Sydney Trams out of Action up to 18 Months

A tram construction site is closed in the central business district of Parramatta in Sydney, Australia, on July 31, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Sydney’s inner west light rail line could be out of action for up to 18 months in order to fix significant cracking found on all 12 trams.

NSW Transport Minister Rob Stokes said that amount of time is the “worst-case scenario” and he expects to have the problems rectified and the service back on track sooner than that. But until then “the safety advice has been for these vehicles to be withdrawn from service until they can be fixed.”