🚋 FULL Journey: Transport Canberra Light Rail - Gungahlin Place to City Alinga Street 🚋

[@pm110978]

This is probably the most exciting thing to ever happen in Canberra lol

[@RGC198]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. My last visit to Canberra way back in 1977. Unfortunately, no light rail back in those days.

[@sgbuses]

Might be worth another visit 😄

[@RGC198]

Yes, I completely agree.

[@raadyusuf6763]

I've ridden on this today! Much better than the buses running along the route

[@BruceHeselwood]

That's awesome, you've experienced the benefits of why light rail pisses all over buses. I've followed the arguments against light rail in Canberra for a while, people are whinging it costs too much and they should use buses instead but this video shows why light rail is better. There's no traffic to get caught in unlike buses on Northbourne Avenue and the experience is so much better! I've heard the same complaints up here in QLD about the Gold Coast light rail and it's been a phenomenal success, they're now planning the stage 3 extension.

[@raadyusuf6763]

@@BruceHeselwood Exactly!

[@markleon411]

Thanks for this. It's a great real time experience. I want to go to Canberra just to have a ride in this. It's been a long time coming. It felt like the missing element to Canberra's streets. They were designed for this. Now they need to get on with the other stages. They could continue the line across Commonwealth Bridge and down to Woden and Tuggeranong. Some adjustment is needed on that "Doors Closing" sign. Of all of the announcer voices, my preference is for the mature female voice. The squeaky, high pitched voice doesn't do it for me. The etched glass barriers look like the glass has been shattered. Not attractive and not functional as it obscures the view too much.

[@nickdaskalakis9289]

This is a great project. Well done Canberra 👍👍

[@fordlandau]

Getting out of Canberra is the best experience possible.

[@betula2137]

What a coincidence, I know your channel and you actually did this video too! Wow

[@deejaystump]

Great job guys we are trying to get one up and going in Auckland New Zealand, but the way we work here talk about very slow indeed. How long did it take to get your one on the go?.

[@sgbuses]

Depends on which pollie you ask!

[@deejaystump]

@@sgbuses Same story just another country my friend. There's alway's someone want's to slow up the project.

[@Aprilsraven629]

The LED display is stuck.....repeating the same message....not keeping up with the destination....please choose I person to make the message its very annoying having 3 different voices....great cant wait to use it

[@mrmoomooface1662]

I wonder why so many Australian tram systems have this exact model of tram (Urbos 3) In a very similar shade of red. Look at Sydney's trams and Newcastle's trams! P.S This tramway looks great, and I saw on the news that businesses are already moving in as a result!

[@abdulkareemh]

That red and white is very Deutsche Bahn colour... these rakes could also sit well in Toronto ;-)

[@mrmoomooface1662]

@@abdulkareemh I think Ottawa's metro is like that too, but that's probably because those are the colours of Canada's flag. I don't know why Australia's trams have so much red.

[@sgbuses]

To be fair...the Canberra light rail is indeed operated by Deutsche Bahn!

[@c.d.c9425]

It could be down to the fact that Sydney and Newcastle's tram systems are operated by the same state government, where all trams are branded under the same red theme. Canberra's a slightly different story but I'm gonna guess that their transport infrastructure is influenced somewhat by NSW's with their location, hence why they may be in the same shade of red (ie. lower costs for liveries)

[@MatthewGeier]

CAF is very competitive on price, particularly for their Urbos 3/100 trams. They are basically the same tram as used in Birmingham AND Edinburgh in the UK.

[@mmmail1969]

Good to see the system finally taking paying passengers, well done to all involved. Those automated system voices are going to drive people nuts however. Old jungle saying, "never work with kids and animals".....a deep male voice is the proven way to go, over and again.

[@PCLoadLetter]

mmmail1969 Let’s call her Sonia. She gets on ya nerves!

[@hobog]

oh man, i was wondering if that was kids on the PA

[@KathleenCobcroft]

It’s teens from a local college (year 11 & 12 high school)

[@sambriggs2159]

I like Canberra

[@gregorygherkins1884]

In Soviet Russia, Canberra like you!

[@transitwfe]

Wtf

[@Roadrunnerz45]

just as i write this read an article about one of the vehicles having a software issue taking one hour for the trip. teething issues will happen no matter how much testing is done so hopefully nothing else and it runs smoothly.

[@PCLoadLetter]

NKP 26 minutes (this was a good run) is kinda weak, relative to the previous Red Rapid bus service.

[@Roadrunnerz45]

@@PCLoadLetter i dont live in Canberra so dont know how much traffic congestion there is in peak periods, obviously much, much less compared to light rail routes in melbourne and sydney. Light rail is most beneficial around populated areas with high dense traffic. they are planning obviously for the future with this project, your comment makes me think it was not needed at this point in time and buses would have been adequate for a period.

[@PCLoadLetter]

NKP It’s called the sparks effect. Electric propulsion makes people more amenable to public transport. They planned the tram before battery electric buses became a thing here.

[@BruceHeselwood]

@@PCLoadLetter Buses still get stuck in traffic, light rail have their own dedicated path and will be ultimately quicker.

[@PCLoadLetter]

Buses have better braking, comparable acceleration, and can zoom around & past traffic too, if given bus-only lanes.

[@oforid2227]

These trans are in Birmingham England

[@Oxcilic]

Cannot believe it... this is in Canberra...

[@Roadrunnerz45]

as you would expect a lot of similarities with the sydney light rail - vehicle, the font on station names and the emergency help point looks to be identical to the sign in sydney. the various accents is nice although the young girl voice as mentioned could be annoying over time. its a good time for canberrans and you can see the spirit with the various staff on the stations in happy mood.

[@kcobley]

It's got a lot of acceleration and high terminal speed.

[@kcobley]

A lot of staff standing around on stations, won't see any on Syndey trains.

[@lukei6255]

I think it's a tram. Not light rail. Looks like one of those Spanish made trams. Btw. Not a very urbanized area - mostly fields. How can one walk so far to the tram???

[@sgbuses]

They had this debate before. Officially it's called light rail in Australia except Melbourne, but the distinction isn't great here.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

If its mainly running on a road it's a tram. if it's mainly running in its own right of way, it's light rail. Looks like a right of way up a parkway between two sides of a road. That's light rail.

[@lukei6255]

@@tacitdionysus3220 where did you get that info from? It's tram - in Europe light rail is used to call a transportation mode that is neither suburban train nor tram. Different design. Often with varying standing and seating levels, able to reach 90km/h. As the stops are also less often than for the tram.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

@@lukei6255 Hi Luke. That would be consistent with what I stated as the (mostly) segregated running is associated with fewer stops, larger vehicles and higher speeds than mostly on street trams. To me it is more a spectrum of differentiating light rail not only from trams but from heavy rail (and dedicated busways for that matter). Some sources I am aware of that cite the segregated running differentiation include Wiki (light rail), humantransit.org , lrta.org, and thetrams.co.uk . The last shows such a spectrum diagram. Sydney once had one of the world's largest tram systems but dismantled it in the 60s. Therefore the term 'light rail' tends to be used politically in some parts of Australia to distinguish new proposals from 'old fashioned' trams. New light rail systems in Australia include in Sydney, the Gold Coast, Newcastle and Canberra. Melbourne (and to a lesser extent Adelaide) on the other hand retained and modernised old tram systems and are very proud of them as a distinguishing feature of the city. I've not heard of Melburnians referring to it as 'light rail', even though parts of it have their own right of way, as 'trams' is a positive (or at least neutral) marketing term there. Australia is not a part of Europe so, (like it or not), Sydney, Gold Coast, Newcastle and Canberra call their systems 'light rail' and Melbourne and Adelaide call theirs 'trams'. We are not part of the EU (thankfully) and none of us would care less if some euro-definition disagrees.

[@pl45689]

It runs through the suburbs of Canberra. People walk to the tramstops easy because you're only 1km away from one if you're on the route. Australians arent lazy.

[@glenstransportvideos]

Did they use kids’ voices

[@sgbuses]

Canberra Metro invited students to record the announcements: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6002945/next-stop-the-voice-of-canberras-light-rail/

[@PCLoadLetter]

Fortunately everyone seems to own a smartphone and wireless headphones. Play something to drown out that horrible DVA. Just don’t walk in front of the trams!

[@jeffstryker1454]

They used college kids voices , daughter went to school with one of them.

[@PCLoadLetter]

Jeff Stryker Is her name Sonia? She gets on ya nerves.

[@sherry1613]

Yes they did..they ran a school competition..you know to engage the younger community

[@Maurice-Navel]

Doors closing. Please stand clear.

[@tefllife2024]

I didn't know Canberra now has a light rail. Feel like I've actually ridden on it now. Also, there's always one wanker that can't stop talking and carries on like a true expert the whole trip.

[@oforid2227]

One of these broke down about 3 or 4 days ago

[@sgbuses]

Yeah, due to a software issue.

[@sherry1613]

Yes that happens with all trams and LRV,s...never been to Melbourne?

[@oforid2227]

@@sherry1613 no

[@oforid2227]

@@sherry1613 never been abroad

[@sherry1613]

@@oforid2227 and that would be a yes - silly assumptions you have there - Edinburgh last year - for experience to drive the Edinburgh trams - yup thats right, Sweden and Norway in 2012 and guess what - I was born in Bath and left in 1970 when I was 7 to immigrate to the best country in the world - oh that would be Australia for you on the other side of the planet, lol

[@Olbucko]

Has a fair turn of speed! Pity about the flat spot on one wheel. Do they really need so many boring and repetitive announcements, nearly as bad as NSW suburban trains.

[@sgbuses]

Ironically it actually became helpful when the passenger information LCD and LED stopped working. I suppose Canberra is trying (or struggling depending on your take) to develop its own style.

[@ozsharpener]

Can Opal card be used on this system?

[@sgbuses]

No. Canberra uses its own MyWay card.

[@15sixmedia]

What a silly question.

[@fxght]

@@15sixmedia not really lmao what if your a tourist

[@oforid2227]

And idk If there are two lines

[@oforid2227]

Although idk what line they are on

[@gusdrivinginaustralia6168]

There is only one in Canberra

[@oforid2227]

What about the CBD and South East one and the Dulwich Hill line which means there's 2 or 3

[@kcobley]

A long way between stops more like Sydney Metro.

[@dylancoote8272]

5

[@15sixmedia]

Far too many announcements going on there

[@井上雅央-c4n]

🚋good 👍

[@reecegock9693]

The announcements sound like a 4 year old girl speaking.....

[@meheretoday6968]

someone told me they got high school kids to do them

[@AidenHowlett]

@@meheretoday6968 peak canberra

[@cyberprince8272]

What is with all the different voices? Why not just use 1 voice this is annoying and confusing.

[@gregorygherkins1884]

That clumpy grass they placed on Northbourne Avenue looks like an ugly mess, eww, it used to look so nice and neat before, now it's a weedy dust bowl, what were they thinking?

[@markpollard9202]

Not interested especially the sole professionalism i was shown during recruitement✌️👇🚌🚏🚌

[@joannegallaway5518]

The female voice is terrible.

[@Adam-kt7yx]

Ahh Barr’s rainbow trainset in action. MAGA