For photos about the new Sydney light rail, please visit railfanworld.com/photos/australia/2019/sydney-light-rail-opening-cbd-south-east
@Xiaobooom12344 жыл бұрын
This is really enjoying to watch... it feels like watching a tiny simcity.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@fuoco134 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video. I don't think many people realise the amount of work that was done to get this project going. During construction all we saw was the work along George Street. Must make a journey soon.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that comment!
@Divadosaurus Жыл бұрын
So crispy...brings back memories of the hot drought conditions we were having just before covid and just before it started raining for almost three years.
@hamiltonski4 жыл бұрын
We were done in Sydney from Newcastle and we caught the tram from Chinatown up to the Surry Hills station to go to the Belvoir theatre which was only a short walk - very good !
@aussiejohn58354 жыл бұрын
What a great job you did with this video. You answered many of my questions by using a drone. This is a unique experience. Thanks again for your wonderful content and may 2020 be good to us all
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that heartwarming comment
@mainohi59074 жыл бұрын
Love from india Amazing infrastructure Nice tramways
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@ThomasNing4 жыл бұрын
absolutely beautiful video, I'm sure many people can appreciate the time it took to get every shot and put it together.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that comment!
@florencegomer79374 жыл бұрын
Good to see this sort of infrastructure going in. A combination of elevated metro railways, ground-level light railways and tramways, cycleways and walkways, along with underground tube lines will be the future in many places. Maybe in a couple of decades, maybe longer, but the day of the car will eventually come to an end.
@sparkleshyguy854 жыл бұрын
Florence Gomer As a local to the city, the LR has been a complete disaster. It takes nearly an hour end to end to run. The trams themselves are fine, the actual infrastructure is fine... escept there’s literally no traffic light priority,, so it might as well have been a bus for all the good of it. The metro in Sydney has had its teething problems, but from what I’ve heard, it’s settling in fine, and the extension is underway already. Other than the already U/C Parrammatta light rail, which mostly just takes over an existing, low patronage rail line, I predict this will be the last LR expansion in Sydney for decades because of what a diasaster it’s been. It’s the city’s laughingstock right now.
@florencegomer79374 жыл бұрын
If changing traffic light policy and rerouting cars away from it will solve the problem, that is what they must do.
@2712animefreak4 жыл бұрын
@@sparkleshyguy85 Is that really that slow? I think that it is just the speed at which trams go when going along streets. I live in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. My city has a large tram network with 15 daytime lines and here is a comparison of what I've seen on the internet with my experience. From a few videos of this line the travel time seem to be around 45 min and the length of the line is about 8.5 km. In my city, an 8.9 km line (number 3) has the scheduled travel time of 42-45 minutes, and a 8.3 km line (with rather spread out stops) (number 8) has the scheduled travel time of 29 minutes. These lines don't go through the old city centre so they encounter more traffic lights, especially number 3 which is why it takes so long. We don't have any mechanisms of overriding the traffic lights, the trams follow the regular traffic light patterns except that they are usually in their own lanes in the median or along the sidewalks. The patterns are just scheduled in a way to help the trams moving. All in all, for me, your new trams are on the slower end, but are not horribly slow. There is certainly room for improvement. I hope that they can reschedule the traffic lights eventually in a way that they don't delay the trams too much. They could also increase the speed limit through the downtown. Also, regarding your remark about just using a bus line, the LR/tram has one important advantage over the bus. Since it takes just one person to operate it, as opposed to 5 or so people required to operate the equivalent amount of buses, the operating costs should be lower. I guess that this is also the reason for them to go for such long trains. Even though the maintenance is higher than for a bus line, it should still be less than the salaries of more than a hundred extra drivers. The maintenance should also not be too high given that Sydney doesn't experience a lot of harsh weather conditions that would take a toll on the tracks.
@SirGregory3 жыл бұрын
Great work. Drones show context so well.
@railfanworld3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that comment!
@astapic4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching a lot of video’s with regards to the new Sydney Light Rail and this one is by far the best,Excellently shot,which makes for timeless and repeated viewing many times over .
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that comment!
@dubbeh4 жыл бұрын
on mute though cause the tunes are terrible
@TransportBuff4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great video and drone footage of the new Light Rail. Great Music to accompany the footage. Very ambient and graceful, as the sounds of the light rail have been replaced with the music. It certainly creates a great atmosphere. :)
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that comment!
@TransportBuff4 жыл бұрын
No worries. Your very welcome. :)
@tacitdionysus32204 жыл бұрын
Very elegant. Well done!
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@smitajky4 жыл бұрын
It is very funny. I can remember the trams serving Randwick Racecourse. Then they ripped them all up as "outmoded" and now? At considerable expense they are replaced. I wonder what else that has been destroyed by "progress" will need to be reinstated at great cost.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Yep, there are still information panels around the Royal Randwick Racecourse explaining the old trams.
@boppospage4 жыл бұрын
The luas in Dublin Ireland is the same
@kcobley4 жыл бұрын
Great video high end drone camera work.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@rosscosan66474 жыл бұрын
Looks fab. Must take a ride. Well done to the NSW Govt.. fab to see all the new transport infrastructure finally happening.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@daciatravel.6474 жыл бұрын
Very nice video!!!
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@fuoco134 жыл бұрын
Following your fantastic video I decided to take a trip on the light rail. Monday (30/12) afternoon, very few people on the tram, modern, clean but very slow. Almost an hour from Circular Quay to Randwick. One must take the full ride to appreciate what work has been done on this. Needles to say I took the bus back to the city, travel time almost half. Keep up with your great videos.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that great comment and letting me know about your experience!
@rosscosan66474 жыл бұрын
Great video 👌
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@cityraildude4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@Jesuis-qe8ql4 жыл бұрын
muy bonito very pretty
@jacobweir17954 жыл бұрын
You’re videos just keep getting better, I just donated some money on your website. I was also wandering if you could do a meet and greet?
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
@Steakob Thanks mate, but I don't think the payment went through, as I haven’t received anything, sorry about that.
@jacobweir17954 жыл бұрын
railfan_be I’ll try again in the morning so is it possible if you do a meet and greet
@geoffreymoore15102 жыл бұрын
This was great. I was there before it alll opened. They were stil putting stuff together and then testing etc. Just one thing...would have liked you to stay with particular sections for a little longer. Was this prior to the Kingsford line opening?
@MrSquareart4 жыл бұрын
nice video!!!!!!!!
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@roberthead24083 жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@railfanworld3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@RichardFelstead19494 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@wishmaster74384 жыл бұрын
I went to a Catholic Boys school in Sydney during the 1970s and we would have sports at Moore Park. I could still see the old tram tracks left exposed.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that info!
@elainelethborg4912 жыл бұрын
It's been quite a while since I was last in Sydney. She's a different city with trams.
@railfanworld2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@tressteleg14 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Sydney! The .BE after your name suggested you are Belgian so I may have seen some of your videos there, maybe of the Coast line historic trams.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, mate! No, I don't think that was me. I only started making weekly videos this year. Have a look!
@tressteleg14 жыл бұрын
railfan_be I did look and saw a video about Ostend so jumped to conclusions. .BE is the ending for Belgian emails, the country code. Anyway good luck with your work. I presume you are all up to date with drone flying regulations. Sometimes they seem over the top, but in a world that must also deal with idiots....
@db44234 жыл бұрын
transport fever 3 .....teaser trailer ....that graphic tho
@Fonziedaz13 жыл бұрын
Sydney NSW Australia 🙃
@norbertfransewitz84863 жыл бұрын
Es ist von Deutschland Sehr Toll 👍❤️ Anzusehen aber nicht meine Heimat. Danke für die sehr Beeindruckt en Aufzeichnungen.
@railfanworld3 жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank!
@cityplanner30634 жыл бұрын
What drone were you using? Amazing footage
@josemessiasrosa88563 жыл бұрын
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
@railfanworld3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@djesky14 жыл бұрын
I wish they expanded the monorail instead.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
I think the monorail was more close to L1: Dulwich Hill than L2: Randwick
@youtubeviewer70304 жыл бұрын
brilliant
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
@spacyorspicy4 жыл бұрын
Nice video! I love the view! Also I want you to get to 1K Subscribers.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@WasfuereinSaft4 жыл бұрын
Please tell me, like honestly, why are the cars driving on the left
@Brian39894 жыл бұрын
Because in Australia they drive on the left.
@ignacionacho46984 жыл бұрын
Where's the people?
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Maybe in the CBD
@charlesverge37074 жыл бұрын
Please just make it run faster, cut the time spent at each stop, and give it priority at traffic lights.
@williamdom38144 жыл бұрын
This is a computer simulation! It's not real.
@ProfezorSnayp4 жыл бұрын
Why are they moving in slow motion?
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but that's their real speed :)
@odemata874 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy this rail sim... Freaking awesome..... Oh wait... 🤦♂️
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Haha, good one!
@graemesydney384 жыл бұрын
Nice vid. The trams are a waste of money. Buses are faster and get you closer to where you need to be.
@Constantin26414 жыл бұрын
Well, those trams are so slow. Do not know why.
@karenmcnugget45514 жыл бұрын
Transport 4 NSW
@cliffleigh74504 жыл бұрын
They appear to be only marginally faster than a bicycle - everything else overtakes them!
@fordlandau4 жыл бұрын
Great video. But the tram is so damn slow ! Should be called snail rail !
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that comment!
@chartphred14 жыл бұрын
No wonmder they call it 'light'rail', more like full on railway rather than a tram. Pity. The old trams that were a single carraige, running down the middle of a road need to come back - bit like Melbourne and other cities do. Little surprise thier budget blew out the infrastructure needed is far greater than the old traditional trams.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
I think this is mostly due to what is not visible by which I mean everything that was under the line to be built, like utilities. Imagine laying tracks in George Street... I think they had some unfortunate surprises there!
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
@Peter Breis Amazing, I did not know. Do you have any pictures of that?
@peterbreis54074 жыл бұрын
@@railfanworld I don't live in Sydney any more and I assume it all got destroyed by the new trackwork, although the stretch that ran down George Street in The Rocks and around Millers Point is probably still there. They did a hasty cheap job of dismantling the huge Sydney tram network and basically just covered up the tracks with bitumen. btw The road surface underneath the bitumen is endgrain hardwood blocks. Extremely durable.
@blueryan123463 жыл бұрын
That’s too high
@snuggles034 жыл бұрын
It needs to travel A LOT faster for people to use it
@deanl45754 жыл бұрын
snuggles03 I know, but for some reason the trams in the city are packed. Let’s hope by March 2020, they consider upping speed limits once pedestrians and traffic are used to trams. I’ve seen people try and beat it. It never ends well for the tram or pedestrian.
@originalwolf82974 жыл бұрын
I can't help it, but without any dirt on them, the trains look totally fake.
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Maybe they also have "tram wash" like car wash?
@Wog684 жыл бұрын
10 coaches in light rail? This is train.🙄🤣
@railfanworld4 жыл бұрын
Haha, but the length of a coach in a train is a bit longer than on this light rail, don't you think?
@peregrinemccauley50102 жыл бұрын
The area has been trashed . Wait till we get to 50 million people .