“A mechanical problem” - nothing to see here, move along now.

Must be more than one with it, though it seems to be the trams rather than the power switching as Matthew suggested.

I see they’re calling them Urbos 100s now. Wonder what the changes were compared to the Urbos 3s, apart from the batteries.

I also wonder if this is something Canberra needs to look at too.

I noticed these things running alongside Combinos in Amsterdam in a video - two good choices there, I wonder who’s picking their rolling stock these days?

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> https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/newcastle-light-rail-suspended-due-to-fault-with-spanish-built-trams-20211126-p59ckx.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/newcastle-light-rail-suspended-due-to-fault-with-spanish-built-trams-20211126-p59ckx.html

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> Newcastle light rail suspended due to fault with Spanish-built trams

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> Tom Rabe </by/tom-rabe-h1f8u2>3.33pm

> Newcastle’s light rail network has been suspended after a mechanical issue was found in the Spanish-built trams, which are from the same manufacturer as the cracked inner western Sydney service.

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> The Newcastle service was suspended from 5pm on Thursday after a mechanical problem was identified on the trams, with work still being carried out on Friday afternoon.

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> A mechanical fault in the Spanish-built Newcastle light rail tram has forced the service to be suspended.

> “The fleet has been suspended temporarily as a precaution until inspections are completed. This issue is unrelated to the cracking issues identified in the inner west light rail fleet,” a Transport for NSW spokeswoman said.

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> While the six trams that service the Newcastle light rail are the same model as the cracked inner west fleet, they are newer and have some different components. Transport for NSW expects the Newcastle service to return on Monday.

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> “The six CAF Urbos 100 vehicles which are operated in Newcastle are the same baseline tram as those operated in the inner west L1 line, however these are newer and have some differing components and systems,” the spokeswoman said.

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> “Keolis Downer is working to urgently investigate and repair the fleet to restore passenger service as soon possible and at this stage the aim is to have some trams back in services by Monday.”

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> Sizeable cracks were discovered last month in all 12 trams servicing the inner west light rail, which runs from Dulwich Hill to Central Station, forcing the closure of the line for up to 18 months.

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> Transport Minister Rob Stokes on Thursday said he still did not have a timeline for when the inner west service would return, with the government working with manufacturer CAF on an engineering solution to the cracking.

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