That is very kind of you to say. Thank you!

Yes, definitely. Sadly, I don’t see it happening.

Right, and it’ll only cost an extra $150-200 AU per ticket.

@@HAL-bo5lr try $500-$1000.

@@carisi2k11 Yeah that should do it.

We need a train station in Civic NOT a light rail to the current middle of nowhere. So you train from Sydney City to Canberra City directly. Canberra needs a central transport hub, possibly under City hill which could be transformed int the real heart of Canberra. ACT "Planning" having failed with sad, sad Civic.

Yes, it was a really enjoyable trip. Hopefully the new trains that the NSW Government is buying will have at-seat power and wifi. :)

Who's going to enjoy of the view of the country side

Just drive

@@drpeppaerdrpeppaer5434 bog off

? I was sure you guys were call Canbears.

Yes, you make a lot of good points there. 👍

Awww - thank you so much! Appreciate that!

Glad to hear it. Cheers!

That’s so good to hear. Thank you!

Wow. That would have been quite the experience!

Love Crookwell, a great part of the world.

Hey Patricia I am so sorry if my message got you upset. I am also for invading your privacy. I was watching the beautiful video, then I came across your comment, and I was wondering if we can share ideas together 🙏🙏🥀

Thanks so much! Yes, will be interesting to see how their replacements go when introduced. I don’t think most people are very optimistic. 🤔

Thank you! Yes, hopefully they’ll build a tram extension to the train station in Kingston one day. 🤞

@@FromtheWindowSeat It may be coming eventually but the priority after the current stage to Woden needs to be to Canberra’s extreme south as the area is open and doesn’t need major roadworks to implement. Specifically from Woden, to Erindale, Tuggeranong, Lanyon (Including an end of the line stop as far as Banks/Gordon). Not implementing that line will cause long term problems as people living that far south are not only driving further using more petrol, but also paying up to $30 or more in parking per day to park their cars in the city. Currently rapid bus services are not being utilised effectively as suburban bus services are not run frequently enough to connect to them, people who can drive save easily an hour or more per day by taking their cars instead of waiting 20-40 minutes between busses in the cold. After connecting the southern line it will likely be City to Belconnen direct, then possibly a direct service Belconnen to Gungahlin. After the major town centres are connected I admit will likely be City to Airport via Russell Offices as the airport and the city do need to be connected. Then there are still three more tram lines that should be prioritised before connecting Kingston. Tuggeranong to Airport via Calwell, Fyshwick. Belconnen to Woden via Denman Prospect and Weston Creek. Belconnen to Gungahlin via Strathnairn and Crace. Finally the Kingston line could connect to Fyshwick, Airport, and into the City/Woden Line. At the rate they are building, I give it about 60-90 years..

@@joemoores1847 Wow. Yes, sounds like a lot to do. Thanks for the context.

@@FromtheWindowSeat hey nice! On the Murray's now x

Agreed. There’s lots of potential to improve passenger comfort and convenience while also helping the environment.

I agree with you. They should improve or add a new rail, buy new trains to add services and expand the capacity of single services, and keep the ticket price reasonable. The Chinese/European high speed trains cost too much. The scenary along railway is really beautiful.

HST is useless, the rails can't take freight. HST relies on charging $350 for a one-way ticket to go 600kph from one city to another. Australian railway systems make their money moving freight, coal & grain. HST tracks can't handle containers & coal wagons. We can make the train services faster by upgrading the tracks & duplicating or quadrupiling tracks to allow passing/overtaking & allowing trains to do 160kph between Sydney to Canberra instead of 80kph between Sydney to Canberra. Putting Canberra on Opal Card Network would encourage more train use, rather than booking a seat online.

@@mrbillhilly343 One of the greatest practical options of building a HST in Aus is that unlike how trainline were upgraded by section in Europe, for Australia they would have to construct an entirely new passenger line start to finish which means it is a financially all or nothing approach. On completion there would there be a set of lines dedicated to freight and a set dedicated to passenger transportation. I say that is the greatest practical obstacle because the ideological "there would not be enough demand to make the plan financially viable" is what is thrown around the most. Australia is not interested in people opting for trains over cars. The lack of effective express trains within the Greater Sydney Area is enough proof of that. That it is more time efficient to drive from Wollongong, Campbelltown, Newcastle and Katomba rather than take the train for example.

Nice cope

Yes, some modern amenities would certainly improve things. Unfortunately the replacement trains are severely delayed so the Xplorers will be running for a while yet. 🤔

That pic of the new Regional fleet is old and the mock train looks nothing like that and high chances the mock train that we have is going to change again.

@@donoakes85 Ok 🤔

@@FromtheWindowSeat the whole project has come to a grinding halt for the new regional fleet.

@@DerickNeal-dj3te Um, ok?

Good to know! Another reason, to improve the service.

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Oh wow - thank you so much! Really appreciate that and plan to make more videos. 🥰

Oh cool - happy to hear that. Let me know what it’s like and whether much has changed from when I filmed this. 😊

Thank you - really appreciate hearing that! 🙏

Thanks so much! Lovely to get that feedback. 😊

Wow. That sounds like quite the experience! Thank you for your kind words. Cheers!

Agreed.

That's great to hear - glad you liked it! :)

@@FromtheWindowSeat poor guy I hate it now used to be great. Now the woke brigade are taking over

Why go to Canberra

Thank you! Yes, good points.

Oh right, well there you go. I got lucky! 🦘

There is no climate catastrophe Only someone who blindly believes the authorities would think that. Think for yourself. Stop believing everything you get told.

@@thesatisfiedcustomer4869 Thanks, I needed a good laugh. The irony was wonderful. Cheers

We can certainly hope that governments will see the many benefits of investing in better public transport. 🙏

Tilt train in NSW? Never.

@@jimcrawford5039 I know it was a Tilt train. I was on it in April 1995 as I working with the Navy In Sydney and travelled to Canberra for weekend leave. It was trialled for a few months but the option was not followed up. From memory carriages were on loan from somewhere else and pulled by a NSW engine.

Good point. Cheers!

That’s bad

Yes, it’s a pleasant trip.

Great to hear. Cheers!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hola! Yes, Sydney’s double decker trains are great. Thank you for watching!

Cool. Enjoy!

Many thanks!

Yes, that would have been a good journey.

Canberra train station isn’t too bad. But certainly not as impressive as Sydney. 😉

Yes, fair points. Hopefully the light rail expansions will improve things.

Oh cool. That would have been fun.

Yes, that would be great!

Thanks so much! Yes, the suspension on these units can be grating (I think some sets are worse than others). Thankfully the new regional trains should start to be introduced from 2023, so that should be a big improvement. 🤞

It’s not better than paint drying.

I recently took an Explorer train for the first time, travelling between Canberra and Goulburn as part of a both-ways daytime return trip to Melbourne - a journey that I have to repeat starting tomorrow morning and again in another three weeks. My first impressions were (a) the leisurely speed (at least along that section of track); (b) the constant squeaking of the suspension; and (c) the roar of the airconditioning. My understanding is that each carriage is fitted with two engines (one for traction and one for power generation), and yet the engines were almost inaudible for the suspension and the airconditioning.

Thank you for watching - appreciate it!

@@FromtheWindowSeat No, again, thank you! 😊

So glad you liked it! Yes, you should go too! :)

Hey Maureen I am so sorry if my message got you upset. I am also for invading your privacy. I was watching the beautiful video, then I came across your comment, and I was wondering if we can share ideas together 🙏🙏🥀

Thank you so much. Happy I could share the experience. ☺️

Thank you so much! Yes, I flew home to Adelaide with Qantas. :)

Oops - thanks! Being from Adelaide, I know roughly where things are but not always the specifics. ;)

Sometimes it’s worth paying the extra just to escape the crying babies and running kids. 🙊 I doubt they’ll upgrade the interiors given the new regional trains are meant to be introduced from 2023. Enjoy your trip to Dubbo!

@@FromtheWindowSeat Will do. Will be good to see some different scenery. Being a old school car person. I play Spotto what's in people's yards or farms. Thats the reason I go 1st Class. Had enough of screaming babies & kids running up the aisle.

Thank you! Might take me a while - I don't have any other recorded train trips at the moment (only flights).

Agreed! 😊

Thank you so much! Wonderful to hear!

Hopefully one day - though I fear it's likely to be in the very distant future.

Totally agree.

Thank you so much! Yes, there is a train from Perth to Sydney called the Indian Pacific. Hopefully one day I'll be able to travel on it for the full length. :)

@@FromtheWindowSeat thanks a lot happy travels to you

That would be great.

It needs to be STAGE 1 of the VFT as per the Leighton’s Study waaaaaay back in 1989. Which was the TGV. 2nd was the German Maglev. Don’t stuff around with even a tilt train! Let’s future proof this route all the way to Brisbane. Also ONE stop up the coast at Coffs Harbour. City style trains can do the Grafton run north and port mac south.

Good to know. Cheers!

Sounds great!

Thank you! Glad you liked it.

and you were spot on about the food...

pps ... thanks for the trp down amnesia lane

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the comments!

Maybe one day!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much. Yes, I’m looking forward to checking out the new trains too.

I think the issue is that Australia doesn’t have the population density to justify the networks of Asia and Europe. But we could certainly do a lot better.

They can't even fit that many people in a bus in my suburb, had to witness that

Hi Alex. Yes, you're quite right - the last section from Goulburn to Canberra is essentially a single-track branch line. Unfortunately it just doesn't have the traffic to warrant duplication. Interestingly, even the main line between Sydney and Melbourne (Australia's two most populated cities) has sections that are single track. Generally speaking, Australians (a bit like Americans) value cars and consequently roads, more than rail - so the rail network is nowhere near as good as it could be. :(

@@FromtheWindowSeat Thanks for the reply. I never realised there would be single track sections on SYD-MEL. To be honest if would be better if the government spent money on upgrading the existing SYD-MEL rail route to a higher standard rather than discuss building a brand new high-speed line. Not only would it cost far less but the time scale would be faster.

@@alexmcwhirter6611 True.

Canberra as a city didn’t really get going until the 1950s when the golden age of rail had already finished 30 years before. Canberra is a branch of the Goulburn to Bombala branch. The branch begins at Queanbeyan. The line south from Queanbeyan to Bombala is effectively closed.

@@morganhitchcock Thanks for the comments. Here in the UK the golden age of rail ended in the 1970s ... it wasn't until the mid-1990s that it started to recover and in the following 20 years or so the number of passengers doubled. However ridership drastically declined during our pandemic and it has not yet fully receovered.

Yep! Haha!

Sounds great.

Yes, there are a few. Thank you!

True!

Thank you - glad you liked it!

Thank you!

Oh dear! Unfortunately I've found with any music choice, some people love it, others hate it. But thank you for the thumbs up!

Hey Kim I am so sorry if my message got you upset. I am also for invading your privacy. I was watching the beautiful video, then I came across your comment, and I was wondering if we can share ideas together 🙏🙏🥀

Unfortunately it’s not a political priority.

Thank you so much! :)

Yes, I’d love for regional trains to be reintroduce in SA.

Yes, quite big differences on these routes. 🤔

Yes, will be interesting to see what they’re like.

Thank you! Much appreciated. Excluding the lockdowns, you’re lucky to live in Victoria … you have lots of decent regional rail services. 👌

Ha! True but I still prefer the train. :)

Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Yes, will definitely consider Griffith. 🤔

@@FromtheWindowSeat Thank you!

Thank you! I’m hoping to do that route too.

Thank you so much - really appreciate that. 😊

Wow - that is some rail odyssey!

Yes, will be good to have new trains. The suspension is what makes all the noise, I believe.

Thank you! Happy to help.

Lol

Yes, definitely.

Thanks a lot!

Interesting - is that because of the heat, so the trains have to travel slower?

Yes, they are rather short. Thanks for watching!

Sorry to hear that. Yes, you can’t really compare Australian trains with Europe. A fairer comparison would be the US (sadly), where railways are also mostly about freight. 🤔

Hey Rosanna I am so sorry if my message got you upset. I am also for invading your privacy. I was watching the beautiful video, then I came across your comment, and I was wondering if we can share ideas together 🙏🙏🥀

Yes, unfortunately it’s not a priority (or vote winner) for governments here. Thank you for you comments. 🙏

Hey Lisa I am so sorry if my message got you upset. I am also for invading your privacy. I was watching the beautiful video, then I came across your comment, and I was wondering if we can share ideas together 🙏🙏🥀

Thank you!

Me too!

Thank you!

Yes, fair points. It would be a great route for high speed rail with good frequency. 🙏

Yes, it's a pity that most of our railways haven't been upgraded from old alignments so that travel times can be more competitive.

go by Murrays coaches.

Thanks!

You know your train movements! 👌

Thanks so much! Cheers!

Yes, quite possibly. 👍

Thank you!

Thank you. Yes, I’ve switched to a linear view on my more recent videos.

True and not really surprising given their age.

Wow! What a story! 😂

Thank you so much!