Sydney trains will run on Thursday after a small concession from the rail union to delay strike action until Friday, amid an ongoing wage dispute with the government.

Heavy rainfall caused widespread delays and disruptions across Sydney's rail network. In the 24 hours leading up to 9am Friday, Richmond recorded over 200mm of rainfall, while Camden saw around 90mm.

Sydney Trains CEO Matt Longland said since he was appointed to the role in 2021, such widespread network issues have only happened a handful of times. "Sydney's network is more than 170 years old.

Updated Transport for NSW performance reports paint a dismal picture of the state of Sydney’s rail network, which has been plagued by industrial action and critical maintenance failures. The new ...

The new figures reveal Sydney Trains and the NSW TrainLink intercity network had the worst performance in the 2024/25 financial year than any year since the inception of the public dataset in 2019.