Footage of an exploding bus

• Unions “have no choice but to strike”
• Back of bus exploded in July
• Lives put at risk, says union

A STRIKE which saw more than than a third of all Sydney government buses taken off the road due to safety concerns is over.

Commuters were caught up in lengthy delays getting home tonight, but unions say they no choice but to call the snap strike, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Union officials said they maintain their concerns, but have agreed to return buses to normal services.

“The Commsision made directions that we lift the ban,” Bus & Tram Division of the NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union Gary Way said.

“He also put strict conditons on the STA to do more investigations and keep us in the loop.”

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“We will maintain our concerns but we accept that someone has to mediate in these matters.”

Unions said a bus fire earlier this year could have resulted in serious injuries to passengers which resulted in more than 700 gas-powered buses being withdraw from service today.

A union investigation of an incident in July had uncovered “alarming evidence” that the lives of passengers and were being put at risk, president of the Bus & Tram Division of the NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) Gary Way said.

“Today we have obtained evidence that a fire on board an STA bus in July was more than just a fire.  In fact, video evidence conclusively shows that the back of the bus exploded.”

Read more about unions end strike over exploding buses at the Daily Telegraph.