Serious defects, faults and failures were identified in separate reports on Sydney trams two years before a major shutdown, Labor says. All 12 trams on the city’s inner west line were decommissioned in 2021 to fix cracks up to 30cm long in rolling stock. Trams borrowed from Sydney’s other light rail line allowed inner west…

Sydney’s inner west light rail line could be out of action for up to 18 months in order to fix significant cracking found on all 12 trams. NSW Transport Minister Rob Stokes said that amount of time is the “worst-case scenario” and he expects to have the problems rectified and the service back on track…