The Latest Breaking News from Sydney Trains

This time it includes carriage cleaning, too.

The rail union has again been left in limbo after a judge refused to swiftly rule on whether a plan to turn off Opal card readers at Sydney stations was legal.

A judge won't be "a mere adviser" in an industrial spat between the rail union and Sydney Trains given that Opal card readers won't be turned off this week.

Minister David Elliott claims the NSW government will seek to recoup the millions of dollars it's set to potentially lose in the latest round of industrial action.

A woman has been awarded more than $1 million in compensation from Sydney Trains after she fell between a moving train and a platform in Sydney's west.

The NSW government has moved to stop the state's rail union from deactivating Opal card readers as part of its ongoing industrial action.

The NSW transport minister is seeking advice on whether the rail union is allowed to deactivate Opal readers next week in its stoush with the government.

MORNING BRIEFING: The grieving community of Wollondilly will hold the first of five funerals in Picton today for the teenage victims of a car crash at Buxton last week.

State transport department seeking legal advice over plans by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to switch off electronic gates

It's another day of cramped and delayed travel on the Sydney train network but the rail union says the government's latest commitment to make safety modifications could mark the end of the long-running industrial action.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union secretary says its battle with the NSW government could be easing but action planned for this week is "too far gone" to wind back.