Metro services ramped up and extra bus services added to support some train lines as commuters hit with delays up to two hours
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Sydney’s train network has been hit by cancellations and cascading delays of more than two hours as rail unions locked in a bitter pay dispute launch a series of work bans and other industrial actions.
On Wednesday morning, Transport for New South Wales warned of “major service reductions and cancellations”, after rail unions did not agree to a request from the agency to conduct overnight maintenance at Bondi and Homebush which left essential infrastructure offline.
