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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.
Trams borrowed from Sydney’s other light rail line allowed inner west services to resume in February at a reduced frequency, with full service expected by November.
NSW Labor on Friday said a 2019 report concluded components on the trams were expiring earlier than expected because of poor design and manufacturing errors overseas.
The report, by a global rail engineering firm engaged to provide independent advice, supported an earlier report about the defects by Alstrom, which maintains the inner west light rail line....