Sydney commuters warned of ‘knock-on effects’ after high-voltage wire falls on train causing major delays

Passengers freed from train entangled in wiring at Strathfield as incident causes significant delays to T1, T2, T3 and T8 lines

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Sydney commuters have been warned there could be knock-on effects" on Wednesday morning after high-voltage wire fell on the top of a train on Tuesday afternoon, trapping 300 passengers and causing massive disruption across the city during the evening rush.

Howard Collins, the coordinator general for Transport for NSW, told reporters the incident happened at 2.30pm on Tuesday, leaving 300 passengers trapped at Strathfield in Sydney's inner west and other trains stranded when the power was switched off.

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