Report into commuter chaos says over past five years, visual inspections of high-voltage wire used binoculars that ‘cannot get close enough for an adequate view’

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A high-voltage wire that fell on to a train in Sydney earlier this year, trapping 300 passengers and causing massive commuter disruption, was identified as a risk as early as 2020, a rail safety review has found.

The Minns government on Tuesday released the findings of the “sobering” report, which was commissioned after the Homebush incident in May. The study identified the need for extra care of critical assets on the city’s ageing heavy rail network.

Source: Guardian - World News