The faux sandstone arch underneath the original vintage building does look impressive. More broadly the faux sandstone panels work very well. In Sydney you can’t really go wrong with sandstone….it has such a soothing quality
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Leroy, yes the sandstone panel certainly do, and bring a local touch too!
@thegallantsaint2034
9 ай бұрын
It’s nice but if it was real sandstone cladding...❤
@lorenzlorenzo1975
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Gladys Berejiklian for actually accomplishing the job no other NSW Premier had accomplished. Sydney's transport system and the city of Sydney are world-class.
@waterunderthefridge6058
Жыл бұрын
Walked through just last week very impressive and when fully complete will be a game changer. I love the sandstone panels, a very detail that's uniquely Sydney
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely! Glad you like the sandstone panels!
@timeimp
Жыл бұрын
Great to run into you Paul during the week! It’s impressive how well the artist rendering got things and how they look IRL. To think these changes will be around 100 years from now, and we’re all lucky enough to be here when they were built! 🎉
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely! What we are seeing at Central is a once in a lifetime upgrade!
@terencemccarthy8615
Жыл бұрын
Yet another comprehensive coverage Paul…thankyou!….I did love your cheeky reference to the newly reopened restaurant ..”after what seemed like an eternity”😂
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Terence, yes I couldn't resist putting that quote in!
@lbc0823
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the useful information Paul !
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!
@danielmoss895
Жыл бұрын
Well done Paul, another great video! The most informative of all the ones I've watched this week about the (partial) opening of Central Walk. I liked the nod to Geoff Marshall as well with the kneeling down to the camera placed strategically on the ground.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel, Glad you enjoyed it! Yes I got that idea from Geoff Marshall's Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth Line video, and the carpet seemed like the perfect place to do that!
@absoluteiron12
Жыл бұрын
two big guys with four big balls. opinions?
@fittipaldi7326
Жыл бұрын
Love the train sound as you sped through the southern tunnel.. great video!!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked that bit!
@louisebrislane6607
Жыл бұрын
The old girl is certainly being beautified wonderfully & unrecognisable to one who used to use it on a daily basis in the 1960s & before that when we would come to town on the old steamies!! So glad to see something I recognised & that was the signs!! Good to see that they are still using them. It is past time work was done on the station & it is a credit to them as I am sure if they had done this in the 1980/90s it would have ended up garish in the extreme. Boy those escalators would have been brilliant back when I was using it for getting to the airport with luggage. Never mind better late than never!! Thank you for showing it all to us even if you lost me in the maze!! 🤣
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Louise, yes it's wonderful to see Central Station getting a wonderful makeover, and increasing its capacity at the same time. Yes, good that the original signs are staying! The new escalators certainly make switching platforms easier now. Glad you enjoyed this video.
@KimboACP
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Paul for the update on Central, I always find the Central updates before I have to use Central station myself and your videos are the guide I use to not get lost around there
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Kim, Glad my videos are helping you find your way around the station. I think it will be less confusing when Central Walk and the Metro Concourse open fully, as this will give a clear path through the station.
@PineappleSkip
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see it all starting to come together. 13:45 I looked at the end of the platform canopy and thought Napoli Centrale!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes, and I thought Star Trek enterprise!
@Cruzerblade22
Жыл бұрын
The Sandstone panels also give me an ECRL kind of vibe. I like it
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel, I hadn't thought of the ECRL as a comparison. The sandstone panels do seem to work well at Central Station
@Silk1970
Жыл бұрын
Another terrific effort, Paul! I'm disappointed re the single escalator on 22/23, given that's my home platform. I saw a story re the opening of Central Walk and felt sure that a video would not be long in coming!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Lindsay, thanks! I haven't actually seen anyone using that single escalator (except for me of course). When the rest of Central Walk opens, there will be 3 escalators, so it will be a little less awkward! Yes this video jumped the queue!
@geoffreymoore1510
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, again, Paul for a great update. Seeing I m a lifts person I guess I have to wait a bit longer to try this all myself. All looks splendid. I am applying for a Companion Card so the carers can accompany me on my "out and abouts"
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Geoff, glad you enjoyed it. You can access Central Walk from the Eastern Suburbs Concourse. That's all step free.
@geoffreymoore1510
Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog Looks like I posted from Instagram. First time through here, from that platform. Thanks for the sort out.
@geoffreymoore1510
Жыл бұрын
Paul, I went into town, Friday but I missed that walk. I caught the Chalmers St Lift which I think is not all that old.
@tomshaw9065
Жыл бұрын
I am hoping to get a view of the Central Walk tomorrow - Friday as I will be in the area. Good video Paul!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, enjoy seeing it for real! It’s still fairly quiet even at peak times, as many passengers haven’t yet realised its open!
@AheadMatthewawsome
Жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, wonderful seeing you again last weekend, it’s starting to look wonderful now (station and video)! Hope to see you again soon!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Matthew, yes good to see you as well! Glad you enjoyed this video.
@ftoobs.5237
Жыл бұрын
No doubt about it Paul, you are the very best Transport Vlogger on KZitem bar none. At least you show your viewers everything they could possibly want to see of what you are filming. Unlike many who are far too single track minded with built in tunnel vision. Will not subscribe to those, no matter what.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I really appreciate your feedback! I like to make my videos as close to being there yourself, and that often requires quite a lot of thought, planning and attention to detail!
@lorraineperry8232
Жыл бұрын
Wow...next time Im in Sydney, I'll hardly recognize the place....what a change....keep up the great work Paul :)
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes will do Lorraine!
@Tonysandrussi
Жыл бұрын
Thank Paul
@Woodland26
Жыл бұрын
I look forward when the metro is open I can catch from Cherrybrook and appear in Central in one single trip.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes that will make a big difference! No more winding through the leafy lower north shore!
@digicola2250
Жыл бұрын
What a treat! A video on Thursday instead of the previously announced Friday. Central walk looks absolutely marvelous will certainly make the central experience much more enjoyable, won’t have to weave between people in the narrow northern concourse anymore, and the best part is it will be fully accessible! Few things to note: -Bit sad that the platform numbers won’t be backlit but I guess it doesn’t make a huge difference. -The southern concourse was always a bit messy with its awkward staircase, I wonder what they will do with it. Obviously the staircases to the platforms will remain so I wonder if they will be sealed off. Maybe it’s needed for the extension of central walk or they have plans that haven’t been revealed yet. One quirky thing I loved were the platform numbers in black tiling. Oh well I hope something good comes of it. -Will they be doing any touchups to the northern concourse and eastern suburbs concourse? Quite a sad place to be especially with how modern the rest of the place looks. I like the distinctive 70s look of the platforms with the red tiles but some resurfacing, and maybe a fresh coat of pain and new bulbs would help beautify the place. -I’m assuming no new canopies for platforms 1-10 due to the narrower platforms and the pending plans to cover up the whole thing. I wonder what other plans are amiss, currently each platform pair has a track in the middle to allow for shunting I presume, I wonder if these will be reorganised eventually to add platforms or widen the exisiting ones. Overall I love the changes until now, I can’t wait for central walk to open and be extended north. I hope they don’t cover up tracks and I’m glad central is getting so much love because 10 years ago it really wasn’t a happy place. Great video!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed seeing this video a day earlier! Yes it is a shame about the platform numbers, but hopefully the final ones will still be larger. Yes hopefully the Southern Tunnel will remain in some form. The original plan was to connect it to the metro concourse, and that may still be the case. It's possible that the word "permanent" in the closure sign was incorrect. Yes it could possibly be replaced by the extension of Central Walk. I'm not aware of any plans for an Eastern Suburbs Concourse facelift, but I'm sure it will happen, but it will be as a separate project. Yes that's right. The canopies would not be needed if it's all covered over. I think platforms 1 to 14 will provide sufficient capacity for terminating trains for the time-being. The middle tracks are useful for the Indian Pacific and local hauled heritage trains, as they allow the loco to switch ends, without using a platform track. Yes I'm not too keen on the plan to cover up the tracks, unless they can do it in a way that brings plenty of natural light down from above. I wouldn't want to see it looking like Hurstville!
@tsetstransport
Жыл бұрын
Great video Paul! I saw you a couple times whilst you were there. I tried to approach you but you were speaking with other people. Who knows? Maybe for the opening of the other side of Central Walk we may see each other and have a chat! Great video!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes I did get a little busy chatting to a number of people. I think there will be a few more "openings" coming up over the next few months, so hopefully I'll meet you at one of those.
@roballen3281
Жыл бұрын
another great update!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob
@Agent44996
Жыл бұрын
Finally (part of) Central Walk is open! It's looking awesome, but it'll be even better when fully opened. That's quite inconvenient that there is only one escalator up to platform 22-23, hopefully they widen the platform in the near future to sort that out. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that either the Southern Tunnel or another one is going to be refurbished, so we'll have to see what happens there. Thanks Paul!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes I thought the Southern Tunnel was staying and would have a set of stairs to the metro concourse. I reckon the sign is probably wrong, but I guess we'll find out in the future. Platforms 22&23 will have 3 escalators when Central Walk opens completely, so it will be a little less awkward then! Widening the south park of the platform will be quite tricky to do. One option being considered is removing platform 23 altogether once Sydney Metro opens, as this island platform is mainly used to separate Bankstown Line services from the airport line, and that won't be necessary then.
@zoltrix7779
Жыл бұрын
Great job. Station is looking excelent. Southern Cross and Flinder St are ready for a brighten up.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope they get a facelift soon!
@adz708
Жыл бұрын
great work
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Adam
@nickkociski1756
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for update Paul, I can’t wait when all completed
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Nick. I think 2023 will be an exciting year, especially at Central Station, but hopefully at Redfern and Sydenham too!
@glen7973
Жыл бұрын
The glass elevator will look nice going down to the metro concourse when it all begins.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes it sure will!
@RGC198
Жыл бұрын
Wow!! I remember booking country train trips with my dad at the Central Station booking hall. It was always a hive of activity back in those days. When did they close it down??
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure! Does anyone else know?
@RGC198
Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog I have just found this after searching the Internet: "The old Interstate office was closed prior to 1969, and was moved to the opposite end of Sydney Booking Office. The current walkway between the old office and the country booking office was the V I P room and the Man In Blue and Enquiry Office.The walkway at the other end was where the Interstate office was moved to, until it was closed and absorbed into the main booking office. If you are going through this walkway and look on the left hand wall about 2/3rds of the way through, you will see a panel that does not match the rest of the wall, this was the doorway from the interstate office into the booking office staff meal room and toilets, which is now taken up by the men's public toilet."
@RGC198
Жыл бұрын
When visiting Central Station in my younger years, I remember seeing the original trams just outside the station, where the Dulwich Hill light rail trams now run. The original trams ran in reverse there in comparison to the current light rail trams.
@chonkyduck
Жыл бұрын
finally they added some esculators
@rosscorr
Жыл бұрын
Vast improvement and some nice touches. I do hope in time they finish the job and construct a tunnel under Elizabeth street, basically completing the short bit of tunnel that takes you to the set of stairs at the apex of the Dental Hospital. The intersection of Elizabeth and Foreaux street, where the Woolworths Metro is located, is very busy and dangerous. It would have made so much sense to have acquired that building instead of the Bounce Hotel to make the entrance but I guess they had their reasons.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Ross, yes that is a tricky road to cross. I think the reasons for choosing the Bounce Hotel building was to provide a better interchange with the light rail, and because there was space under Chalmers Street to create the escalators shafts.
@gaeldeleon3019
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update Paul! Haven’t made it to Sydney since pre covid days so looking forward to seeing the changes that have been done. Glad the station developers haven’t made the same mistakes that happened to Southern Cross in Melbourne when they closed all the tunnels and underpasses
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! I think with demand for public transport growing, hopefully short sighed decisions such as at Southern Cross won't happen in the future.
@davidmcdonald3314
Жыл бұрын
Ooooh! If you're planning a "secrets of Sydney Central Station", please consider showing us the damage stonework from "Battle of Central Station" (look up "Liverpool Riot 1916")
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks David, I've added this to my Central Station secrets list!
@aussiejohn5835
Жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, another excellent presentation. I have mixed feelings about this transformation of Central especially the white curved canopy that seems to collide harshly with the sandstone building. I will have to wait for the completion of the project to decide. I have seen a number of transformations of this grand old lady and most are slowly removing the character of the building. The worst is the proposed changes to the western concourse and the addition of high rise buildings.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it. Yes I'm not so keen on the western concourse proposals either. I'm concerned that the platforms will lose a lot of natural light.
@stuartallen8791
Жыл бұрын
I visited the new & Main entrance today fr Eddy Avenue ..it's very spacious & I like how the escalators go up towards the Grand Concourse with the very modern Ceilings contrasting against the heritage listed sandstone facades ..it looks really good , the large electronic signage of destinations makes it easy to find your train of connection One thing I do find a bit awkward is the dark signage on the main concourse before you either go up the new escalators to the grand concourse or towards platforms 18 i &19 .. I think they would look better in white with black larger signage
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Stuart, yes a few people have commented on the signage, so hopefully that will improve. Hope you enjoyed seeing it all for yourself!
@tacitdionysus3220
Жыл бұрын
Great clip as usual. I like the faux sandstone lined entrances to the escalators. That and the lighting gives them a sort of beckoning quality as you approach. Can't help thinking background music softly playing "Stairway to Heaven" in each would complete the ambience (obviously using a different cover version for each set of escalators, so that regular passengers will be able to audibly confirm they are on the correct one)....... Then again, maybe that's just me..... others might consider it would go over like a .....'lead balloon'.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Tacit, Glad you enjoyed this video! Yes music through the PA system could be interesting!
@jonimiller1954
Жыл бұрын
Well done as usual Paul...
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks John
@AndrewJens
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic; thank you.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Andrew
@madelainedaley2128
Жыл бұрын
Gre@t video thank you
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Madelaine
@peteregan3862
Жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. Good that they restored platforms over the Metro. What central station needs is a second city circle line that serves intercity and some other trains - it would probably go as far west as pyrmont and as far east as Kings Cross. The Bradfield platforms and the flyover need a rebuild with 12 platforms to allow extra dwell time at central. So, the 4 eastern terminal platforms would need to be included in the works. When we look at the architecture of the 'city' platforms compared to other stations at the time, the intent was the 'city' platforms would be remade at a later date when more capacity would be required. We should allow for 12 car double-deckers as the best way to increase network capacity as it only requires a platform extension and associated works at most stations - more work in the CBD with Town Hall being the most difficult. We need a long term network capacity and service enhancement plan, not the ideas of the senior bureaucrats who made the current decisions.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter. Some interesting ideas there. Glad you enjoyed this video.
@patrickphair488
Жыл бұрын
Good Show....... One thing I have noticed is the is the Fire Brigade outlets on the platforms....They look like an accident ready to happen as there is no tactile tiles around around them to warn the visually impaired of their existence.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Patrick, good point, I hadn't noticed those! Would seem like a good place for tactile tiles.
@LiamDilley
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the videos on the work going on here. Recently Devonshire Street Tunnel was deviated due to construction work and the old backpackers being knocked down for a new building construction but the whole of Devonshire Street Tunnel is now closed. IS this getting similar work? I could not find any information on it. When I looked into it I found the current look and feel VS how it looked the 1970's prior to its development looked better than it does today and closer to the new central design concepts than the crappy green and cream look. If you look on the wikipedia on this you can also see that it was not just straight in the past and had either toilets of left and right corridors. So there is defiantly space down there. I always thought if they had shops and others throughout the tunnel down there because of so much foot traffic it could be a very interesting place.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Liam, you're very welcome. I wasn't aware that the whole of the Devonshire Street Tunnel is closed at the moment, but a quick look on Google seems to indicate that it has now reopened - www.atlassiancentral.com.au/#:~:text=The%20Devonshire%20Street%20Tunnel%20has,in%20place%20until%20mid%202023. Hopefully it will get a much needed upgrade over the next few years.
@someghosts
Жыл бұрын
They did a great job on this. Wonder if it’s the same team as town hall and Wynyard? Wish they would update the tunnel towards Ultimo too
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Pat, I'm not sure. I was at Wynyard today, and was thinking that I should do a video on the upgrade there.
@theaussiebackflipboy
Жыл бұрын
I used the escalators on platforms 18/19 to go to platforms 16/17 after getting relieved on my train (I'm a Driver) last week just to have a look at the work that has been done. I look forward to the opening of the Northern side of the Central walk. I have noticed that the southern stub tunnels are now closed (access to platforms 16 - 23) - makes me wonder if they are building a more open southern concourse.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Kevin, good to hear from a train driver! Yes I noticed that too. It was closed about a week after Central Walk opened. I'm not sure why this tunnel has been closed. Yes possibly, or maybe they are giving it a bit of a refresh.
@metricstormtrooper
Жыл бұрын
Paul, you seam to have forgotten the pop up on the upper right hand to for the other central escalator video.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
It should be there, as I checked all that earlier. They don’t always appear especially if you watch on a TV. That video is linked in the description too.
@andrewr2825
Жыл бұрын
Up to your usual high standard Paul, even the “floor cam” view of the carpeted walkway (a la Geoff Marshall perhaps🤔). I’m sorry if this has been covered - there’s so much info in these videos - is the Metro platform numbers. It seems platform 15 has disappeared, so what are the Metro platform numbers? Apologies if I’d missed that bit of info.
@anniemon
Жыл бұрын
Andrew I think Paul covered the Platform 15 story in the last Central video (or the one before). Paul’s covered Central Station a lot.
@andrewr2825
Жыл бұрын
Thx Annie! I’ll rewatch Paul’s vid!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, glad you liked the floor cam bit! Yes that idea definitely came from Geoff Marshall. The disappearing platform 15 was covered in this video - kzitem.info/news/bejne/yGmitYF5qqVnq3Y. I've heard rumours that the metro platforms might be numbered A & B, but if not, they'll probably be 26&27 or perhaps 15A and 15B!
@krislawry
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the metro platforms should be numbered 15a and 15b actually hey?!
@suchdevelopments
5 ай бұрын
😃😄Hi Paul, Good day from Lismore NSW. Ian Cleland - Goonellabah 2480
@TransportVlog
5 ай бұрын
Hi Ian, good to hear from you.
@suchdevelopments
5 ай бұрын
@@TransportVlog I posted a comment on of video.
@marcozolo3536
Жыл бұрын
I sometimes wonder if the concourse and platform upgrades take into consideration, futureproofing Central station when high speed rail becomes a reality. In particular the recently announced $1 billion invested by both state and federal governments for the Sydney to Newcastle route. Even recently a further $180 million was announced for Central station. So it begs the question is there some foresight to where these trains will run? given so much work is now underway to ensure seamless integration with the new Sydney metro network. Imagine the kind of work you will make for yourself in a decades time if seamless integration with a high speed rail network was not on the cards when undertaking all this current infrastructure work.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Marco, yes hopefully they will. There is currently space to extend the station on the west side, and of course building underground platforms is another option (especially if the high speed line will be underground on the approach to Central anyway). It's still very early days, and I'm sure the planners are looking at all the available options.
@TheThailand101
Жыл бұрын
Hey mate Do you know if the tunnel from central to the Broadway side will get a make over?
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Not as part of the Sydney Metro Project, but I reckon it will get a makeover within the next few years.
@pr0newbie
Жыл бұрын
Looks like the Downtown Line in Singapore. Wonder if it's designed by the same company
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes possibly. Laing O'Rourke are the construction company, but other companies may have been involved in the design.
@RGC198
Жыл бұрын
Hi Paul, it looks like they are really progressing well there. The new escalators remind me a bit of when I originally saw Circular Quay railway station open, when I was a young child. Circular Quay railway station looked so new at the time, including the escalators, which had no walls surrounding them, allowing passengers an interesting view of the most of the concourse. Incidentally, are there any lifts installed at Circular Quay as yet? I have no memory of seeing any lifts when I was last there. Also, are the old stairways still at Central station, or have the escalators replaced them all? Anyway, take care and all the best. Rob.
@JayJayGamerOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Circular Quay has had lifts for years and thy late located around the middle of the platform, between the stairs
@mark123655
Жыл бұрын
Yep. CQ got lifts a while ago . And more recently lifts from the promenade to the Cahill Expressway walkway as well. On the whole Sydney has done a great job in retrofitting elevators to stations with Central and Redfern (new concourse also under construction) being I think the last of the major ones.
@RGC198
Жыл бұрын
@@mark123655 Would the lifts have been installed after 1981? If so, that may be why I don't remember them, as I moved to Melbourne that year.
@RGC198
Жыл бұрын
@@mark123655 Interesting to hear about the Cahill Expressway walkway. Back in the 1960's my dad and I walked along the Cahill expressway to the Harbour Bridge on a footpath via the road tunnel. The area to walk there only allowed single file and when reaching the other end, we then found a notice saying "NO PEDESTRIANS". At that time, they apparently didn't have any official walkway. We then had to walk back the same way, as there was no way of getting on further to the bridge. Strangely enough, there was no signs at the Circular Quay end and the footpath was a reasonable width there, only narrowing out through the tunnel. Quite an adventure!!!
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, The old stairways at the north and south ends of platforms 16 to 23 are still there, and it looks like your lift question at Circular Quay has been answered. The Transport Access Program has bought lifts to many stations over the last few years, and will continue to do so. You can learn more about it here - www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects-tap
@DEATHSTARER
Жыл бұрын
Not sure if it’s been asked. But why weren’t the disused platforms 26 and 27 at Central used for the Sydney Metro?
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
It's a good question. I don't know the answer, but it's probably to do with either not being enough space for platforms that are wide enough for current and future demand, and possibly issues with aligning the tunnels either side of the station to connect with these platforms. I do know that platforms 26 and 27 are being used for various services and comms facility for Sydney Metro.
@prismaticmarcus
Жыл бұрын
thanks, Paul, for moving so I don't have to 🤣
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
LOL! - It's not quite the same as being there though!
@prismaticmarcus
Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog yeah i'm looking forward to it
@ihdoioifjosijfosofds1964
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the vid!! when will it finally be finished do you think??? also i have a small crush on u hehe
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Probably during 2023, with the metro platforms opening in 2024. LOL - I don't think my wife would approve!
@matttaylor9110
Жыл бұрын
Will the new Metro platforms be called 26/27?
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Matt, I've heard rumours that they might be A & B. If it is, hopefully B will be for Bankstown!
@robertmainerd7145
Жыл бұрын
Another excellent video Paul. I love the amount of detail you provide, but i have one request; Because I am vision impaired (I love tactile surfaces) can you please try and describe your videos with clearer directions? In other words, can you say "hear on the left" instead of "over hear". It may seem a small thing, but it makes a big difference.. Thank you. Keep up the great work, and thanks.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Robert, thank you for your feedback on this video. Yes I'll see if I can do that for future videos.
@robertmainerd7145
Жыл бұрын
@@TransportVlog that's greatly appreciated Paul. Seems Windows can't tell the difference between 'hear' and 'here'... haha
@matthewalker
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the update! I'm hoping to check it out this weekend. A couple of questions: Do you know if the entrance at the north end of the hospital is being kept? It may be considered redundant once the other entrance is opened. Is the temporary construction bridge at the southern end still there? I don't think there will be a need for it much longer.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
As far as I know, all existing entrances are staying, as this whole upgrade is about increasing capacity, and additional entrances are a good way to do that. Yes that's still there. I'm not sure if there are any plans to remove it.
@garydavey9722
Жыл бұрын
We dont particular need to know what the wall are made of or the carpet colour. We are more interested in navigating through the station.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Gary, Some people do find the materials and finishes interesting, and this video wasn't designed to explain how to navigate the whole station, rather to explain the upgrades that are currently happening. When it's all finished, I might do a video that would help people navigate Central Station. I'm sure lots of people would find that useful.
@andrewjameson5918
Жыл бұрын
Looks a bit like London Bridge in the UK
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Cool! - I guess its a similar, with excavating under the tracks. I haven't been to London Bridge since 2018, so it's probably looking very different now!
@michaelclement1337
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps some smarties will send people to platform 15 when they ask which platform
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
That would be a little cruel, but funny too!
@CQuinnLady
Жыл бұрын
Wow it doesnt look like a grafitti covered spit laddened shit hole like it once did. I remember running up n down those stairs to try n get to the next connection.I remember the opening of the Bondi line.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Yes it's so different now. Designs in the 70s and 80s were more functional, with less emphasis on how they looked. Thanks for sharing your memories
@iainturville2530
Жыл бұрын
Will the metro concourse connect to the devonshire st tunnel and the southern suburban access tunnel?
@mark123655
Жыл бұрын
Not to Devonshire Tunnel.. too small and suspect it would need expensive upgrades under modern laws. Future extension with Central Walk West will provide that solution.. Believe the southern tunnel will be reconnected but probably won't get as much usage.
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Iain, Marks answer is spot on. I'm hoping we'll see the southern tunnel again! Its the most peaceful part of Central Station!
@miranblazek5303
Жыл бұрын
Am I wrong, but this whole Sydney rail project is way behind all schedule???
@mark123655
Жыл бұрын
Metro has always been a 2024 opening
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Miran, definitely on track for 2024. The Bankstown Line conversion is a little behind schedule and that's mainly due to RTBU industrial action, which has stopped the overhead wires from being switched off to allow metro work to happen.
@roballen3281
Жыл бұрын
Question: why spend this money on this amazing station and still have STAIRS only, escalators galore, but not on essential stair connections?
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, it's a good point. Escalators seem to be more common on underground concourses, although I know that St Mary's station will be getting escalators on its new aerial concourse.
@iam_nick
Жыл бұрын
They are great exterior until they get dirty and no one is cleaning it. Look at Wynyard station, nice white panels and lights when they opened. Now, no maintenance and dirty. So embarrassing
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Nick, I thought Wynyard still looked pretty good, I'll pay more attention to the white panels next time I'm there!
@meggrobi
Жыл бұрын
I hope the "sandstone" is graffiti proof?
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Gary, yes I hope so too!
@Spiritavern
Жыл бұрын
i hope to never see the southern tunnel ever again
@TransportVlog
Жыл бұрын
Hi Nathan, it has reopened with a nice carpeted link from the temporary Metro Concourse passageway. You can see it in this video from Phil - kzitem.info/news/bejne/upyltnmpaqlohKg
@WiseGuy02
Жыл бұрын
Too bad the trains can't run on time and workers keep going on strike for more money. You know, cause they hardly worked the last two years so they deserve a pay rise.
@ausnonymous8455
Жыл бұрын
Sydney train system is the worst among world major cities
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