NSW Tram Faults Known for Two Years: Labor

Metro rail technicians check on the 'Sydney Metro' final train set at Alstom's metro rail construction facility in Sri City, some 55 km north of Chennai, on Dec. 6, 2018. ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images

Serious defects, faults and failures were identified in separate reports on Sydney trams two years before a major shutdown, Labor says.

All 12 trams on the city’s inner west line were decommissioned in 2021 to fix cracks up to 30cm long in rolling stock.