No trains will run on the Sydney rail network between Thursday and Sunday as the state government and Rail, Tram and Bus Union fail to reach an agreement.
Sydney's train network to shut down from Thursday to Sunday due to industrial action by Rail , Tram and Bus Union
The union rejected a counter-offer to allow just one train route from Strathfield to Hornsby to run for 24 hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. "If we continue to try and run 24-hour services over the weekend the fact is that it will eventually lead to the failure of our rail network," Ms Haylen said on Tuesday.Ms Haylen said “as a result” of the union's demands for 24-hour trains, there will not be train services between Thursday and Sunday this week.
"We need to be very clear, this will cause major disruption to the millions of people that rely on the Sydney trains network to get to work on time, to get their kids to school, to get to the services they need.
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