[TramsDownUnder] The facts are coming out

From the NSW Transport Minister today:

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Our light rails coast wire-free through the city because off underground power source that sits in the middle of the tracks.

It's beautiful and clutter-free, but there've been a few instances lately where it's stopped working for hours at a time.

Cables that have aged quickly in the elements are to blame, so this weekend we're taking them out and swapping them over while essential track work happens on the L2 + L3 light rail lines.

Trackwork is always inconvenient, fortunately there's plenty of tram-replacement-trains and tram-replacement metros to keep you travelling through the CBD this weekend, and regular buses to Randwick.

It's a big job, but these new cables should mean we have a more reliable light rail for years to come – so it's worth the time and investment.

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Dunno about clutter-free. George Street and Circular Quay look like a pole forest. There are so many they might as well hang wires off them.

Tony P