A tram fire in the Sydney CBD highlights ongoing safety and reliability problems with the city’s increasingly privatised public transport network.

There are calls for an investigation after the third fire on a Sydney tram in a week caused headaches for the morning commute.

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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.

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