Popular light rail lines in Sydney's CBD have been suspended as a risk assessment takes place following a fire on one of the ...

The small fire on the tram’s roof forced services to be suspended for several hours on Thursday as the private operator assessed the risk to its fleet.

Light rail services have been suspended between Moore Park and Town Hall after a fire triggered an emergency response at Central Station.

Sydney light rail commuters have had their travel plans thrown into chaos after a tram caught on fire in the city’s inner suburbs.

A tram network holds a city together, conferring a conceptual cohesion that is itself welcoming, which makes the mid-century rush to rip them out across cities worldwide all the more baffling.