the deed and did not have the authority to make decisions on behalf of the other unions involved in the enterprise agreement negotiations.“It was a letter that was clearly designed for a purpose but it wasn’t designed for resolving our dispute,” he said on Tuesday.
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