Australia is Building a $125BN Mega-Railway

Melbourne's metro upgrade is on a scale we’ve never seen before.

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0:00 Intro
0:51 Get Construction Talking
1:20 Melbourne is Changing
2:41 The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL)
4:20 Masterworks
5:42 The Metro Tunnel
8:55 Outro

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[deadzed]

The census data that only 3% of people used the train is a bit misleading, it was taken in the middle of a lockdown where 1/3 people were working from home (5.5% on PT total). 2016 is a bit more accurate with 2/3 people driving, while the train was around 8% (16% PT in total). Either way the point still stands that train usage is lacking

[mylesnmore]

Living in Singapore for last 15-years I can confess the variety of MRT lines w options to chart your own path to the destination are an absolute LIFESAVER. Oh man, we use it everyday and no need for a car at all.

[YetAnotherGeorgeth]

UK: our infrastructure projects are expensive and take a long time to complete
Australia: hold my beer, mate!

[planetdisco]

Well I just finished nightshift on my 54th birthday rigging a 100tonne pin-jib crane on this very project, got home and poured myself a glass of wine to greet the rising sun on this glorious spring morning and have to say was utterly delighted to see it on the B1M. I’m even in the background in one of the shots! 😂 because of my roster I was privileged enough to actually work two shifts on my birthday. 😳huzzah and happy birthday to me lol

[jamesdominguez]

As a Melburnian, I'm a bit sad the completion date for the entire suburban loop has been pushed out so far. Originally the entire thing was due to be finished around 2050 or so, but for a whole bunch of reasons that's slipped way back. I was looking forward to rising it in my 80s, but now it looks lke it won't be done in my lifetime (unless medical science takes a MASSIVE leap forward in the next few decades).

[JohnFromAccounting]

The attitude here in Melbourne is that the SRL connection to the airport has a high chance of getting scrapped. But we also know that Doncaster is desperately in need of transit, and Clayton/Monash is incredibly under-serviced for how important of a location it is.

[tigerkuma]

I lived in Chengdu, China for 12 years. The speed at which the metro was built was astounding. 4 lines were completed in less than a decade...

[abelsuisse]

The cost sounds astronomical. The 200km of new tracks and 68 new stations of the more complex grand Paris express is expected to cost between 35 and 40 billion euros only, compared to 90km of Melbourne for 75bn euros !

[Hudpix]

I still can’t believe Melbourne doesn’t have a train line connected to the airport.

[jdillon]

@TheB1M A minor correction. Most of Melbourne's rail network was built in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Not post-war as stated in the video.

[NeuroSpicyNonna]

I live in Melbourne, travel on trains regularly. Lots of people use trains. Post pandemic probably more people as fuel is so expensive plus fares are capped at $10 full fare and concession $5 per day to travel metro and regional. Train travel is cheap. My line will be going into the new tunnel, looking forward to it operating.

[benV]

Fearmongering about the economy to shill masterworks is not a good look. Especially when a realistic picture of the economic outlook is crucial to the prospects of these sorts of megaprojects. Otherwise, nice vid, as always

[aussietaipan]

Trains running 10 min apart in Melbourne depends on the time of day and train stations. A large station like Clayton see's trains every 3 min in peak times and 5-7 min non peak times. Some stations like Yarraman are "skip " stations and are missed in peak times every 3rd train.

[simsportif]

I was complaining that the 150km+ Grand Paris express was only going to be completed by 2030.

I cant imagine having to know such a crucial piece of infrastructure would be completed by 2080!!! Id go mad.

[snaphappy]

Brisbane Australia has a similar problem of almost all train and bus routes only going north and south into the CBD. It if you need to go sideways through suburbs, good luck lol.
We are getting another train tunnel but our main priority is highways and more north/south routes...
Geography definitely plays a part here but its been an issue some have echoed for years. We are so car centric with no end in site.

[-Osiris-]

So basically 90% of us watching this video will be dead by the time the whole thing is competed. Cool.

[coffeeshopcat]

This is the first time i've been really disappointed by a B1M video. As an infrastructure and skyscraper junkie, i felt this video was thrown together quickly, placed more importance and information on the built in ads, and gave short shift to the builders and designers of what is an amazing project in a city that is growing and developing at an astounding pace. I hope that when the B1M is in Australia in the next couple of months to help with the very worthwhile mental health issues facing workers in the construction industry, they can take a few moments to pause and look back at this video, and then raise their game to the level that we have come to appreciate love and respect.
In all honesty, it was depressing to see such little effort shown.

[JohnFromAccounting]

The Burwood to Caulfield example is something that can't be solved by a metro, but could easily be served by an expansion of the tram network.

[mrbbqcraig]

I used to live in Melbourne, the train system is lacking, to put it politely for sure.
Now I live in Tokyo and without a doubt the train system here, just in Tokyo alone is incredible.
It's possible to walk in any direction and stumble upon a subway station or train station.... there is no chance of getting lost ❗👍

Cheers to all of you from my favorite YouTube channel 🤟✨

[RealNotOrrio]

as a melbournian i really want this project to go ahead and think its a vital link for the city but project management could be better making construction cheaper and quicker without cutting down on scope