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Extra than 350 trains have been cancelled as commuters are warned to organize for delays amid a bitter dispute between the rail union and the NSW authorities.

Trains will run 23km/h slower in areas of monitor the place the velocity restrict is over 80km/h from Friday as half of industrial motion launched by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.

The Blue Mountains, Central Coast & Newcastle, Hunter, South Coast, Southern Highlands and T1-T9 traces are all affected by the motion.

The delays come after the RTBU declare Sydney and NSW Trains notified staff that they might lock out staff and dock their pay in the event that they ran slower than the timetable.

Sydney Trains & NSW TrainLink warned delays and repair cancellations have been being skilled throughout the community on Friday morning.

“A limited train service is currently operating across most lines, large gaps in service and crowding are expected,” the alert, posted to X, acknowledged.

“Please allow extra travel time, consider delaying your travel plans or if possible catching Metro or other nearby public transport services to continue your journey if you are able to do so.”

Transport for NSW urged passengers to delay non-essential journey.“Our teams are working hard to recover as much of the timetable as possible, however,

due to a high level of staff absences, we are looking at ongoing, substantial, and

worsening disruption,” Transport for NSW stated in a assertion.

“Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink apologise to our passengers once again for the

disruption and thank commuters for their understanding as staff at the Rail Operations

Centre and across the network work to minimise the impacts of this difficult industrial

period.”

The South Coast Line is set to be particularly affected, with no prepare companies operating in any respect.

Transport for NSW stated 4 buses have been working within the space between Wollongong and Kiama and Kiama and Bomaderry.

RTBU NSW Secretary, Toby Warnes stated commuters throughout the state ought to “prepare for delays”.

“We asked the Government to rescind its lockout notices to ensure services ran smoothly on Friday, but unfortunately they refused,” Mr Warnes stated.

“We hope that the NSW Government doesn’t choose to blow this up and cause serious delays, but the reality is we can’t predict the impact.

“It’s bitterly disappointing that we haven’t been able to reach a sensible agreement over the past 48 hours. We were incredibly close in negotiations but it seems there are people within Transport for NSW who are still intent on blowing this dispute up.”

The motion was branded an “act of bastardry” by 2GB radio host Ben Fordham.

Extra to come back.