L1 Dulwich Hill Line with Alstom Citadis Trams | Sydney Light Rail | Inner West Light Rail Explained
Channel: Transport Vlog
Date: 2022-08-28

***Re-upload***
Minor changes from 34:31 to  34:57 and from 36:49 to 37:52

When cracks were found in the wheel arches of the CAF Urbos Trams in October 2021, the L1 Dulwich Hill Line was closed for about 3 months.

However, the Alstom Citadis 305 trams came to the rescue! and this allowed services to be restored on the L1 Inner West Light Rail line in February 2022.

In this video, you'll see the Alstom Citadis trams in action on the L1 Dulwich Hill Line from a variety of different locations, including stops, bridges, and bushes! I also include some front of train footage, so that you get the drivers eye view of parts of this important Sydney Light Rail line.

The borrowed Alstom Citadis Trams allowed a basic 15 minute service to operate on the L1 Dulwich Hill Line, and this required 6 trams, which is 10% of the entire fleet. It was also the only chance to see single Alstom trams in service, as they always operate in pairs on the L2 and L3 Sydney Light Rail lines.

I'll also cover some of the history of the Inner West Light Rail line, including its former use as part of the Metropolitan Goods line. This includes the Wentworth Park Viaduct, The Glebe Tunnel and the Jubilee Park Viaduct, and the deep cuttings close to the John Street Square and Fish Market stops.

From 1 August 2022, some of the CAF Urbos trams started running again on the L1 Dulwich Hill Line and by November 2022, the service should be fully restored, and the Alstom Citadis trams on the Inner West Light Rail will be a thing of the past!

** Timestamps ***
00:00 Introduction
01:34 Central Station Loop around Belmore Park
05:05 George Street & Hay Street crossing and junctions
07:43 Start of Segregated Running
10:04 Exhibition Centre and Convention stops
13:50 Pyrmont and The Star tunnels and stops
18:59 John Street Square to Wentworth Park
24:31 Wentworth Park Viaduct and Glebe Tunnel
28:43 Jubilee Park Viaduct
30:10 Rozelle Bay, Lilyfield & Mystery Tunnel
35:04 Leichhardt North to Lewisham West
38:38 Waratah Mills to Dulwich Hill

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