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Sydney train breakdown,.PAP bagus!!!! SMRT Bagus!!!!! 70% was right on PAP..ang mor land no good.
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Reduced train services to resume across Sydney tomorrow morning
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Central station's boards show no trains running due to Sydney rail shutdown
All trains across Sydney and NSW have been cancelled as the rail union and state government blame each other.(AAP: Dean Lewins)
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Sydney's trains will be running again tomorrow but with only limited services.
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Following late-night talks, limited services are set to resume from 5am on Tuesday
Commuters are warned to expect delays and are advised to find alternative transport if possible
Replacement buses will run along major rail corridors
Reduced train services to resume across Sydney tomorrow morning
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Central station's boards show no trains running due to Sydney rail shutdown
All trains across Sydney and NSW have been cancelled as the rail union and state government blame each other.(AAP: Dean Lewins)
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Sydney's trains will be running again tomorrow but with only limited services.
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Following late-night talks, limited services are set to resume from 5am on Tuesday
Commuters are warned to expect delays and are advised to find alternative transport if possible
Replacement buses will run along major rail corridors
Now the train drivers are on strike stranding thousands of passengers...still think PAP bad?
U bastard... live in Sydney...Inside the train chaos and how a balloon shut parts of the system down
By Ben Grubb
18 August 2018 — 10:14pm
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A balloon is being partially blamed for contributing to Sydney's transport chaos as the Transport Minister sought to explain what exactly unfolded on Friday night and Saturday that led to passengers being stuck on trains between stations and major delays across the network.
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Train passengers have had to endure a frustrating day as almost the entire network was crippled by a technical issue.
In a statement to the Herald late on Saturday evening as delays continued, NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance apologised for the chaos, saying "the unsatisfactory performance of the rail network over the past 24 hours is unacceptable. I apologise to our customers".
He said problems began when a metallic balloon got caught between wires on Friday night.
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has apologised for the problems.
Photo: AAP
"It is my understanding [that on Friday] evening a metallic balloon found its way into a tunnel and caused an overhead electricity wire to short," Mr Constance said. "This led to a major incident in which Sydney Trains had to disembark passengers in a tunnel.
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"This was coupled with a software failure at Transport for NSW that led to the rebooting of the entire IT network. There were elements of the system that failed to reboot properly, resulting in a major impact for trains customers throughout Saturday."
A metallic balloon similar to the shiny ones in this picture was responsible for some of the issues on the rail network.
Photo: Wall Boat/Flickr
The "urgent" wiring repairs, conducted at Wynyard station, led to trains being suspended in both directions between Wynyard and Central earlier on Saturday morning.
Most train services were running on or close to time on Sunday morning, with limited exceptions for planned trackwork.
Seven News reported passengers had to evacuate their train at Wynyard and walk through the tunnel on Friday night.
Mr Constance said he was advised that the IT system was "regularly updated" and usually without a major problem.
"I have now requested the agency provide a list of measures to mitigate against a repeat of what we saw [on Saturday]," he said.
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"I expect to see this advice quickly given the unacceptable inconvenience caused."
The minister said the state government was "transforming" the railway network from "one in the dark ages" to a "modern 21st century network".
It comes after the Herald reported in May that confidential documents revealed that Sydney Trains was suffering almost two serious IT incidents a day following a bungled $425 million technology overhaul by the state’s main transport agency, placing the rail network at greater risk.
Passengers said they were sent back and forth between platforms at Central.
Photo: Dean Sewell
This has led to the rail operator’s management being so concerned about Transport for NSW’s ability to deliver IT services that it commissioned consultants at a cost of $396,000 to carry out an independent review to find gaps and recommend fixes.
The minister told the Herald on Saturday that the upgrades had not been undertaken without some difficulties.
"This transformation is not easy, but given the growth in passengers trips from 300 million per annum to 400 million within a 7 year period we are having to make major investments," he said.
Travellers wait for trains at Strathfield station on Saturday afternoon.
Photo: Christopher Pearce
He asked Sydneysiders for their patience and reminded them to not abuse front line staff when there were incidents on the network outside of their control.
"It’s important to respect them for the great work they do," Mr Constance said.
The minister has been away from the city and working in Bega this weekend, where bushfires have been raging in his own electorate. Despite this, the minister said he had been in regular contact with Secretary of Transport Rodd Staples, who he said was "coordinating the response to this matter".
Sydney's roads were heavily congested in the western suburbs on Saturday evening amid the chaos, which continued throughout the evening as multiple sporting events were underway in Sydney Olympic Park.
Traffic on Victoria Road in Drummoyne at 4.40pm on Saturday.
Photo: Ben Grubb
It led one Sydney Trains staffer to vent his frustration to passengers of a lack of information from management. "You won't see our management, but they want you to be reassured by me making announcements to tell you that we have no further information," the driver said. "Thank you."
The delays affected the entire network, with a travel alert informing passengers that "technical issues" were impacting the T1 to T8 lines and intercity services to Bathurst, Lithgow and Newcastle.
Travellers trying to avoid the train chaos by using ride-sharing services were also hit, with surge pricing being experienced in the vicinity of train stations in parts of the city on Saturday afternoon.
Passengers branded the situation a "massive system failure", a "meltdown" and an "utter shambles".
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Commuters are facing major delays as trains grind to a halt on multiple lines across Sydney.
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Commuters are facing major delays as trains grind to a halt on multiple lines across Sydney.
If a balloon can cause such a problem. It's obvious the infrastructure is fucked
Not only the tpt system is fucked...the airports too....Changi airport the bestest...and the grass is greener on the other side...
‘Cancelled’: Major Aussie airport in meltdown
2 July 2023, 10:42 am
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Travellers are facing a third day of chaos at Sydney aiport after two major airlines cancel flights. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie
Sydney airport has been struck by a third day of chaos, with more than a dozen flights cancelled before 10am on Sunday.
The domestic terminal was filled with travellers by 8am, with queues only expected to lengthen throughout the day.
A total of 17 domestic flights scheduled to depart Sydney Airport on Sunday were cancelled before midday. All of them were being operated by Qantas and Jetstar.
While earlier cancellations were due to strong winds impacting runway access, it’s understood this is not the case for Sunday’s sacked flights.
Travellers passing through Sydney Airport on Sunday are facing a third day of chaos as two airlines cancel multiple flights. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
A total of 16 flights have been cancelled out of Sydney Airport on Sunday. Picture: Sydney Airport
More than 100 flights have been cancelled at Sydney Airport in the past two days, with the transit hub already under extra strain from the start of school holidays.
The commuter chaos extended north to Brisbane, with nine flights cancelled by 10am., and south to Melbourne, where 14 domestic flights had been cancelled by the early afternoon.
While the majority of these flights were Qantas and Jetstar trips, a small portion were Virgin Australia.
A Qantas spokesperson said Sunday’s cancellations are result of a backlog created by disruptions earlier in the week.
“Qantas is continuing to recover passengers as a result of significant disruptions from weather and air traffic restrictions over the past few days as well as crew availability,” the spokesperson said.
“We're working hard to get everyone to their destinations.”
More than 100 flights have been cancelled out of Sydney Airport over the last two days. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
A Qantas spokesperson said the cancellations are as a result of backlogs over recent days. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
Qantas is working with passengers to ensure they get to their destination. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
It is a peak period at the airport as the state begins school holidays. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
On Saturday, Virgin said it expected disruptions to continue but would work to move guests impacted by flight cancellations onto the next available flights.
“Multiple Air Traffic Control shortages occurring across the network over the last two days as well as a reduction to one runway in Sydney yesterday has caused number of crew displacements and operational issues that are now impacting flights in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane today,” a Virgin Australia spokesperson said.
“More disruptions are expected due to the ongoing impact of the industry wide disruptions over the last two days, and we will continue working to keep our guests updated.
“All guests impacted by cancellations today are being recovered onto the next available flights.”
‘Cancelled’: Major Aussie airport in meltdown
2 July 2023, 10:42 am
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Travellers are facing a third day of chaos at Sydney aiport after two major airlines cancel flights. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie
Sydney airport has been struck by a third day of chaos, with more than a dozen flights cancelled before 10am on Sunday.
The domestic terminal was filled with travellers by 8am, with queues only expected to lengthen throughout the day.
A total of 17 domestic flights scheduled to depart Sydney Airport on Sunday were cancelled before midday. All of them were being operated by Qantas and Jetstar.
While earlier cancellations were due to strong winds impacting runway access, it’s understood this is not the case for Sunday’s sacked flights.
Travellers passing through Sydney Airport on Sunday are facing a third day of chaos as two airlines cancel multiple flights. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
A total of 16 flights have been cancelled out of Sydney Airport on Sunday. Picture: Sydney Airport
More than 100 flights have been cancelled at Sydney Airport in the past two days, with the transit hub already under extra strain from the start of school holidays.
The commuter chaos extended north to Brisbane, with nine flights cancelled by 10am., and south to Melbourne, where 14 domestic flights had been cancelled by the early afternoon.
While the majority of these flights were Qantas and Jetstar trips, a small portion were Virgin Australia.
A Qantas spokesperson said Sunday’s cancellations are result of a backlog created by disruptions earlier in the week.
“Qantas is continuing to recover passengers as a result of significant disruptions from weather and air traffic restrictions over the past few days as well as crew availability,” the spokesperson said.
“We're working hard to get everyone to their destinations.”
More than 100 flights have been cancelled out of Sydney Airport over the last two days. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
A Qantas spokesperson said the cancellations are as a result of backlogs over recent days. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
Qantas is working with passengers to ensure they get to their destination. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
It is a peak period at the airport as the state begins school holidays. Picture:NCA NewsWire, Monique Harmer
On Saturday, Virgin said it expected disruptions to continue but would work to move guests impacted by flight cancellations onto the next available flights.
“Multiple Air Traffic Control shortages occurring across the network over the last two days as well as a reduction to one runway in Sydney yesterday has caused number of crew displacements and operational issues that are now impacting flights in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane today,” a Virgin Australia spokesperson said.
“More disruptions are expected due to the ongoing impact of the industry wide disruptions over the last two days, and we will continue working to keep our guests updated.
“All guests impacted by cancellations today are being recovered onto the next available flights.”
Sydney train chaos caused by staff member calling in sick
NSW’s transport boss says Thursday’s train outage could have lasted up to eight hours after a staffer called in sick.Anthony Anderson, Madeleine Achenza and Jessica Wang
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The cause of a major disruption on Sydney’s train network has been revealed as a signaller who called in sick, with the staffing issue leaving commuters stranded at train stations across the city for more than an hour.Two train services were unable to run for about 90 minutes from 2.24pm to 3.37pm on Thursday afternoon, with the brief outage causing a major impact across the entire network.
Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) acting secretary Howard Collins compared signallers to “air traffic controllers” and said they were highly trained to oversee specific parts of the network.
“It’s a specialist job. It’s not as if someone could just walk in and press a few buttons. It would be unwise and very dangerous,” he said, adding that Thursday’s staffing blip was compounded by team members taking leave during the school holidays and staff taking sick leave due to cold and flu.
“While it was one person who phoned in sick, four or five others involved in asking for support trying to find people qualified led to us reducing this delay which could have been eight hours into 90 minutes.”
Crowds began to swell at Parramatta station on Thursday afternoon. Picture: Twitter / Dave McPherson
Staff reportedly struggled to control crowds at Parramatta as they started queuing for buses. Picture: Twitter / Meredith Gay
He confirmed the matter would be investigated by TfNSW, which would be closely examining rosters in “minute detail” to avoid a repeat of the event. The incident will also be referred to a large-scale review of Sydney’s train network, which is being conducted by National Transport Commission chair Carolyn Walsh.
Across NSW, Mr Collins said there were about 340 signallers, with about 30 signallers in training. The government is also looking to hire an additional 30 signallers in the coming year and another 30 for 2024.
“I really believe the short-term focus of understanding how rostering takes place, understanding the impact of this particular incident … will give us a better change to ensure this doesn’t happen again,” Mr Collins said.
Opposition transport spokeswoman Natalie Ward has called on the government to issue a fare-free day on Monday as an apology to commuters.
“In the past week we have seen the Premier and Transport Minister on leave with looming industrial action hanging over the state, the transport system grind to a halt and no one from the government bothering to front up and provide answers on what they plan to do about it,” Ms Ward said.
“The Transport Minister launched a review promising to ‘fix’ Sydney trains, yet all we have seen is commuters inconvenienced and now the train system is unable to function as a result of a single person phoning in sick.”
Commuters, who normally use trains, scramble for replacement bus services. Picture: Nine News.
Acting Transport Minister John Graham immediately declined the notion of a fare-free day. Instead he apologised to commuters and said the government’s priority would now be to “get to the bottom of this”.
“The first priority yesterday was to effectively communicate with people so they knew there was a problem, and secondly, to make sure that this problem didn’t affect (peak-hour commuters),” he said.
During Thursday’s stoppage, T1 Western and T5 Cumberland lines were stopped in both directions and commuters were forced to use an alternative bus service.
The T1 North Shore and the T2 Inner West and Leppington lines were also affected
“A limited number of buses are replacing trains between Parramatta and St Marys, and between Parramatta and Richmond on the T1 Western Line, the T5 Cumberland Line and the Blue Mountains Line due to a staff resourcing issue,” a Transport NSW spokesperson said.
“Sydney Trains apologises for the inconvenience and thanks our passengers for their patience.”
Huge queues could also be seen at Parramatta and St Marys stations on Thursday afternoon amid the chaos. Picture: Nine News.
“Allow up to 60 minutes extra travel time due to a staff resourcing issue,” Sydney Trains posted on Twitter.
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“There may be larger than normal gaps in service, trips may take longer than usual and stops may change at short notice.”
T4 lines, including Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra, were also affected, but to a lesser degree, with commuters warned to account for an extra 10 minutes travel time.
The Northern Line, T9, was also affected.
Commuter chaos as trains grind to halt
Commuters are facing delays on Sydney’s train network after urgent track repairs at a major station. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Commuters are facing delays on Sydney’s train network after urgent track repairs at a major station. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Commuters are being warned of delays during peak hour on Sydney’s train network.
Urgent track repairs at Martin Place train station have lead to delays on one of the city’s main train lines, the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line.
Passengers have described packed carriages pulling up to CBD stations further extending delays on the network.
“Allow extra travel time on T4 due to urgent track repairs at Martin Place,” Sydney Trains tweeted just after 7am.
A train has stopped on the T4 train line over urgent track repairs. Picture: NCA NewsWire
A train has stopped on the T4 train line over urgent track repairs. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Passengers have been told to use local bus routes to avoid the mayhem. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Passengers have been told to use local bus routes to avoid the mayhem. Picture: NCA NewsWire
“Trains may stop at or between stations for longer than normal.
“Stops will change for some trains.”
Passengers have been urged to use alternative transport to get to work with local bus routes 333 or 444 available for travel between Bondi Junction and the City.
One passenger took to social media after typing their destination into the trip planner app and seeing a 21 minute delay for his first train.
“Sydney trains fail again,” he said just before 7.30am.
“Taking taxi to get to Central to chair my 8.30am meeting.
“Yet another time no trains servicing Eastern suburbs in the morning peak due to urgent track repairs.”
The rail meltdown is the latest in a series of frustrating delays on the network that have left travellers frustrated.
It comes only four days after evening commuters were left stranded on platforms after a single transport employee called in sick to work.
Passengers waited for up to 60 minutes for trains.
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Commuters are facing delays on Sydney’s train network after urgent track repairs at a major station. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Commuters are facing delays on Sydney’s train network after urgent track repairs at a major station. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Commuters are being warned of delays during peak hour on Sydney’s train network.
Urgent track repairs at Martin Place train station have lead to delays on one of the city’s main train lines, the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line.
Passengers have described packed carriages pulling up to CBD stations further extending delays on the network.
“Allow extra travel time on T4 due to urgent track repairs at Martin Place,” Sydney Trains tweeted just after 7am.
A train has stopped on the T4 train line over urgent track repairs. Picture: NCA NewsWire
A train has stopped on the T4 train line over urgent track repairs. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Passengers have been told to use local bus routes to avoid the mayhem. Picture: NCA NewsWire
Passengers have been told to use local bus routes to avoid the mayhem. Picture: NCA NewsWire
“Trains may stop at or between stations for longer than normal.
“Stops will change for some trains.”
Passengers have been urged to use alternative transport to get to work with local bus routes 333 or 444 available for travel between Bondi Junction and the City.
One passenger took to social media after typing their destination into the trip planner app and seeing a 21 minute delay for his first train.
“Sydney trains fail again,” he said just before 7.30am.
“Taking taxi to get to Central to chair my 8.30am meeting.
“Yet another time no trains servicing Eastern suburbs in the morning peak due to urgent track repairs.”
The rail meltdown is the latest in a series of frustrating delays on the network that have left travellers frustrated.
It comes only four days after evening commuters were left stranded on platforms after a single transport employee called in sick to work.
Passengers waited for up to 60 minutes for trains.
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