Sydney’s Rail System Faces ‘Strangulation’

Sydney’s rail system is perilously close to strangulation because of soaring passenger numbers and recurring track and train faults, confidential reports warn. The findings, kept secret for more than a year, say operational paralysis can be avoided only by adding new lines and up to 80 stations, buying 770 carriages worth $2.2 billion and spending at least $20 billion in the next decade on urgent maintenance