Transport for New South Wales combating train surfing and vandalism on trains.

Image by Thomas Koutis.

Public Transport in New South Wales is used every day by millions of people getting to work, school, and other places they need to be. However, over the past decade, the Sydney train network has faced growing challenges due to violent, anti-social, and dangerous behaviour.

Two of those behaviours are train surfing, a dangerous activity that has become common around the train network and widespread vandalism to the inside and outside of trains.

Razors Edge reporter Thomas Koutis spoke to Josh Murray who is the Secretary of Transport for New South Wales.

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