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Jack Gramenz

More pain for commuters as pay stoush stalls metro work

The extension of Sydney's popular metro rail service has been delayed until 2026. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Thousands of passengers eying the completion of an extension to Australia's only driverless train network have been disappointed, as a bitter industrial stand-off simmers.

The conversion of the Sydney Metro rail line, which has carried passengers since 1895, to driverless trains was a complex task and won't be completed on time, NSW Transport Minister John Graham said on Wednesday.

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