Sydney Trains Vlog 2284: Sydney Terminal Reconfiguration Project Update - December 2024

[@tacitdionysus3220]

Hi, Phil. Great update, as is your habit. Wouldn’t change anything you are doing. There’s a place for all sorts of clip makers, from detailed descriptions of big projects, well researched historical treatises, people inviting debate about issues (very brave with cranky old responders like me around), and plenty of people learning the craft and getting better and better at it. Yours are always so frequent, well paced, well informed, and in a wholly natural style. It’s like having a mate who sends out regular “Hey, have a look at this” clips. I always look forward to them. Sheer gold. No need to change a thing. Oh, and as for a possible name change to STV, whatever floats your boat.

That weird jaguar introduction needs to go.

[@tacitdionysus3220]

Hmmm. Maybe a close up of his coffee being made, with an image of a train, tracks or lollipop sign being created by the barista across the froth.

[@RGC198]

Hi Phil, excellent video. Great seeing all the progress happening at Central Station. Hopefully, everything there will be completed on time and it will be a smooth opening of the new platforms. Anyway, all the very best. Rob in Melbourne Australia.

[@ForTheBirbs]

Coffee, check. Central update, check! Cheers, Phil

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Hahaha cheers mate! :)

[@GamingWithMacca001]

Great Video Phil.

[@bengray976]

I filmed at every single light rail station today between westmead and Carlingford

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Well done! :)

[@bengray976]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs thank you

[@AbitLippy]

I caught it from Dundas to Parramatta today to go to the guitar shop. Turns out the station is right at the front door 😊

[@bengray976]

@AbitLippy cool

[@transportvlogs]

Went to Central on Wednesday afternoon and saw that they were putting up the overhead. I came back yesterday afternoon and saw that the overhead is now up on platforms 12 & 14 and they were under way putting the overhead up on platform 13

[@scrapzgd1343]

seeing Central be so empty is something so unreal to me, maybe i should explore train stations in early/late hours, sounds peaceful

[@SamSitar]

off topic: sydney central would make a nice quake map. :)

[@peterbreis5407]

Change it to platform 9 and three quarters. Much better laid out than Southern Cross which is a mess, particularly with the signage. I understand how they thought they'd retain some of the historical feel of the old Central, but it really was pretty rubbish. Changing the platform roofs to the new modern design would complete the massive update appeal and help sell Sydney's transport. The suburban stations are all littered with the same unthinking over engineered rubbish and clutter. This is one case where new beats old no question. Get a new broom and clear it all out, to make commuting a pleasure instead of a pain.

[@DMack6464]

I agree with your point of not renumbering the rest of the platforms, commuters have been using the station and platform numbers for as long as they've been alive, why change it?

[@Nick-kz6dg]

Now that the new overhead development has been canned, will any of the other platforms receive the new style canopies?

[@peterd5300]

Well they renovate the old concourse passageway?

The western end platform underpasses need to connect to the big open area.

[@cpaleolo]

Do you drink a Decaf Skim Cap or a Double shot Skim Cap ?

[@MOHM48]

I've a request for a vid, travel to the stations that each letter for Christmas aligns to, eg C-Central and film update, H-Holsworthy, etc

[@qi-yf7tl]

Just wondering do u buy a coffee every weekdays u go to work

[@Mediawatcher2023]

When is the completion date for Central Station the news there is no date

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Should be my the 31st but may be later

[@Mediawatcher2023]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs 31st of May Next year OK

[@stevewoodroff6983]

Hi a.... It's been such a long time since I've seen Central... So, thanks for the update... Just one question... Why didn't they completely remove the unused third rail line between lines 8 and 9... Did they run out of money, or was it just the Ozzie thing... Couldn't be bothered...

[@francesconicoletti2547]

Its a rail between platform 9 ( which the presenter is on ) and 10, which is still closed ( as you can see from the barricades at the stairway entrance early in the video and various bits of tape on the platform ) . One might infer from the closed state of platform that construction work, including taking up the redundant rails is not yet complete.

[@SamSitar]

what does the reconfiguration allow? my voice sounds a bit strange to me as well.

[@vincentgrinn2665]

it allows 10 car D sets which are 203m long, compared to the 8 car V sets 192m length compensating for the platforms getting shortened due to the northern concourse expansion cleaning up some parts of the yard and allowing for better flow better drainage in the dive some random improvements to signalling, overhead wires and what not

[@aussiejohn5835]

Our own voices sound different to all of us because what we hear in our heads is different to how others hear us and this is evident to us when we hear our voices played back on recordings and videos.

[@joenewman1141]

Is it privatisation?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No it’s just part of the upgrade :)

[@jdouble-l19978]

5:27- lol Please try the Kiwi accent more often! 😂

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sebe7570]

How are you doing Phil?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I’m good! How are you?

[@sebe7570]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs You know us Gardeners are always busy this time of year