Train guards in firing line from NSW's $2.3 billion intercity fleet renewal

By Matt O'Sullivan
Updated September 26 2016 - 5:08am, first published 5:00am
The first of the new trains for the state's intercity fleet are due to arrive in 2019. Photo: Supplied
The first of the new trains for the state's intercity fleet are due to arrive in 2019. Photo: Supplied
The intercity trains will have two-by-two seating on the upper and lower decks. Photo: Supplied
The intercity trains will have two-by-two seating on the upper and lower decks. Photo: Supplied

The jobs of scores of train guards on NSW's intercity rail fleet are under threat from the purchase of new trains from South Korea that can be operated solely by drivers.