Morning delays likely as crews scramble to resolve train chaos

Email Sydney commuters are set to face ongoing rail delays on Wednesday morning as the network recovers from an incident in which high-voltage wires collapsed onto a train, trapping 300 passengers for hours and bringing the city to a standstill.

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