The government has intervened after tram drivers threatened a disruptive go-slow if fares were not cut to 50 cents a trip.
Trips on Sydney’s light rail network will be free for four days next week after the NSW government intervened in a bid to avoid service disruptions and resolve a protracted pay dispute between tram workers and private operator Transdev.from late next week if trains do not run around the clock on Fridays and weekends. Such industrial action would risk crippling Sydney’s train network.
Transport for NSW has contingency plans for extra buses next week if the two sides cannot resolve their differences.Complicating matters, the light rail lines between Circular Quay and Randwick and Kingsford – referred to as the L2 and L3 lines – are scheduled to be shut down for heavy maintenance this weekend.
“We are asking the parties to continue that discussion in good faith and not to put passengers and the good running of the city’s transport on Monday morning at risk,” Murray said.In a separate dispute, the union has notified the state’s rail operators of a ban on any work by its members from next Thursday unless trains operate 24 hours a day on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
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