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Why not use the boring machine beimg used for the NELink? It would be wide enough to allow 4 tracks.

A station box shell should have been built at South Yarra.

some of the trains for retirement could be kept in service and made into 9 car sets till they are replaced with hcmt or new xtrap 2,0 or made into hybrid trains to allow lines like Melton Wyndham vale to become part of metro service

I didn't know Melbourne had cable trams until I started researching my family history and discovered that a great aunt met her end in a cable tram accident. Thankyou for the video.

Apparently there's a big tunnel underneath the Westgate bridge not big enough to put two cars but big enough one card

Finally, Sir Robert rissson should be honoured by naming the next generation of tram or a current class of tram the "Sir Robert Risson" tram or maybe RR class this is befitting of a man who had visionary foresight amongst all the detractors to promote trams in Melbourne. also, I have met many people who are upset that the W class trams are no more except a handful on the city circle route well they were replaced by an upgraded tram, better than a bus

Main reason Melbourne kept its trams one man my idol sir Robert risson chairman of the MMTB 1949-1970 he was the right man in the right position in the right time, he believed in trams loved trams and fought like a warrior for their retention in Melbourne he believed in modernization/upgrading and extending the tramways in Melbourne he was their at the time when many other cities around the world and Australia were removing their trams for so called progress in the form of replacement buses except for the Victorian railways trams point Ormond and footscray system which closed every tramline was upgraded and set in concrete and duplicated where need be. today's generation of people probably wouldn't know about Robert Risson he should be taught in history classes at school as to why Melbourne never lost its trams, proof of the pudding is that cities all around the world are reintroducing trams and cities that never had them are introducing them as well. sir Robert fought the media and road lobby who wanted trams removed from Melbourne streets he never backed down and counter acted every argument put forward for their removal I will continue with more as page has run out

There is activity at Roxburgh Park Station. Looks like a platform being built on eastern side and a mountain of rocks dumped nearby. Do you have any info on this?

using Melb trams for a pub crawl is Epic, 22 pots at 22 pubs is my record hic...................

The cost blowouts are staggering, 85% of Perth will never use this service what takes 15 to 20 minutes by car or MC takes 2 hours by train So well over $15,000,000,000 spent to cheer up just 375,000 people? At $40,000 a passenger would have been better value to offer free cars.

I will say having been a Melbourner and experiencing Sydney's double decker trains for the first time I noticed that they feel really claustrophobic and stuffy. Melbourne's trains definitely have more room (when not full) and more ventillation, this coupled with the fact that most lines' trains will generally at most be at 60% capacity really makes them seem better.

I feel like a fair bit of the line could be constructed using cut-and-cover which would offset a bit of the cost. There really isn't much in Fishermans Bend to get in the way (Aside from the West Gate of course) and the recent proposed alignment seems to go underneath Fenrell St anyway. For that reason I am also partial to the alignment underneath Alexandra Parade, as it is wide enough to allow for cut-and-cover without it being prohibitively disruptive.

Metro Rail Tunnel 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 NOT NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lad, if you are going to cover history you should not add your own erroneous prejudise . Left leaning government ? The left came a lot later Sonny.

Until Hawke and his mate Abeles orchestrated the 1989 pilots strike to bring about deregulation only the upper class could afford to fly.

I would love a station at Chadstone, which is pretty close to Huntingdale

The labor government here in Victoria is sending this state broke so be prepared for inaction on these badly needed infrastructure projects

These projects can't happen quick enough and are desperately needed unfortunately we are governed by inept politicians where sense doesn't prevail just politics between politicians

Thank goodness common sense prevailed and tramway conversion didn't happen to this line unlike the retrograde step done to the port Melbourne and st Kilda lines what was required on the upfield line was mainly done that's closing of some level crossings antiquated but historical hand gates and Signal box controlled gates replaced with boom barriers /level crossing removals introduction of three position signalling and duplication from fawkner to Gowrie and hopefully to upfield and extension to Somerton six car operation replacing the mainly three car operation the nearby north Coburg tramway is hindered by the heavy road traffic on Sydney road I have had argument's with know alls that think tram replacement is better than the trains that ran to port Melbourne and st Kilda if that's the case why don't we replaced the whole train system with tramways, answer off course not it would be a big failure I was lucky enough to drive trains to port Melbourne and stkilda and know the trains were far superior to the trams that replaced them the right proper and only thing was done on the upfield line

As country victorian why is my taxes paying for an of this, when the stolen monies from our failing roads

4:15 I have a my wallpaper as a pic I took of 822M 😂

If you look at the course of this system it is absolutely going nowhere. What does it serve the ports receive all incoming goods? Where do those goods go to? There? Won’t be many of them going down this road. This reminds me of supplying electricity to China through the Philippines Now that’s a big waste of money a huge waste of money but let’s face it. If you’re giving kickbacks to people the bigger the bill the better the kickback this government couldn’t run a bath as an economist and a person who has written law in this country that the federal police use 247 to charge your credit card from fraud from down under where they never stick to any law

Bro imma be 50 when this starts construction

Metro tunnel 2 > Suburban Rail Loop.

What a wonderful video. It makes you smile, when you see ye olde footage, of tracks still in use now. St. George's & Miller sts im looking at you. Thanks for the informative video 🎉

I've always wondered, just what that bend between the Merri and Rushall stations was. It looked out of place, as the Mernda train takes that long wide turn. It was a rail line?

Why?

What a waste of $300 billion

A shame Metro 1 never connected to South Yarra

I doubt I can see that happen in my lifetime

8:50 mr johnston btfo

@metromanmelbourne - Thanks for this great video. My father made a home movie in 1976 and in it he captured the intersection of Swanston Street and Batman Ave. Here is the video - look out for the tram terminus at the end of Batman Av. ua-cam.com/video/IFYndhu089M/v-deo.htmlsi=X78ZdVz1rQGsqpWz

I hope that even if Domain Rd/Park St trams don't return that they will leave the existing tram tracks in place as a part of the historic narrative of the area.

I don't know why you said the Footscray lines were closed. One of them still survives, being the Footscray to Moonee Ponds line.

Shortly the cost makes it much more required to start now because that cost will only ever go up

With the current Allen government sending Victoria's economy down the toilet, any new works will be generations away. Interesting though. 807 liked.

Would there be enough room to tear down the BRT lanes in the distant future and replace it with rail? I could see it being an expensive but subtle way to reserve land.

Should be light rail from Southern Cross to Fishermans bend

Meanwhile, China has 159,000 km of railways and 45,000 kilometres of high speed rail, using mostly iron from Australia

Let’s build an airport rail first. As much as I love this project. Melbourne desperately needs airport rail before anything else is done.

I assume you have heard about the Metro 3 proposal? Obviously it's not something seriously considered but after watching this and your Metro 2 video I guess one wonders if you have any comments on if such a thing were to ever be considered for real. Personally, what I will say is that having lived in the area this railway would go through before, I would like more public transport options than just buses. Of course whether it's ever feasible or a lot of people want it is another thing, but as someone reliant on public transport, it's a shame that the only thing serious being considered is the Suburban Rail Loop station (which is at least something that will take the load off the buses). Not even a tram 48 extension. I guess they're at least trying to make the bus connection to the city better though.

Maybe as a future Melbourne Metro 3 line?

They need to construct an east-west line that goes from Derrimut to Doncaster.

Preffered my arse, in one word GREED.

I think a much better investment is new northwest line with a train station at highpoint shopping center and the Maribrynong defence site.

I wish they’d done this instead of the suburban rail loop. It seems more useful.

Not going to happen. All the funds have been channeled to the SRL

build airport link first. No one will use suburban loop phase 1

⚠The latest plan involves the use of Donkeys which will operate after hours to relieve the congestion. The expected date of completion is 2088 🇦🇺

The Geelong VLine train can go through this, without all the stops. Just using the rails. Metro trains can wait as it passes as Vliners pay more and have further to travel. Not to mention the western suburbs give everyone a headache.