Sydney Light Rail Vlog 62: L1 Dulwich Hill Line Trams are Back!

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Sydney Light Rail Vlog 62
L1 Dulwich Hill Line Trams Are Back
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Filmed on: 12/2/2022

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Which trams do you prefer for the L1: CAF Urbos 3? Or Alstom Citadis X05 (305)?

[@eefrail]

Honestly I don’t mind both but i think the Citadis on the L1 line

[@christopherhume9935]

The Alstom Citadis X05 trams fit so well on that line now I love it

[@trainspottingdownunder]

ACX05 I would of also wanted the varios on there…

[@louistrainvlog3429]

I think urbos3

[@heyyou3653]

The alstom citadis most probably because of my French ness in me

[@DJ-Dreaming]

Ahh that rain you get down there in Sydney is rare up here in Bris-vegas, send it north please Phill. Great to see the L1 open again, Still for me at least, one of the more interesting light rail Routes because of the lines historic use.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

The rain here has been every day :(

[@shakilazafor]

I went to Central

[@shakilazafor]

By tram 😅😅😅 It’s so great 😮

[@vijgai3]

I prefer these trams to the CAF. I take this line to work daily. The ride is way more smoother than the CAF and much more standing room. I don't know if it was the tram or the driver but the CAF was very uncomfortable if you are standing.

[@darrenrodneysales5973]

As per usual Phil, excellent video, goo to see the line reopened.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thanks mate! It was a good trip :)

[@shawnd-v1660]

I've been waiting all day for this video!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Haha i almost didn’t get to film it because i had a few things to do today

[@trainspottingdownunder]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Omg lol. That’s was the same case for me lol. I was so busy today…

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

@@trainspottingdownunder oooh! Hahah

[@shakilazafor]

I love trams :D

[@i.cant.decide.on.a.handle]

Glad to see it. in the time that it’s been closed, I’ve moved to the Gold Coast, so I won’t be on any time soon but I’ll make sure I go on it on my next visit.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I love the GC! I was there in late 2020, i miss it and the rest of QLD so much

[@geoffreymoore1510]

Thanks very much for a great visit back on the L1. I am glad they came to their senses to use the Randwick/Kingsford equipment as a fill in. These look kind of grander than the other stuff? You did well behind the advertising you have encouraged me to have another go at videoing. I need to do as you did and avoid most of the faces up close. Always prefer fine days if we can get them. Well done!

[@PatrickLechevallier]

Thanks for the video!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No worries mate :)

[@trexcubbear472]

Thanks for another great video. You gotta love Sydney light Rail. Central to Dulwich Hill and back to Central then a smart coffee at Eddy Ave. What a day out!

[@xpxp2839]

just too slow while compare with traditional rail

[@trexcubbear472]

@@xpxp2839 photo

[@shakilazafor]

Nice tRaNsPoRt

[@kevinreed9232]

Great Vlog, Thanks, Phil.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

No worries! Thank you for watching :)

[@robincoleman1350]

Despite having it's own right-of-way most of the way, the trams still dawdle along much of the time.

[@nanookamotocnc]

I think it could easily go from Dulwich Hill to Convention Station in 20 min instead of 30 min , but I guess either for passenger comfort or they are holding something back for future use. 25 min to Central would be a dream , but I suppose time and efficiency is not high on their list.

[@OldFossil]

I was searching for Dulwich Hill videos yesterday lol. How convenient!

[@matthewlow7057]

thanks for the video! I saw a few of them roll past today while I was in the city but didn’t get a chance to ride any. Interesting that the displays don’t have the L1 stops programmed in…maybe they think of this as very temporary and not worth the effort, even if the original trams might be out of commission for 18 months.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I found that very interesting, i thought that the stopping pattern would have been quite easy to program. It’s good that there are announcements at each stop though.

[@griffinrails]

Accordign to some staff most customers have said they prefer the Citadis trams over the Urbos 3s. Might just be because of novelty or change, you never know.

[@suave-rider]

@@griffinrails they have more room and more doors

[@bendowson3124]

I travelled on the line that same day when I went to see Hamilton. I didn’t realise it had only just reopened.

[@eefrail]

This is amazing! Can’t wait to take a ride again :D

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I like the Citadis X05 trams better :)

[@michellematthews2113]

Nice to see your image reflect in the window

[@louistrainvlog3429]

In 34:33 L2 and L3 are closed

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

The L2 and L3 reopen on Monday morning :)

[@mrmooyt6883]

Wow I am so glad

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Me too :)

[@MrSquareart]

great video!!!!!!!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thank you :)

[@AheadMatthewawsome]

At least you got on a bit better that day Phil. Collapsed at Fish Markets! Oh well…

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

You collapsed?? Are you ok?

[@AheadMatthewawsome]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs The day beforehand, I had a similar incident at Killara. And I had a lady who instead of trying to help went and filmed me basically dead on the platform, and will probably put it on Social Media soon! At least you don’t do that Phil. But yeah, I’ve been though better times to be honest. Thanks for asking Phil, most of the time these kinds of comments backfire severely with other, less kind people.

[@louistrainvlog3429]

That’s great news

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Yes indeed :)

[@fanboy4454]

Hey phil how everything going. How much excited you had when the Inner west Light rail finally up and running.

[@brianmorris8045]

Are back?..didn't know they had been closed down....lol...must have lived in a bubble missing that one...but glad it's all returned.

[@mumikuko49]

finally up and running again :)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It’s been a while hasn’t it?

[@tld8102]

what if the L1 replacements ALSTOM trams made it all the way to circular quay

[@fozz3d]

I'd like to know how they transfered the trams from the L2/L3 lines to L1?

[@sideshowdylan]

The lines are joined at the George Street Junction to allow the Citadis fleet to access the Lilyfield maintenance centre

[@seaside-dn8dp]

On the west midlands metro in Birmingham, England. Which has a similar fleet of Urbos 3 trams, got taken out of service due to cracks. Wonder what's causing them

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Oooh! Was the issue fixed there?

[@seaside-dn8dp]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs yeah the issue was fixed. The lines now back in service. Funny how these and the west midland trams were taken out of service at similar times.

[@trainspottingdownunder]

Nice Phil! I was on these trams earlier today as well! Around what time was this filmed?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Thanks mate! :) Did you have a good trip?

[@trainspottingdownunder]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Yea I did. :) What time were you filming? I was on the line at around 2 today.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

@@trainspottingdownunder I started filming at Dulwich Hill at exactly 3:54pm today :)

[@trainspottingdownunder]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Argh. Wasn’t on the tram then…

[@shakilazafor]

I went on L1 line with my dad

[@shakilazafor]

Come on Play light rails 🎉 I loved trams It’s so good

[@phillip1604]

Finally the Citadis (revenue service) is not coupled together!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

The last time i saw one by itself is when they very first started testing when they were brand new

[@TheOfficalKhanBarter2024]

They are back yay :)

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

It was a fun trip and great to be back on the L1 :)

[@TheOfficalKhanBarter2024]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs yea

[@HarishDharmapalan]

It was like something soo different. Motor sounds and high rise seats.

[@TheOfficalKhanBarter2024]

Yes

[@ThomasNing]

Let's go!

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

😁

[@OldFossil]

Also trespassers on the tracks at 20:00? Must be there for wedding photos on the active tram track I assume?

[@sunnyyan1080]

Have they redone the line diagrams on the Citadis? I don't remember seeing L1 on there before.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Yes they have. The Randwick part looks a bit odd though

[@william_aviation0145]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs you mean the missing red? I think that might have do do with printer ink or something, other trams on the L1 today had it done properly

[@YellowYT]

I was at Central filming these, great to see the L1 back in service.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Awesome :) did you get good footage?

[@YellowYT]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs Yea somewhat, wasn't there for that long, but was able to see a few.

[@robertryan7204]

So these are going all the way to Dulwich Hill? They said they were only going to Lillyfield. Glebe would have to be the worst transport stop in Australia., why they built the station there does not make much sense. Whole Tram seems totally deserted on this trip.

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Yes from Central to Dulwich Hill. It is quite full from Central to The Star (approx

[@robertryan7204]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs I know the " Casino express"

[@Atvef]

I can’t believe it

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Lol yes

[@DingusAndSenny]

I was a central today

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Awesome :)

[@sydneylightrailfan290]

I thought they would use the woman from the L2 and L3 but they used the man do you know why?

[@raph6931]

The woman from the L2/3 didn't record lines for the L1, so they used the already existing L1 line voicelines

[@givendiau]

I heard these got shims in their wheels or something because the levelling of the citadis trams are different to the urbos trams. These opened today, right?

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I haven’t heard anything about that just yet. Yes they opened today. They’ve been testing for the past month or so.

[@givendiau]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs heard it somewhere from that press on 7 yesterday on youtube

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

@@givendiau I’ll have to check it out! Very interesting indeedy

[@givendiau]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs And something else that is interesting is that how fast these trams go, I’ve never been on L1 before, and I also heard this (citadis on l1) is slower than it usually is (on urbos) so 17:34 really surprised me there. Perhaps it’s because of no traffic and it’s ballast. Also do you know why Newcastle LR isn’t called L4? I would’ve thought that all light rails in NSW will be numbered.

[@JumbuckMedia]

@@givendiau Newcastle Light Rail is a separate line, run by Keolis Downer, while the Sydney Light Rail is run by Transdev

[@bobf7378]

🥳🥳🥳😂🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@anfopalmeiro5714]

How many of the x05 trams have they got running on the line

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

6 at one time i believe

[@anfopalmeiro5714]

Cool

[@tld8102]

why weren’t these tram compatible in the first place?

[@louistrainvlog3429]

They have the urbos3 anacument

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

I thought that’s what they’d use

[@jeffeffery8181]

20:00 Bloody Bride

[@lukastrains793]

Will they Sydney Urbos fleet ever return into service?

[@christopherhume9935]

Is the L2 and L3 line closed for the weekend

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Yes, L2 and L3 trams start again on Monday morning :)

[@christopherhume9935]

@@sydneytrainsvlogs oh ok thank you Phil

[@LorailPedraTrainPassion]

Wait a sec. Why there are Citadis on L1? Where are the Urbos?

[@vijgai3]

Out of service as they found cracks on the body & frame during routine maintenance check. Similar cracks have appeared on other Urbos trams worldwide as well.

[@Saalmanzo2]

Zombie bride at Jubilee Park!? 20:27

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

Lol yes that was kinda creepy 🤣

[@OldFossil]

Next to the tracks at 20:00 too lol

[@jw_media4577]

First

[@sydneytrainsvlogs]

👍🏼😊