Sydney CBD & South East Light Rail Open Date Revealed

Hi everyone.

The Sydney CBD & South East Light Rail L2 Line from Randwick to Circular Quay will open on Saturday 14th December 2019.

The stops on the L2 are:

Randwick

UNSW Hight Street

Wansey Road

Royal Randwick

Moore Park

Surry Hills

Central Chalmers Street

Haymarket

Chinatown

Town Hall

QVB (Queen Victoria Building)

Wynyard

Bridge Street

Circular Quay

For videos of the testing and commissioning of these trams and the line please check out the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-OFdIVf0YcapSyChlZYr8STzW9bBeukO

Also if you haven’t already, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel:

www.youtube.com/sydneytrainsvlogs

Thank you for reading!

I hope to see you all there.

Phil,

Sydney Trains Vlogs.

Sydney Trains: Passenger Information Screen Update

Hi all.

As some of you may have seen, there has been an update to the PIDS (Passenger Information Display Screens) at Sydney Train stations.

Instead of showing the next train and the following train, it now shows the next train plus the following two trains.

The photo above shows the updated screens.

Taken from the concourse at Sydenham station.

Thank you for reading!

Check out my videos on Sydney Trains Vlogs on YouTube by visiting the link below:

www.youtube.com/sydneytrainsvlogs

Sydney CBD & South East Light Rail

Hi all, most of you would have noticed by now that trams have started testing between Central and Circular Quay during the daytime.

The photo above shows Alstom Citadis X05 units 015 and 016 on Eddy Ave on their return run to Central from Town Hall.

Below is a link to my videos showing Sydney CBD & South East Light Rail testing and driver training at various locations.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-OFdIVf0YcapSyChlZYr8STzW9bBeukO

Thank you for reading,

Phil (Sydney Trains Vlogs).

Additional Opal Gates for Central Station

Hi all.

Central station is currently in the process of receiving extra Opal gates near the Grand Concourse to improve access to platforms.

The picture above shows the construction where the gates will be and the picture below is information for passing passengers.

Thank you for reading,

Phil.

Sydney Trains Delays - Trains over 4 hours (240 minutes) late

Hi all.

It looks like today definitely isn’t the day to be travelling on Sydneys Trains.

Due to an earlier breakdown at Town Hall and track repairs at Central some trains are over 100 minutes late.

The photo above shows a train that is 242 minutes late.

That’s just over 4 hours.

It’s probably best to avoid the rail network today (if you can).

Tomorrow is a new day.

www.youtube.com/sydneytrainsvlogs

Cheers for reading!

Ciao :)

Eastern Suburbs Railway Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Hi all.

On Sunday 23rd June 2019 the Eastern Suburbs Railway (ESR) celebrated its 40th anniversary.

As part of the celebrations S Set S54, cars C3001, T4101, T4961 and C3862 ran a special service.

This service ran from Flemington Maintenance Centre to Sydney Terminal, from there it ran to Hurstville before performing a run to Bondi Junction where a photo op etc took place.

The photo above was of S54 at Bondi Junction during this event.

From Bondi Junction this S Set returned to Flemington Maintenance Centre after visiting Hurstville and Sydney Terminal again.

To watch my video on this event please visit the link below:

https://youtu.be/qlAaQSIDVf8

Thank you for reading!

Be sure to check out some of my other blog posts.

Until next time!

Sydney Trains Vlogs

Tangara Technology Upgrade Update

Hi all.

A lot of you have been asking me for an update on the Tanagara Technology Upgrade.

The photo above was in the September 2017 Fleet Update.

This photo was taken inside set T106.

Currently the two sets undergoing the upgrade and trials to do with the upgrade are at UGL UniPart in Auburn.

The sets are T72 and T106.

Testing should start sometime soon with these two sets followed by the entry to service some time after that.

If anyone does have any info, please follow Sydney Trains Vlogs on Facebook and send me a message through there.

www.facebook.com/sydneytrainsvlogs

Cheers,

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.

Sydney Metro Stage 1 Opens 26th May 2019

Hi all.

As a lot of you may have seen in various places already, Sydney Metro Stage 1 opens on Sunday 26th May 2019.

This line includes the following stations:

Tallawong

Rouse Hill

Kellyville

Bella Vista

Norwest

Hills Showground

Castle Hill

Cherrybrook

Epping

Macquarie University

Macquarie Park

Chatswood

At Chatswood people can change for Sydney Trains T9 services to Gordon and T1 Western and North Shore trains.

This line will be operated by the new driverless Alstom Metropolis train which will for now, be 6 carriages long and will run approx every 4 minutes in peak times.

Below are a few links to videos of mine including Sydney Metro station tours and testing of the new trains:

Rouse Hill Station Tour:

https://youtu.be/CgeupYfN6r4

Hills Showground Station Tour:

https://youtu.be/jk-l2sxOqPE

Castle Hill Station Tour:

https://youtu.be/HTNybhBSuM0

Driverless train testing at Chatswood:

https://youtu.be/biRUzV1QVjY

Driverless train testing at Balmoral Rd, Kellyville:

https://youtu.be/1H-TDgcowAU

Thanks for reading,

Phil (Sydney Trains Vlogs)

Sydney Trains Vlogs Reaches 10 Million Total Views!!!

Hi all!

Sydney Trains Vlogs has surpassed 10,000,000 total views.

Thank you all for your support!

The link to my thank you video is below.

https://youtu.be/AZahpY0W5cc

Cheers,

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.

Sydney Trains Vlogs: Waratah A42 Returns to Servie

Hi all.

Waratah set A42 which was damaged as a result of hitting the buffers at Richmond station Platform 2 in January 2018 has returned to service.

It returned to service in late March 2019.

D6342 being the carriage that hit the buffers is still at Cardiff.

PPTV carriage D6379 is replacing D6342 for the time being.

This set has all new gangways as most of the old ones were damaged in the accident.

In the photo above we see A42 at Central as it leaves Platform 17 for a City Circle service with D6379 being the closest car to the camera.

Below is a couple of showing A42 at Richmond on the day of the accident.

https://youtu.be/gkkFZN2Balg

https://youtu.be/TEDlx4EAhYw

Thank you for reading,

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.

Series 2 Waratah Update

Hi all.

Just a quick update on the Series 2 Waratah B Sets.

Earlier this week B20 entered service.

B21 was delivered earlier in the week.

B14 will be the next to enter service followed by B21.

B22, B23 and the last of the first batch B24 are at Cardiff pending delivery.

The second batch of B Sets B25 to B41 should arrive later this year.

Thank you for reading,

Phil, Sydney Trains Vlogs.

Sydney Trains Vlogs: Current B Set Progress

Hi all!

All information is as of 22/3/2019

The current status of the B Sets are as follows:

In service: B1 through to B13, B15 through to B18.

In test phase: B14, B19 & B20

At Cardiff pending delivery to Sydney: B21 through to B24.

So, we have all the first batch of B Sets in Australia (B1 - B24).

The second batch of B Sets will be for growth amd will not be replacing any other trains.

The K and C Sets will stay for now.

These sets will be B25 through to B41 will will begin delivery later this year.

Thank you for reading!

Phil.

No S Sets After the April 2019 Timetable Change

All information is as of 22/3/2019

Hi all!

As most of you may know, our S Set fleet are currently being replaced by the new Series 2 Waratah (B Set).

There is a timetable change coming this April that features no timetabled S Set runs.

We have approx 20 S Sets left in service.

x12 S Sets will be kept in storage for emergencies (x6 8 car trains).

So get your photo’s while you still can!

Thank you for reading,

Phil.

Sydney Trains Vlogs: Updated Title Screen

Hi all.

Just a quick update for you all.

From Vlog 1530 onwards the title screen will be slightly updated featuring Waratah set A76 on the right hand side of the screen.

Cheers!

Sydney Trains Vlogs: Follow Sydney Trains Vlogs on Instagram

Hi all!

Sydney Trains Vlogs is on Instagram.

My username is in the picture above! :)

Sydney Trains Vlogs Turns 5

Hi all!

On 23rd January 2019 Sydney Trains Vlogs turned 5 years old!

I put together a video showing a few different events and milestones that i have filmed over the past 5 years.

I will put that link below.

https://youtu.be/E0Sm31fdoBE

Thank you all for your support!

Stay tuned for more video’s