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Sydneys Super Tunnel Season 2 Episode 4
#Lani John Tupu
#Matthew Reilly
#Rodd Staples
#Sydneys Super Tunnel - Season 2
#Lani John Tupu
#Matthew Reilly
#Rodd Staples
#Sydneys Super Tunnel - Season 2
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00:00In Australia, Sydney is on a mission.
00:05There's still a huge amount of work that we need to do.
00:08To relieve chronic traffic congestion.
00:10Sydney's traffic problems are incredibly difficult to solve.
00:13By building a new state-of-the-art metro system right through the heart of the city.
00:21But can it all be built underneath five million busy people?
00:25Huge logistical nightmare.
00:27Without bringing them to a standstill.
00:29A lot of things have to go right in sequence.
00:32Live vehicle, cross passage five, Waterloo inbound.
00:35So an expert team of men and women from around the world.
00:38Quite scary. There's a lot that can go wrong.
00:41Are stepping up to this challenge.
00:44With some pleasure.
00:46Oh wow. This is amazing.
00:48And pain. Oh hell.
00:50Along the way.
00:52That's my station here. That's what we built.
00:54The construction on the ground breaking Sydney metro city line is rapidly approaching its last stop.
01:15Seven new 21st century railway stations have been coming to life.
01:20Filling the massive voids of the station boxes deep beneath Australia's busiest city.
01:28The biggest underground railway cavern in Australia, Victoria Cross, has been transformed into a striking, fully functioning automated train station.
01:38At Crow's Nest, more than 126,000 custom made bricks have been laid by hand creating its unique design.
01:49Right next to the harbour at Barangaroo, sandstone cladding has topped off the station.
01:55At Martin Place, the new pedestrian tunnel linking the metro to the existing suburban station has been transformed into a path of light with immersive sound and lightscapes.
02:08In the inner city suburb of Waterloo, finishing touches are underway, including massive public art installations and the display of some artefacts found during the excavation.
02:20In the CBD, Pitt Street Station is nearing completion and has now been renamed Gadigal, recognising the local indigenous community.
02:30And at Central, the longest escalators in the southern hemisphere have been lowered into place, each 45 metres long and weighing more than 26 tonnes.
02:50Now that the tracks are down and the trains have made their first tentative runs on the city line, Hugh Lawson has come to witness the finishing touches to the platform screen doors.
03:05Platform screen doors are a critical piece of the infrastructure, really symbolic of metro.
03:10It's one of the key features customers see and keeps them safe on the platforms.
03:14The PSDs, as they're commonly called, are one of the last pieces of train infrastructure to be bolted down.
03:21But it was a long journey to get them into the stations.
03:25We brought them in actually through the tunnels on high rail vehicles, dropped them onto the platforms and then from the platforms we had special lifting equipment.
03:33If you look at them, those are really heavy pieces of glass, like reinforced glass, big panes.
03:39That's so you get nice views through them when you're in the train so you know which station you're at.
03:43They've got to go in absolutely spot on, millimetre accuracy.
03:47These are super precise bits of mechanical kit.
03:50These doors are going to operate something like 70,000 times a year.
03:54So you can imagine any slight misalignment on the doors is going to be a problem.
03:59So the team that come in and install them, specialist team, went station to station, installing every single panel, every door,
04:06lining them up, testing them, making sure they were working, and then we move on to the next one and the next one.
04:11So, yeah, a really specialised task to get these doors in and make sure they're going to be good for their 30-year design life.
04:17There's one final detail that the construction teams have left.
04:21To peel the remaining section of protective coating off the last platform screen doors on the entire metro.
04:28So we thought we'd save the last bit for Hugh to come down.
04:31He's obviously been here for the full journey. It'd be nice to come down and just mark that together.
04:39What have we still got to go?
04:40So this is the very last bit. This is it.
04:42Six years of work and this is the very last stage of the project now.
04:46After all the work, I'm really glad to see this last piece of the puzzle coming together.
04:50Yes.
04:53It's a pretty special day because we've been working at Central for probably seven years.
04:57From putting in an access bridge, to the archaeological work, to the excavation,
05:02then building the structure, finishes the systems, now into the testing.
05:06So getting to that last bit of construction and that handover point, that's massive.
05:12And with the plastic now coming off, the last of the 288 glass doors that keep people safe have been installed along the edge of all the metro platforms.
05:27By the time we open the railway, something like 50,000 people will have been directly involved in building this metro.
05:33There's probably tens of thousands more who've been involved or their family or their friends have been touched by kind of the work that's been going on.
05:41So all of those people, rightly, should be pretty proud of what we've achieved.
05:45And I hope they'll be there on the opening day or thereabouts to come and see what the finished product's like.
05:50The Sydney Metro City Line is just about ready to go.
06:03But one of the last remaining hurdles is signing off on the automated trains.
06:08As we come around, the guys are moving through the process.
06:12Delivery director of trains, Melvin Bolas, and testing and commissioning manager, Andrew Turner, are on a special mission.
06:21Morning guys, how are we?
06:23So today the train is going through its final paces as part of the integrated railway approach.
06:28So we've shut down the railway on the North West.
06:31We have actually possession of the whole North West and City Line to do this testing.
06:36What we call UTO, in UTO mode, unintended train operations.
06:40And basically what that means is driverless.
06:45So this train is about to run from Talawang, the most northwesterly point, to Sydenham, the very end of the city line.
06:54TC1, this is train set 36.
06:56We are ready to switch the train back into UTO mode and release EV over.
07:01In the crucial final stages of dynamic testing, the train will need to execute every single automated function and feature on its own.
07:16And to perfection.
07:18The big test is as soon as we go past Chatswood and into the city, where they'll be monitoring closely how this train performs and driverless.
07:26Seeing the doors open, seeing how it controls into the station and its take off.
07:32Looks like we're about to get going.
07:34We're about to launch.
07:35Yeah.
07:36There we go.
07:37Wow, that's pretty cool.
07:42The train makes its way along the North West Line.
07:45But the real test will begin at Chatswood.
07:48What's going to happen is we're going to pull them to Chatswood, but we're going to see the platform doors remain closed.
07:54Melvin certainly doesn't want anyone getting on their train by accident.
07:59We're still doing about 65 kilometres an hour, coming into the platform.
08:04This time is Chatswood.
08:07The train slows and aligns perfectly with the closed doors on the platform.
08:13After a few seconds, they're off again, heading into the tunnel towards the harbour.
08:20We're coming into Crazness now.
08:21They only have a few seconds to check if the customer information boards are correct before the doors close again.
08:30We're in our integration piece where we're marrying up an automatic operating train with an automatic operating station.
08:38We're heading into Victoria Cross now.
08:40This is the last stop before we head under the harbour.
08:44Melvin quickly checks the boards.
08:47So far, so good.
08:48Back on board, everyone hits to the window at the front as they dive under the harbour.
08:56Oh, here we go. Here we go under the harbour now.
08:59Yeah, this nice straight line.
09:01I think all of these systems come into play right now just for this, you know, this experience just to go under the harbour.
09:08On the first night it took hours, but here you can see under the harbour it only just took seconds.
09:15Here's the Barangaroo cavern now.
09:17At this point in the tunnels, just near Barangaroo station, the team have built a crossover cavern where the trains can switch tracks in case of delays or an emergency.
09:28Through months of testing, we've been able to optimise the speed and the take-off.
09:35The testing has allowed the system to be tuned to ensure that as the train leaves the station, the customers are comfortable, but the train also reaches maximum speed in the shortest possible time.
09:48We're heading into central station now. One thing that I want to quickly want to check is this passenger information display units showing that our next stop is Waterloo station.
10:01Bang, spot on.
10:03All right.
10:06Yeah, all the indicators are right and we've got water litters in them, so that's exactly what we want to see.
10:11Perfect.
10:12Everything is working as it should and the train climbs up the incline towards the light and Sydenham station.
10:21Our journey from Talawang towards Sydenham, spot on.
10:26So this is exactly what we want to see on day one.
10:41Even though the main construction works at Martin Place have been completed, one last delivery is making its way through the darkened streets.
10:53But this is no heavy piece of industrial gear.
10:57The trucks carry enormous sculptures.
11:00Created by artist Michaela Dwyer, several major works will occupy the Martin Place public spaces in an installation called Continuum.
11:12Well, both artworks, I guess they're huge, they're large, because the space is large, the station's large.
11:18And then Albie's spotting and Pat spotting.
11:21Jeremy Sparks and his rigging crew need to hang them from the ceiling inside Martin Place.
11:30With public art and with any unique form comes with it unique problems.
11:36Another artwork has arrived called Shelter of Hollows.
11:39It's separated into two huge pieces that will need to be joined, then lifted into place.
11:47It's delicate and it has all of our high-end finishes, gold leafing, silver, spray auto, patina rings, ferrous oxide finishes.
11:59So it's a very delicate surface, that's why it's wrapped in plastic.
12:02The two pieces weigh one and a half tons combined, and at this end of the building, there is no access for cranes.
12:11Electric hoists have been attached to the roof beams.
12:13Ronaldo Tucci runs the rigging team, and they need the hoist to be in perfect sync.
12:20Jeremy, we're good to move, are you okay?
12:21We're going to lift that up to make sure that the winters are working, and we're looking for the levelling of the sculpture.
12:27The first big job, remove the protective steel cage that surrounds the artwork.
12:34Now all you're going to see is the steel's going to get removed out, and we're going to start sandwiching, and then we fly out.
12:40Jeremy climbs inside the sculpture, while Ronaldo will be outside, coordinating the removal of the steel beam.
12:47We're removing those steel beams, they're pretty heavy, about 80 to 100 kilos each.
12:54Inside, they've rigged lifting gear to winch the top and bottom together.
12:59Then we're going to lift the bottom part to the top section, start bolting them together, and then we should be able to lift the whole thing.
13:05If everything goes well, the join between the two sections will be invisible.
13:11The rigging team knows that the stakes are high on this one.
13:14There's zero tolerance of play with that, so the boys are taking their time, there's three guys all in there, using the rigging on a point each.
13:23The artwork is now hanging free, and the team inside the sculpture begin to winch the two sections together.
13:31Once the bolts go in, and Shelter of Hollows is one single work of art, it's ready to head for the sky, inside Martin Place.
13:41It's actually quite nice, it's like a little cocoon.
13:45The hoist will haul the 1,500 kilo sculpture, five metres into the void above the Elizabeth Street entrance.
13:51We're going to run the sculpture up, have a look at how that's playing out, there's potentially a bit of balancing, and then there's the electrics to go in.
14:00Even though day one for the Metro is just around the corner, this is not something they can rush.
14:05So far so good, it's always tricky to be as efficient as possible and fast as possible without damaging anything.
14:14The hoists fire up, and the sculpture rises.
14:18They swap the hoist chains for the steel cables.
14:21A little more tweaking to do, and the sculptures will be unwrapped in time for day one.
14:26There's a balancing act to be had where we swap out rigging. That's it. It's there.
14:31Excited passengers are about to take a ride on a Metro train at Waterloo.
14:50The beautiful platforms, and the thrill of riding the City Line for the first time, have passengers like Dilshan on a high.
14:58To actually experience it before the general public, it's a bit of a kick, really.
15:04Dilshan will join 400 other people on a northbound train to Victoria Cross on the other side of Sydney Harbour.
15:11But things are not going to go well.
15:14We know the train's not going to get to the other station.
15:18It's going to break down halfway through, and then, you know, the exciting stuff begins.
15:23The trains will be loaded with officials, staff, customer journey coordinators, and observers like Georgia.
15:32My role here today is to observe. I'm not the one who sort of says, you know, is it a pass or a fail, or the overall success of it.
15:39What I will take is some observations.
15:41This is part of a major set of exercises to test the responses to breakdowns and emergencies on the Metro.
15:49The last passengers are loaded.
15:52Transit 28 is on the move.
15:54And the train begins its journey into the inevitable.
15:57All the passengers are volunteers, including Deputy Chief Executive of Sydney Metro, Rebecca McPhee.
16:03I haven't ever done anything like this before, and I'm really excited to be involved in the exercise.
16:10Very quickly, the passengers settle into the quiet calmness inside the train, as it passes along the dark tunnels.
16:19In just a few minutes, it's at the deepest part of the harbour tunnel, where it comes to a complete stop.
16:28Good morning. You may have noticed that this service has come to a stop.
16:33We'll be in touch shortly with an update.
16:36The signs light up, the PA comes to life, and the customer journey coordinators swing into action.
16:43Once again, I am just conducting a welfare check before we transmit your services.
16:46It's definitely building anticipation.
16:48There's been lots of really great announcements.
16:50We've kept really well informed, both over the speakers and by the member of staff coming up and down doing the assistance check.
16:55But definitely got that feeling of anticipation building.
16:59Right now, 400 people are stuck on a train right in the centre of Sydney Harbour.
17:05It's a 500 metre walk, uphill in both directions to the nearest exit.
17:10And there are people with disabilities on board.
17:14To make it safe for the passengers to walk in the tunnels, the power has been cut in the overhead lines.
17:19The train is now running on its own internal batteries.
17:23We don't believe the power does turn off as well.
17:27Listen to the instructions of Metro Star and emergency services.
17:31Yeah, so we're just getting ready to evacuate.
17:33So the lights have dimmed a little bit, the air condition's gone off, and it's starting to get a little bit warm in here.
17:38So you can definitely feel that anticipation building.
17:40The fastest way out of the tunnels is on another train.
17:46We'll be leaving very shortly, the rescue train is on its way.
17:50A rescue train full of emergency service personnel pulls up.
17:54The Prince is up to you.
17:55The Prince is up to you.
17:56The Prince is up to you.
17:57The Prince has now arrived at your location.
17:58So the rescue train is on its way.
18:00I don't know if we did it.
18:01We're going to start evacuating.
18:03Everyone from one train to another.
18:06The volunteers are about to experience something extraordinary at the bottom of Sydney Harbour.
18:11They will step off one Metro train and walk through the tunnels to our waiting rescue train.
18:17When the doors open, we're all going to exit onto the walkway.
18:21There is a drop down onto the track, so everyone's got to be careful.
18:25Emergency crews arrive.
18:31Okay, what we're going to do this morning is police are going to segregate each carriage.
18:36An important element of this exercise is how Metro and emergency authorities work together.
18:43Hello everyone, pay attention for a minute.
18:46Just from New South Wales Ambulance.
18:47Is there anyone who needs immediate attention at this time?
18:50Once the checks are done, it's time to get off the stricken train.
18:53So we'll then walk single file along the walkway to the rescue train and get on that rescue train.
19:01There is quite a drop from the platform to the railway tracks.
19:05This might be an exercise, but keeping 400 volunteers safe as they get off one train
19:11and negotiate a walkway in a dark railway tunnel and then get safely onto another train is very real.
19:23After more than seven years of construction and with the launch of the city line rapidly approaching,
19:32Chief Executive Peter Regan is meeting with Deputy Chief Executive Rebecca McPhee and Project Director Hugh Lawson to discuss the plan for the final stages of this mega Metro.
19:45We're getting pretty close now to opening the railway, but we've actually got to work through with the team, with Hugh and Rebecca, exactly what still needs to be done.
19:52We need to be in trial running with some reliable performance occurring and that's when we'll start to get that confidence.
20:00We're at a really critical juncture at the moment where the infrastructure is nearing completion.
20:04You go out there, the stations are 95% complete, lifts and escalators are working, ticket gates are in.
20:10With the physical works, like the team are all over the last bits of the stations that need to be finished off.
20:16We've got a really clear plan, but it's going to come right to the wire.
20:19There's so many different work streams, they're all running in parallel.
20:23Part of the job is just making sure we understand where we are at this point in time, what still needs to get finished and how's it all going to come together.
20:30Yes, we've got a couple of key milestones to get through before we can announce that final date, but tracking well.
20:36The trains and stations are now deep into dynamic testing and the team needs to take stock of what is left to finish.
20:45We're looking all across the project and really drilling down to a super granular level of detail to understand what works are remaining.
20:54But it's not just the physical works, it's not just what you can see, it's understanding where we are with the testing and commissioning,
20:59how the systems are performing, have we got critical functionality visible from the control centre.
21:04All of these things need to come together.
21:07As the nearly completed metro becomes more visible, with new trains passing through new stations, there's a new set of issues.
21:16A lot of pressure on us to get this open so the public can use it, but we don't want to open too early.
21:21So we need it to be reliable, we need confidence that it's good to go.
21:25So it's trying to find that right balance.
21:27But when day one of metro services does arrive, there will be other considerations to take into account.
21:34Obviously we open our new metro to customers for the first time, but we're also changing bus routes,
21:41we're putting live customer information, we are running a marketing campaign to raise awareness,
21:47we're putting out precinct plans, there's hundreds of people all trying to deliver key outputs for one day.
21:56Since the opening of the North West Line in 2019, Sydneysiders have waited another five years for the City Line to open,
22:04and it looks like they'll still have to wait just a little longer.
22:09There have been thousands of people working millions of hours on this project.
22:14For me personally, it's seven years work, and it will all come down to how well we open.
22:20It's really a tension point of trying to provide certainty as early as we can,
22:25but not until we've got confidence that we're going to open a reliable train service.
22:29There are a few more boxes to tick before the date for day one can be announced.
22:34So we'll announce publicly when we're ready to go, and then the services will start.
22:38It's going to be a fantastic day for Sydney.
22:40But that train is rapidly coming down the tracks, and Sydney Metro needs to be ready.
22:55As the Sydney Metro City Line races towards an opening day,
22:59the entire system must pass critical testing of the emergency procedures.
23:05400 volunteers are about to evacuate a Metro train stopped under Sydney Harbour.
23:12We don't want anyone falling down.
23:14I will ask that you keep your left hand on the handrail the entire length of the trip from this train to the next train.
23:21OK? Does everybody understand that? Excellent.
23:25The one metre wide steel walkways run along the walls of the tunnel.
23:30They are designed for maintenance, repair crews, and emergencies only.
23:35All right, ladies and gentlemen, we're not far off decanting this first carriage.
23:40You will note when you exit the train onto the walk platform, there is quite a gap, OK?
23:46The first passengers step out into the unknown.
23:49Since testing began, humans have had little to no presence in the tunnels.
23:54Now here they are, in their hundreds, deep beneath Sydney Harbour.
23:59Carriage by carriage, they make their way to safety.
24:03Firefighters stand on the tracks below to ensure passengers don't get distracted by these unfamiliar surroundings and make a misstep.
24:18Thank you all the way to the end of the train.
24:21We've now moved across to the rescue train.
24:24We've still got people boarding, as you can see at the moment.
24:27Lots of emergency service personnel came onto the previous train, helped people off,
24:32made sure people were safe walking along the walkway between the two trains.
24:36So, definitely a really interesting experience for everyone involved so far today.
24:42The last passenger gets a helping hand from police rescue officers.
24:46Beautiful.
24:47You're up? Yep.
24:49A final sweep by safety teams, and the train is empty of passengers.
24:54So, it's all gone really smoothly, people single file along that walkway, everyone very calm,
25:00everyone being communicated to as we went through.
25:03So, it's gone smoothly so far.
25:06The short 500 metre train ride, and a wrist break at Barangaroo.
25:11From our perspective, that exercise went really, really well.
25:16Then it's back onto the train for part two of the exercises.
25:21What's going to happen this time is the train is going to stop about 100 metres outside of Martin Place Station,
25:26and we're actually going to evacuate the train on foot.
25:29The requirement for people to walk a distance through the tunnels introduces a difficult new element, and something that is a real life issue.
25:38We've got a couple of injured people, so emergency service will come on, help deal with the injured people as we evacuate the other people by foot to the station.
25:48Volunteer Richard has put on a moon boot to play the role of an injured person.
25:52And so, the challenge will be how does the system respond to me being a bit of a fly in the ointment.
25:59So, we'll see how we go.
26:00This doesn't just require the cooperation of passengers.
26:03This exercise will test the core design of the trains.
26:07The team are actually going to put the front of the train down so that we can roll a wheelchair off the front of the train.
26:13They travel into the Sydney CBD, but stop just before entering Martin Place Station.
26:20As before, the customer journey coordinators spread the word.
26:25It appears that our train has come to a stop here.
26:28Our team has notified me that we are waiting for emergency services, and we're going to transfer you to Martin Place for a course.
26:34Emergency services arrive.
26:36Afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
26:38Police rescue here.
26:39Just get organised evacuation off the train.
26:42And evacuate the train along the walkway.
26:45As the last passengers leave, and the volunteers in wheelchairs need assistance, the Metro train gets to do its most amazing party trick.
26:54It's taken seven years, and over 50,000 people, and the City Metro City Line is just about ready to open to the public.
27:15Every nut, bolt, screw, and electrical connector, escalators, lifts, tracks, trains, and automatic gates.
27:26All installed, buttoned down, and operating exactly as they should.
27:32Well, almost one station is taking a bit longer, and it's causing some stress for Deputy Project Director Nathan Hoffmeister.
27:43So here at Martin Place, we are actually running right to the wire.
27:46We're actually at the final knockings, but it's going to be right to the wire for when we need to open.
27:50One of the main reasons for that is the sheer scale of this build.
27:53We're in the middle of the city, logistics is a nightmare, and the space that has been created underground here is phenomenal.
27:59So it's a huge space to actually build and fit out, but the amount of detail that goes within this space,
28:04and we've got the highest level of quality at this station across the network.
28:08Martin Place Station is so close to finishing, but as they take every step closer to completion, things get even more complex.
28:18As much as I would love to flood this station with endless people and endless machinery to get this done instantly,
28:24unfortunately, it's just not something that we can actually achieve.
28:26Because we're in the final stages, we do have the final finishes on, very easy to damage with larger machinery,
28:31so we aren't limited to what we can bring in here.
28:34The man on the ground who was in charge of delivering this underground cathedral of a metro station
28:40is Delivery Director Luke Garden.
28:43And it's one step forward, two steps back.
28:47So here at Martin Place, we're 95% complete on the station,
28:50so basically everything inside the building line is done,
28:53and we're just pushing it to get the public domain finished.
28:56Martin Place is so massive compared to our others.
28:58The public domain is huge, and we're really just battling to try and get it finished before opening.
29:03The metro build needed a huge access hole dug in the centre of Martin Place.
29:09The hole has since been covered over, but the crews need to replace the paving
29:14right up to the front of the southern Martin Place station entry.
29:19The city of Sydney specifies that Martin Place has a granite paver sourced from a specific quarry
29:27in a special shade of dark grey laid exactly to specification.
29:32Because it really is the centre of Sydney, we need to make sure this is perfect,
29:37and the city of Sydney have really high standards here as well,
29:40and we need to make sure that we meet those.
29:42But to get the hundreds of 40-kilo pavers down, and the site finished,
29:47is going to take a superhuman effort.
29:52And perfect weather.
29:54Not good.
29:58Because the rain's so heavy, we've really almost flooded the site here,
30:01so we have to call works off for the day.
30:03With the clock ticking for the countdown to launch,
30:08this delay is the last thing the team needs.
30:20Deep underneath Central,
30:22the Metro team has achieved an extraordinary feat.
30:25The tunnels, platforms, and platform screen doors for the new Metro
30:30are fully operational.
30:33And automated trains are doing test runs that pass through the station
30:37every ten minutes.
30:41Over the centuries,
30:42Central Station has seen the remarkable evolution of railway technology,
30:46from steam power, diesel and electric,
30:49to the driverless, computer-controlled Metro system of today.
31:00As a striking reminder of this evolution,
31:04an historic visitor is waiting patiently for passengers
31:08at Central's Platform 1.
31:11Taking a break out of testing and commissioning today,
31:13Melbourne's joining me on this steam train ride down to Wollongong.
31:17It's great to kind of be part of the future of rail transport in Sydney,
31:21but also be able to take part in a look back at some of the history
31:24and the heritage that we're building on.
31:25Just an incredible experience to get so close to a train like this.
31:29On this rainy Sunday,
31:31Locomotive 3265 is taking a train load of excited passengers
31:36on a trip down Railway Memory Lane.
31:39The train that we're about to board is 120 years old,
31:42so it feels great to be around people that are excited to be around trains
31:48and what it's like to step onto something new.
31:51I can't wait.
31:52Good morning, Hugh. How are you doing?
32:07Hey, Melbourne. How's it going?
32:08It's good, man. We're off. Good to see you.
32:11We've picked up quite a bit of speed already, which is good.
32:14Hugh, we are moments away from launching the Metro,
32:21and today we're on a 120-year-old train.
32:24You know, what are you feeling at the moment?
32:26I think it's worth remembering when this train was new.
32:28This was world-class, best technology you could get.
32:31People were probably blown away by it.
32:33I just hope that they feel the same about the Metro when it opens,
32:36and maybe in a hundred years' time they're still looking at the Metro
32:39thinking how great it was,
32:40because this steam train's fantastic.
32:433265 was built in England in 1902,
32:47and worked in and around Sydney for 66 years.
32:51Retired in 1968, this steam locomotive was restored in 1998,
32:57hauling authentic and beautifully renovated
33:00New South Wales Government railway carriages.
33:03The rail network in Sydney is huge.
33:05Like, it's phenomenal,
33:06and it's taken hundreds of years to get like this,
33:08but riding a steam train on the main line,
33:11mixed in with all the normal suburban commuter trains
33:14that Sydney trains operate,
33:16just a phenomenal experience.
33:18They're travelling to Wollongong down the south coast line,
33:21which has been operating since 1887.
33:25Over time, this line has seen all types of steam locomotives,
33:29including the pride of Australian steam locomotive engineering,
33:33the legendary 38 class.
33:36As an engineer on the new Metro,
33:38Melvin can appreciate the skill and determination
33:41that was needed by early locomotive builders.
33:45You know, that legacy that they've built,
33:48and just being able to stand on their shoulders,
33:50to be able to deliver what they delivered back then
33:53to what our team is doing right now.
33:56It's just an amazing feeling.
33:59Nearing the end of the journey,
34:01and heading downhill towards the coast,
34:03locomotive 3265 picks up some extra speed,
34:08before steaming across the spectacular Stanwell Park Viaduct.
34:14For Hugh and Melvin,
34:17this steam adventure has been a look back to the past,
34:21but now they need to turn their attention back to the future.
34:26In a tunnel just outside Martin Place Metro Station,
34:40nearly 400 passengers are evacuating a train on foot.
34:44Just continue along the platform until you get to the start.
34:47Under the watchful eye of emergency services,
34:50most have made their way along the walkways,
34:53100 metres through the tunnel, to safety.
34:56Please remember,
34:57we're standing on the right,
34:59and for staff and emergency services.
35:02But the real test is for people with mobility issues.
35:06If anyone on board has any mobility issues,
35:08please identify it to us as the police move through,
35:10and we'll facilitate your evacuation office.
35:12I should be okay to walk,
35:14it's just when I'm like steps, large gaps, that's okay.
35:18Because volunteer Richard can walk,
35:21he exits through the side door,
35:23and has helped to safety.
35:25But for passengers in wheelchairs,
35:28the train has a special surprise.
35:31You'd never know by looking at it,
35:33but the streamlined nose of the Metro trains does this.
35:42The people in wheelchairs take an unexpected trip
35:48out the front of the Metro train.
35:51So the whole front of the train cracked open
35:54and flipped forward onto the tracks
35:57to provide a ramp for the last couple of wheelchair users
36:00who've been evacuated from the train.
36:03It's an easy journey along the tracks,
36:06and then helped up the stairs by emergency crews.
36:09I haven't ever seen that before.
36:11It's a quite impressive sight.
36:13A mega milestone is reached on the Metro's journey to day one.
36:18It's fantastic to have just done those past two exercises.
36:22They went pretty well, some lessons learnt,
36:24and we're in the countdown to the last few weeks.
36:27Only a few weeks until this railway is open.
36:29It's an incredible feeling.
36:31At Barangaroo, the finishing line is in sight.
36:40But there's one last finishing touch to complete.
36:43A nod to Sydney's remarkable maritime history.
36:47When excavation first began on this site,
36:50archaeologists made a rare discovery.
36:53Australia's oldest colonial-made boat.
36:56The 190-year-old boat was carefully removed,
37:01and since then has undergone a painstaking
37:04and extensive conservation process.
37:07Now, near the entrance to Barangaroo Station,
37:11the team is back where it all began.
37:14I was back here five years ago when the boat was being excavated,
37:17and when I came here, it was just one gigantic construction site.
37:22Kieran Hostey has been involved in the conservation of the boat
37:26since the beginning.
37:28Really unexpected to find a site here in Sydney
37:31under three or four metres of sand and sediment,
37:34but a joy for archaeologists.
37:36Today, a two-dimensional metal inlay of the boat
37:40is being installed as public art.
37:43The boat, as it was unearthed during the excavation,
37:46it was 3D scanned, and we've taken that 3D scan
37:49and outlined it digitally to then recreate that
37:54in the model that you see today.
37:56Made from cast iron,
37:58the artwork is being installed in the exact location
38:01where the original boat was found.
38:04So we installed a template, or a stencil,
38:06of the boat out on the granite pavers.
38:08We then sandblasted around the edge of that template,
38:11and sandblasting takes approximately 15 millimetres
38:13off the top of the granite paver.
38:15The 14 steel pieces are then lifted into place
38:18using a small gantry and powerful electromagnet
38:22and fitted together piece by piece like a puzzle.
38:26So after our works are complete here today,
38:28we will cover up the heritage boat inlay tiles
38:31and protect it until station opening,
38:33at which point we will remove that
38:35and people will be able to walk on it
38:36and experience it for themselves.
38:38This steel inlay will be completed in just a few days,
38:43ready for the opening of the metro.
38:46But what has become of the physical timbers of the boat
38:49retrieved from the Barangaroo site?
38:51They are currently in the last phase
38:54of a five-year conservation process,
38:57being freeze-dried in the largest freeze-dryer
39:00in the southern hemisphere.
39:02And happily, their long-term fate has now been decided.
39:07We're very excited that the boat is going to be taken
39:11by the National Maritime Museum
39:13and reconstructed in one of their galleries
39:17so that the public can go and see it.
39:19The Barangaroo boat has travelled a long way
39:21since its unearthing.
39:23And it's fitting it will end this journey
39:25at the Australian National Maritime Museum,
39:28located just across the harbour
39:31from where it was discovered.
39:41The seven new megastations are all getting
39:44their absolute final details
39:46and their works of art in their own right.
39:50The Sydney Metro City Line is ready to go.
40:09The tracks, trains and signals are in and fully tested.
40:17And that means there's only one thing left to do.
40:21Open the Sydney Metro City Line to the public.
40:25A date for day one of operations had been set and then postponed.
40:31But now, Hugh Lawson receives the news
40:34he's spent the last seven years working towards.
40:37Yep, no worries.
40:38All right, thanks. Bye.
40:41I've just heard we've got a confirmed date for opening agreed.
40:44The Minister's just announced we'll be opening in August.
40:47For us, that means that's the deadline.
40:49Everything has to be closed by then.
40:51Everything that's left, there's nowhere else for it to go.
40:53The countdown to launch has finally begun.
40:56The railway's got to open really well, safely, reliably.
41:00Got to make sure every I is dotted, every T is crossed,
41:03all the paperwork is done.
41:04It's just a big task.
41:06And now we've got a deadline, we've got to hit it.
41:09The crash is on.
41:14It's 4am on Monday, August 19, 2024.
41:19Day one for the city line.
41:22At the Sydney Metro Trains facility,
41:2535 kilometres north-west of downtown Sydney,
41:28the trains travelling south begin to wake up.
41:33As they go through the self-test and pre-checks,
41:36in the huge building right next door,
41:39the operations control centre,
41:41screens light up as each new train set comes online.
41:47The launch is happening on a Monday,
41:49so the city line system will have a baptism of fire.
41:53From the first passenger rush at 4.55am,
41:57straight into peak hour.
41:59Trains will run through the peak every four minutes,
42:02and then we'll proceed into every seven minutes.
42:06The system is in full UTO, or unattended train operation mode.
42:12As usual, the network will run itself today,
42:16but the OCC crew will be watching for any signs of trouble.
42:20At the extreme opposite end of the line to Tallawong,
42:24at the Metro Trains facility near Sydenham Station,
42:27Project Director Hugh Lawson waits in the pre-dawn
42:30with Chief Executive Peter Regan, dignitaries,
42:34the Minister for Transport and Metro staff,
42:37for one of the biggest moments of their working lives.
42:40It's opening day, and we're about to get on the first train
42:44that's going to head out the depot, head to Sydenham Station,
42:47and then we are going to be on it when it leaves.
42:50First train through the new city section.
42:52I'm tired, excited, nervous.
42:56All eyes are going to be on us today.
42:58Just a few hundred metres from where Hugh stands
43:01is the focal point for the launch.
43:04Sydenham Station, where the City Line service
43:08will collect its first ever paying customers.
43:12I think a lot of people don't quite realise
43:15what they're about to experience,
43:17and this isn't a railway for today or a week,
43:20this isn't railway for the next hundred years.
43:22It's really going to change the shape of Sydney
43:25and the way it works.
43:26I truly believe that.
43:27The greatest unknown is exactly how many people
43:30will want to ride the train on this auspicious day.
43:34I can't wait to see their faces when they get to see the stations
43:37for the first time, some of them,
43:38and ride the train under the harbour.
43:41On the other side of Sydney,
43:43the Joint Operations Centre convenes
43:46to ensure all the transport streams mesh into one perfect system,
43:51run by a team of specialists.
43:55It's their job to troubleshoot in real time.
43:59The room behind me, where we're working today,
44:02is a hive of activity because we've got representatives
44:04from across the group,
44:06and I guess we all just want it to be a massive success.
44:08So, you know, a big, big day.
44:10Grant and the team have spent months
44:12preparing to integrate the new Metro
44:15with the existing transport network.
44:17We keep an eye on things like the trains,
44:20the buses, the active transport,
44:22all the vehicles that go in and around station precincts,
44:25just so that, you know, we can make sure
44:27that the whole transport network as a whole
44:29is functioning together with the new Metro services.
44:33Even with meticulous planning,
44:35making sure everything will run smoothly is no easy task.
44:39If there are any issues, any teething issues,
44:41we can identify them and then we can proactively manage them.
44:48Back in 2019, on day one of the Northwest Line,
44:52there were some teething issues,
44:54with the crowd numbers exceeding even the wildest expectations.
44:58Over 100,000 people turned up in the first few hours
45:04to ride the new trains.
45:06Door number one.
45:07Despite the enormous success,
45:09a few tiny glitches in the platform screen doors
45:12caused the then Sydney Metro boss, Rod Staples,
45:16some anxious moments.
45:18Door six, I'm trying six, they take a second.
45:20This time, however,
45:22the team are hoping for a smoother ride on day one.
45:27First Metro into the city has been launched too.
45:32This train begins its 31-kilometre journey
45:36to the start of the city line at Chatswood.
45:39At the exact other end of the line,
45:42the crowd has swelled outside Sydenham Station.
45:48The roller doors open
45:50and the enthusiastic travelling public
45:52get their first taste of a new Metro station.
45:56Sydney-siders have been waiting five years for this line to open.
46:00There is a massive expectation on the new Metro.
46:03It's going to be great. It's going to be great.
46:05Very tired, but very excited.
46:07Yes.
46:08750 metres away,
46:10the first passengers board the very first train.
46:13Deputy Project Director Nathan Hoffmeister looks cool,
46:19but his prediction of everything coming down to the wire
46:22proved scarily accurate.
46:25There's always a few last-minute issues we have,
46:27like last-minute precinct work,
46:28some of the entrances needed a few final touches
46:30over the last couple of nights.
46:32In the end, they got everything done,
46:35and now the first northbound train rolls out of the depot.
46:41So we're just heading now into Sydenham itself from the depot
46:45and can't wait to see just how many people are waiting for us,
46:48but it looks like it's going to be a popular train.
47:00Train enthusiasts, bystanders, commuters and the curious
47:04join the rush to get on the train.
47:07Among them, Delivery Director of Trains, Melvin Bolas.
47:17It literally is like the New Year's Day of Sydney's public transportation.
47:23Good morning, and welcome aboard one of the first metro services
47:27to carry customers along the city line.
47:37It looks like things are going pretty well.
47:42Chief Executive Peter Regan finally gets a moment to reflect.
47:46The train is absolutely full.
47:49People queuing at Sydenham to get on.
47:51So far, so good.
47:52It's running on time, running smooth.
47:54We're three stations in.
47:56At Chatwood, the southbound train from Tulliwong
47:59is fully loaded and coming in hot.
48:02Eager passengers get on board and it departs,
48:06carrying the first paying customers
48:08to make the connection from the north west line
48:11onto the city line.
48:16Former Sydney Metro Chief Rod Staples
48:19has come to welcome the first train
48:21on a project he first breathed life into over 16 years ago.
48:26He congratulates the team on a job well done.
48:31This is a massive engineering feat
48:33and I'm so proud of the thousands of workers
48:36that have worked on this day in and day out,
48:38including yourself, you,
48:39in bringing this to a point where it's now open.
48:42But this is for the people of Sydney.
48:44What did it feel like coming back
48:46and seeing the city stations for the first time?
48:49For me, coming in and out feels like a bit of closure
48:52and a bit of completion of the vision that I had for the project.
48:56And so probably the funnest part of today is just being on the train,
48:59talking to people and them sharing their stories
49:02about what they're doing differently today
49:03than what they did last week
49:05and how much faster their journey to their destination is.
49:08It's something that you should be really proud of,
49:10you and the whole team should be really proud of.
49:12From an idea that started with John Bradfield in the early 20th century
49:18to the vision of Rod Staples for the Northwest Line,
49:22the passengers now riding the first driverless trains
49:26travelling beneath Sydney's famous harbour
49:29means Sydney's transport network is now playing on a global stage.
49:35All thanks to the thousands of people that have made this dream a reality.
49:41This has been an amazing day so far.
49:43The trains are running perfectly.
49:45People are milling through the station as if they'd always been here.
49:48It's the end of the build, but the start of the operation.
49:51This is going to run for a hundred years.
49:54It's amazing. It's really an incredible beginning.
49:57This has got to be the biggest achievement
49:59and the proudest moment of my career
50:01and probably for the whole of my career.
50:03I don't think there's going to be much that can possibly top this.
50:07We're really excited, you know, seeing people just using the system now.
50:10It's been such a long journey to get here. Job done.
50:13Welcome to Sydney!
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50:29And tomorrow, a touching tribute to the beloved Bishop of Rome
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50:36what we choose to do is want to go to the king's love story.
50:39Just a little bit of a story.
50:41The world is good for you.
50:43The fact of the king's love story is about to understand the whole family's love story.
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