An electrical incident had halted all light rail services earlier today. Photo: John Mikita.
Workers have swiftly returned light rail services to operation after an incident impacted the entire network this morning (16 February).
Canberra Metro put out a social media alert at about 6 am stating there had been a problem.
“Due to an incident on the network, buses will be replacing all light rail services. Thank you for your patience,” it stated.
A Transport Canberra spokesperson confirmed a track sweeper had crashed into light rail infrastructure near Nullabor Avenue, which resulted in the loss of power.
“Technicians worked quickly to return power so that light rail services could commence for the day,” they said.
By 7:15 am, everything was back up and running, meaning those extra bus services were no longer needed.
