Sydney train strike: Commuters angry after rail union call snap five-minute walkout causing morning peak chaos
Sydney commuters have vented their frustration after rail workers called a snap strike which affected many services leading into the Thursday morning peak.
The early morning industrial strike plunged the train network into chaos, leaving commuters stranded as services ground to a halt.
Shift workers arrived to empty platforms as they tried to get to early start shifts and the flow on heard some complaining they would be ‘hours’ late to work.
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One caller to 2GB said they were at Sutherland train station and did not see a train for a ‘whole hour’ as they tried to get to work.
Trains at Macarthur station in the far southwest of the city were infrequent with some only moving one station and then stopping for extended periods.
