It's the question that crops up every time Sydney's rail network plunges into chaos — can it ever truly be fixed?
For decades, Sydney's rail chiefs, frustrated commuters, and train nerds have talked about what needs to be done to 'detangle' the network so a major incident on one line doesn't have such a domino effect on the others.
The meltdown that unfolded across multiple lines in May after a live electrical cable came down on top of a carriage between Strathfield and Homebush was another reminder of how vulnerable the train network is.
While a review into that incident is still underway, it seems unlikely to propose any revolutionary solution.
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