Good stuff Phil! - I was on the service in front of you from Carlo to Westmead. That right turn from Rosehill Gardens towards the bridge certainly grabs your attention...
Sexy the way it just accelerated after Cumberland Highway, so much faster than the old T6 and a bonus voice cameo of transport Vlogs, great video as always Phil!🎉
love walking the path that runs across the light rail all the way to parramatta then taking the light rail back. they’ve done well with the road walkways.
Wow, the big day has finally arrived! And it was a perfect day for it. Kudos to the real heroes of our public transport, the drivers and train guards. And thanks Phil for being there.
It came up on us by surprise lol I’m so happy it has opened, it’s a much needed line for all of the suburbs serviced by it. Yes they are definitely our heroes :)
Hi Phil, thanks for sharing this opening. this will be a big day in history for sure for the Parramatta regions. Certainly a nice sunny day to have the opening, which is an extra bonus. It is great that they were able to reuse some of the former train reservation. Anyway, take care. Rob in Melbourne Australia.
Hi mate! :) No worries, thank you for watching. It’s truly something that Parramatta and every suburb along the line needed :) The Dundas station building has been kept and is part of the Dundas stop which i find so great. I’ll be spending more time in Melbourne in the near future :)
Thanks for talking to me at Carlingford light rail station yesterday Phil! Made my day! Btw I meant by 2018 instead of 2015 cause I was stuttering that I met you 😅
Even on the concrete sections they looked like they were going faster than the slow af L2 and L3. Its why I like the Urbos tram lines over the Citadis ones. Great coverage bro.
8:33 - stand clear doors closing announcement. first time on a sydney tram. i am really happy this has been introduced. along with the time to next destination on the pids, following on from canberra. 12:18 - an example where the speed limit is too high and the driver should probably go 10km for a smoother ride.
@@wence25games89 given the driver would have driven the route many times in training to know the feel of the cab - i get the feeling it may have been a lapse in concentration opening day and all.
Hey Phil! I took the 5am service from Westmead this morning, took it all the way to Carlo and then back again! It was a fun experience, having been there when it first came through the cbd back in March during the testing phase. Fun fact you were on the same LRV I took this morning. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the trip!
It's great that it's finally open, and I hope the businesses that have struggled along the line during construction begin to see some relief, but it will never stop irking me that there wasn't a way to link to Epping to meet with the Metro.
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I agree. A quicker way for the north shore & central coast to get to Parramatta and the west. A quicker way for people in Carlingford, Telopea, etc to get to the metro & the north shore & Sydney It would be worth the investment in the long term.
Agreed! Don’t get me wrong, i loved it when Sydney Trains were running but it was such a pain getting anywhere as you could wait anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour getting at train from Carlingford to Clyde then you’d have to change for another train. It’s so much easier this way. They kept a little bit of history at Dundas (the station building).
Awesome video as always. Love your content. I admit I might visit Parramatta once a year so this is like being a tourist for me. “Childrens hospital station”- isn’t that missing an apostrophe in the spelling? 😂
Great vlog Phil why don't they connect to Epping. It's crazy
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I agree. A quicker way for the north shore & central coast to get to Parramatta and the west. A quicker way for people in Carlingford, Telopea, etc to get to the metro & the north shore & Sydney It would be worth the investment in the long term.
I was there Phil did the first trip but I didn't see you Today was only a trip both ways but from tomorrow I'll start visiting stops each day and filming at different locations as it's a new Line
Just curious; are the outside stops the only way to touch on and off on Opal Readers there, or do they also have Opal Readers inside the trams as well? I know all the trains there have outside Opal Readers on stations and I would assume the ferries would have a similar arrangement on wharves. In Melbourne, Myki readers are inside trams and buses, though only outside on stations with trains. In Adelaide, the Metrocard Readers are inside of trams, buses and even trains. Also, in Adelaide, there is only touching on and not touching off.
Opal readers are on every light rail station, not on the light rail vehicles themselves. We have touch on and touch off - except for ferries - because we have distance-based charging depending on the transit mode. There's a cut off at $60.00 from memory i.e. after that it goes either to half charge or no charge at all.
Interesting system. Here in Melbourne our Myki cards work on time based charging, usually two hours. Hence, we can travel a short return trip under two hours, but only be charged once, despite touching on and off. Also, being a pensioner, I can travel totally free in Melbourne on weekends, though I still need to touch on and off and can even be checked by inspectors.
Isn't this the line that had so many problems and delays, with both tracks and trains having issues? I remember seeing TV news reports here about a problematic tram line with no opening date in sight. Seeing that this one is open, I might be confusing 2 different lines. Though the rolling sound is a bit bizarre.
Yes this is the one however the news blew it waaaaaaay out of proportion. Yes they had a number of issues but it’s to be expected as it’s a brand new like with brand new vehicles. It’s a pretty good system i reckon :) Once all the teething issues are ironed out it’ll he even better :)
Thanks. I saw them on RUclips, as I live pretty much on the other side of the world. Good for Sydney to get a bew tram line, is it connected to any of the new metro stations? Greetings from Paris.
There is a new Metro line that will connect Parramatta to Sydney CBD and suburbs in between that’s due to open in 2032 :) I’d love to visit Paris one day :)
Ah yes, that's the West line that goes directly West from the CBD, right? Serving the Olympic park and the "land fingers" extending into the bay. Has construction started on this line yet? I really hope they'll do a second or even third Mega Metro series. Yes you should come visit Paris, especially because it's in the middle of a transit-a-palooza era right now. They're currently building the gigantic Grand Paris Express metro expansion, among many other things. This year was particularly rich, with the opening of 1 tramway extension, 3 metro extensions, and 1 RER extension, totaling over 30 kilometers of new lines and something like 24 new stations. Plus a bunch of fancy new trains on several lines. Next year, there'll also be the first multi-station urban transit gondola line opening in the city-region. Then massive sections of the 200km metro expansion opening pretty much every year until 2032. Plus the many tramway extensions under construction or planned. This comes after a decade during which they opened 10 new tramway lines. It's like it's raining new transit. So there's plenty of new tunnels, stations, trains, metros, trams, and other vehicles, like Disney World for transit enthusiasts.
It seems to be a lot faster and zippier than the atrociously slow line that goes to Randwick and Kingsford. Theyve done a great job with the aesthetics of the line too. Just need to work on improving the light/signal sequencing.
@@erroreliminator2.076these are already 7 car/module trams which is long enough. They can increase frequencies if needed, but don't double them up. Doubling up is a terrible idea.
Could have made it more informative by having accompanying map of the network showing progress, clear audible announcements of stations, and how much time the complete journey takes from start to finish.
Meanwhile while every sheep zombie thinks this is great they have no idea about the incoming high rise units and everything in that area getting more expensive.
If you think this is slow you haven't seen the L2 and L3 lines. So far from what I can tell this runs at a good speed, especially considering it spend a bit of time running through the centre of Parramatta. Obviously driving will be quicker but the whole purpose of public transport is to help people that can't drive get around and to give people options so that there are less cars on the road.
Hey Phil! I took the 5am service from Westmead this morning, took it all the way to Carlo and then back again! It was a fun experience, having been there when it first came through the cbd back in March during the testing phase. Fun fact you were on the same LRV I took this morning. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the trip!
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well done phil for uploading so quickly. really exciting times for sydney with so many new projects opening in succession.
Cheers! I almost didn’t get it uploaded in time as internet was slow for a bit but all went well :)
So much happening and so much to come :)
Thanks for the ride-along Phil! And the extra "commentary" from Paul. Cheers
No worries mate!
Thank you for watching :)
ooh glad to finally see it open was enjoying the previews of the line 😊
It’s a great and much needed line for the area :)
@@sydneytrainsvlogs Indeed! the people of Parramatta will benefit a lot from this line
Agreed!
It’s so much easier to get out of Carlingford too :)
@@sydneytrainsvlogs ikr this was definitely worth the conversion 😄
Very much agreed! :)
Good stuff Phil! - I was on the service in front of you from Carlo to Westmead. That right turn from Rosehill Gardens towards the bridge certainly grabs your attention...
What do you think of the line? :)
Oh yes that was rough 🤣🤣🤣
The driver looked surprised by it 😮
Good trip Phil Nice to see the L4 open
Sexy the way it just accelerated after Cumberland Highway, so much faster than the old T6 and a bonus voice cameo of transport Vlogs, great video as always Phil!🎉
It is definitely faster than the train was on the T6 i agree :)
Hahaha yes it was cool to run into Paul :)
Phil, you should do a coffee stop/shop tour of each of the 16 stations, just to let us country folk know what’s around 😀👍
love walking the path that runs across the light rail all the way to parramatta then taking the light rail back. they’ve done well with the road walkways.
Cool. Nice to see the trees along Church St growing along
Cheers :)
Yes it looks amazing doesn’t it? :)
Amazing video Phil, my favourite light rail stop would be dundas because of the lovely heleght building
Thanking you! :)
Yes Dundas is also my favourite because of the old station building
Just over 30 minutes to Carlingford from Westmead, that's pretty darn good!
It’s so much quicker than when Sydney Trains ran the T6 line haha it’d take forever to get to Parramatta
Too slow
Wow, the big day has finally arrived! And it was a perfect day for it. Kudos to the real heroes of our public transport, the drivers and train guards. And thanks Phil for being there.
It came up on us by surprise lol
I’m so happy it has opened, it’s a much needed line for all of the suburbs serviced by it.
Yes they are definitely our heroes :)
@sydneytrainsvlogs agreed, I like it when any Sydney trains projects open, eg the l4, metro etc
super glad to finally see this line opened :D
Likewise! :)
Watching your vid now!
Great video Phil - Day 1 ride! (Interesting hearing Paul chatting with you at the end) TD 😄✅👍
Thank you! :)
I was happy to run into Paul on the trip :)
This is fantastic
Agreed! :)
Hi Phil, thanks for sharing this opening. this will be a big day in history for sure for the Parramatta regions. Certainly a nice sunny day to have the opening, which is an extra bonus. It is great that they were able to reuse some of the former train reservation. Anyway, take care. Rob in Melbourne Australia.
Hi mate! :)
No worries, thank you for watching.
It’s truly something that Parramatta and every suburb along the line needed :)
The Dundas station building has been kept and is part of the Dundas stop which i find so great.
I’ll be spending more time in Melbourne in the near future :)
Thanks for talking to me at Carlingford light rail station yesterday Phil! Made my day!
Btw I meant by 2018 instead of 2015 cause I was stuttering that I met you 😅
No worries! Thank you for watching for all this time :)
Looks fantastic hopefully get to go on soon at some point
Nice video phil
I’ll try it out soon!
Awesome :)
Even on the concrete sections they looked like they were going faster than the slow af L2 and L3. Its why I like the Urbos tram lines over the Citadis ones. Great coverage bro.
8:33 - stand clear doors closing announcement. first time on a sydney tram. i am really happy this has been introduced. along with the time to next destination on the pids, following on from canberra. 12:18 - an example where the speed limit is too high and the driver should probably go 10km for a smoother ride.
True. At 12:18 the driver and everyone else is thrown to the left. Poor driver had something fall over in the cab.
@@wence25games89 given the driver would have driven the route many times in training to know the feel of the cab - i get the feeling it may have been a lapse in concentration opening day and all.
Nah we need less annoying announcements not more
Hey Phil! I took the 5am service from Westmead this morning, took it all the way to Carlo and then back again! It was a fun experience, having been there when it first came through the cbd back in March during the testing phase.
Fun fact you were on the same LRV I took this morning. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the trip!
It's great that it's finally open, and I hope the businesses that have struggled along the line during construction begin to see some relief, but it will never stop irking me that there wasn't a way to link to Epping to meet with the Metro.
I agree.
A quicker way for the north shore & central coast to get to Parramatta and the west.
A quicker way for people in Carlingford, Telopea, etc to get to the metro & the north shore & Sydney
It would be worth the investment in the long term.
FELICES FIESTAS PHIL🤗🤗👍
Now THIS is a Carlingford Line.
Agreed!
Don’t get me wrong, i loved it when Sydney Trains were running but it was such a pain getting anywhere as you could wait anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour getting at train from Carlingford to Clyde then you’d have to change for another train.
It’s so much easier this way.
They kept a little bit of history at Dundas (the station building).
Well, I'm excited to watch the vid later
Enjoy :)
@sydneytrainsvlogs thanks, I'll edit & post my terrible video abt the trip from westmead to carlingford later today or tmr
Your video will be cool :)
@ thanks!
How long until the red line appears on google maps
It should be there very soon if not now
Lezzzz goooo finally after all this time.
Awesome video as always. Love your content. I admit I might visit Parramatta once a year so this is like being a tourist for me.
“Childrens hospital station”- isn’t that missing an apostrophe in the spelling? 😂
love the green track. also do i hear the transportvlog guy?
Yes i ran into Paul on the trip to Westmead :)
The streets transformed from ugly streets with ugly cars in them to nice clean areas. They should do this for all business/commercial ares.
I can't believe some people say this is going to be a white elephant as trams are normally always full
Great vlog Phil why don't they connect to Epping. It's crazy
I agree.
A quicker way for the north shore & central coast to get to Parramatta and the west.
A quicker way for people in Carlingford, Telopea, etc to get to the metro & the north shore & Sydney
It would be worth the investment in the long term.
How long until the new trams are plastered in advertising signs?
Not long i’d imagine
From 29:50, the tram vehicle disengaged the pantograph and used the onboard battery to proceed with the trip.
I went on it today aswell Phil, the tram I went on was 2169
Nice! The one that i first went on was 2162 :)
@ nice!
I'm kind of watching this vid right now, but I'll watch it later when I can listen with audio
That’s cool, i hope you enjoy the video :)
@@sydneytrainsvlogsI'm sure I will as you make great railway related content
Hooray! L4 is Open!
It’s so great to see it open!
It obviously use 750 v overhead and batters when no overhead, does it use any aps as does the trams from Town Hall to Circular Quay.
What happened to Rydalmere? Did it get renamed to yarrimundi?
Rydalmere has been names Yallamundi because there will be a stop on the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 called Rydalmere :)
might go on this in january when im in sydney
Sounds good mate! :)
@ might probably jump on at westmead
Me too
Westmead is a good place to start :)
@@sydneytrainsvlogs I agreed 🤝
I saw you on the tram but i was too shy
Awww that’s ok, come and say hi next time you see me 😊
0:42 I was around (but not at) that bus stop
in some light rails you need to tap again for the return trip.
Yes you do :)
Interesting. What’s the source of electric power? I didn’t see any overhead wires.
All credit to the Parramatta Light Rail, a little disappointing that the line stops short from Carlingford shopping centre
I am planning to go on the L4 and film a video on my channel all the best I am a huge fan of STV
I was there Phil did the first trip but I didn't see you
Today was only a trip both ways but from tomorrow I'll start visiting stops each day and filming at different locations as it's a new Line
I was there after work so after 11am :)
In the coming weeks i’ll also visit each station showcasing them with Trams taking passengers :)
@sydneytrainsvlogs I was there after work around just after 2:00pm I got the train from Werrington to Westmead then the light rail from there
What do you think of the line? :)
@sydneytrainsvlogs it was absolutely fantastic
That’s great to hear!
I love it as it’s faster than it was when trains were running the line (Carlingford portion) and it’s super convenient.
Just curious; are the outside stops the only way to touch on and off on Opal Readers there, or do they also have Opal Readers inside the trams as well? I know all the trains there have outside Opal Readers on stations and I would assume the ferries would have a similar arrangement on wharves. In Melbourne, Myki readers are inside trams and buses, though only outside on stations with trains. In Adelaide, the Metrocard Readers are inside of trams, buses and even trains. Also, in Adelaide, there is only touching on and not touching off.
Opal readers are on every light rail station, not on the light rail vehicles themselves. We have touch on and touch off - except for ferries - because we have distance-based charging depending on the transit mode. There's a cut off at $60.00 from memory i.e. after that it goes either to half charge or no charge at all.
Interesting system. Here in Melbourne our Myki cards work on time based charging, usually two hours. Hence, we can travel a short return trip under two hours, but only be charged once, despite touching on and off. Also, being a pensioner, I can travel totally free in Melbourne on weekends, though I still need to touch on and off and can even be checked by inspectors.
What station on the light rail line started the old T6 line?
Carlingford all the way to Rosehill Gardens is part of the old T6 :)
@@sydneytrainsvlogsOK thanks Phil and I'll be sure to enjoy this video
Isn't this the line that had so many problems and delays, with both tracks and trains having issues?
I remember seeing TV news reports here about a problematic tram line with no opening date in sight.
Seeing that this one is open, I might be confusing 2 different lines.
Though the rolling sound is a bit bizarre.
Yes this is the one however the news blew it waaaaaaay out of proportion.
Yes they had a number of issues but it’s to be expected as it’s a brand new like with brand new vehicles.
It’s a pretty good system i reckon :)
Once all the teething issues are ironed out it’ll he even better :)
Thanks.
I saw them on RUclips, as I live pretty much on the other side of the world.
Good for Sydney to get a bew tram line, is it connected to any of the new metro stations?
Greetings from Paris.
There is a new Metro line that will connect Parramatta to Sydney CBD and suburbs in between that’s due to open in 2032 :)
I’d love to visit Paris one day :)
Ah yes, that's the West line that goes directly West from the CBD, right? Serving the Olympic park and the "land fingers" extending into the bay.
Has construction started on this line yet?
I really hope they'll do a second or even third Mega Metro series.
Yes you should come visit Paris, especially because it's in the middle of a transit-a-palooza era right now.
They're currently building the gigantic Grand Paris Express metro expansion, among many other things.
This year was particularly rich, with the opening of 1 tramway extension, 3 metro extensions, and 1 RER extension, totaling over 30 kilometers of new lines and something like 24 new stations. Plus a bunch of fancy new trains on several lines.
Next year, there'll also be the first multi-station urban transit gondola line opening in the city-region. Then massive sections of the 200km metro expansion opening pretty much every year until 2032. Plus the many tramway extensions under construction or planned.
This comes after a decade during which they opened 10 new tramway lines. It's like it's raining new transit.
So there's plenty of new tunnels, stations, trains, metros, trams, and other vehicles, like Disney World for transit enthusiasts.
@@KyrilPG damn and I thought Sydney was building lots of transit hahahaha
It will always be Rydalmere to me.
Isn't the first carriage the quiet carriage?
Wtf?? Wasn't it delayed till like next year yesterday??
That’s what we were lead to believe by the news but that made it much more dramatic than it actually was
It seems to be a lot faster and zippier than the atrociously slow line that goes to Randwick and Kingsford. Theyve done a great job with the aesthetics of the line too. Just need to work on improving the light/signal sequencing.
Oh it is faster trust me! Haha
Apparently 25k people used it in the first 4 days according to Chris Minns
How do we create youtube channel guildines for chat?
I was there
Should have built the light rail like the ones we have on the L2 and L3 lines. These tiny light rail will too easily reach capacity
No. The absurd length of the L2 and L3 trams make them unbearably slow. Best to just increase frequencies.
@shaungordon9737 you don't need double back trams until required.
@@erroreliminator2.076these are already 7 car/module trams which is long enough. They can increase frequencies if needed, but don't double them up. Doubling up is a terrible idea.
@@shaungordon9737 the L2/L3 trams are better
Tram spends a lot of time moving at snails 🐌 pace.
Sorry Phil and Paul for showing you two I subbed to you two
Don’t be sorry, we appreciate it very much :)
Thank you for subscribing to us :)
You're welcome
Love you and Paul's content, keep it up!!
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Thank you! :)
about time syd is slow at this shit
It would be a lot more useful if it went to Epping.
My grandma saw but do not tell me
Awwww
@ I know, but can we meet at but can we at carlingford station?
You’ll see me around one day :)
I will be on the L4 here and there over the next few weeks
@@sydneytrainsvlogs yeah hopefully
Could have made it more informative by having accompanying map of the network showing progress, clear audible announcements of stations, and how much time the complete journey takes from start to finish.
Give some speed, man...Give me some speed!! Another snail rail.
Meanwhile while every sheep zombie thinks this is great they have no idea about the incoming high rise units and everything in that area getting more expensive.
We know, and it's great
@shaungordon9737 you meet the definition of having NFI.
I’m reporting You
For?
It seems to me that this is a line to nowhere that benefits no real Aussies. What a disgrace this government is bringing in all these immigrants.
Do not respond to this anonymous user as they are obviously MAGA, and trying to start conflict with others for their personal enjoyment.
It links a lot of key areas. And your racism isn't related.
What is wrong with RUclips moderators these days. I disagree with someone and get warned and this person can post racist remarks.
Slow, sluggish, frustrating not impressed. Driving is faster.
Talk about missing the point. This line is going to be a huge success, trust me.
If you think this is slow you haven't seen the L2 and L3 lines. So far from what I can tell this runs at a good speed, especially considering it spend a bit of time running through the centre of Parramatta. Obviously driving will be quicker but the whole purpose of public transport is to help people that can't drive get around and to give people options so that there are less cars on the road.
you haven't seen the l2 and l3 then.
Spot the Aussie
Too slow journey from Carlingford to Parramatta! Wasted
It’s slower in Sydney City
Hey Phil! I took the 5am service from Westmead this morning, took it all the way to Carlo and then back again! It was a fun experience, having been there when it first came through the cbd back in March during the testing phase.
Fun fact you were on the same LRV I took this morning. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the trip!