Sydney Metro - Tallawong to Bella Vista - Front of Train with Commentary
Channel: Transport Vlog
Date: 2021-08-24

In this video, I take a ride on a Sydney Metro train from Tallawong to Bella Vista. As these are driverless trains, you'll see the whole journey from the front of the train.

I also cover the weird platform numbering at Tallawong Station and explain the track layout at the Rouse Hill end of the station.  This trip was filmed in the late afternoon in November 2020 on a weekday. At this time, the trains run every 4 minutes, so you'll see plenty of Sydney Metro trains coming in the other direction.

When you do this trip for real, you'll hear a few automated announcements. But when you watch this virtual train journey from Tallawong to Bella Vista, you'll get an informative and rather geeky commentary!

You'll learn about Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), why there are no signals or track circuits and what the yellow boxes on the track do. I'll also cover the purpose of the weird masts that appear every 500 metres or so.

I'll talk about the 270 metre cable-stayed bridge that takes this Sydney Metro line across Windsor Road and give you some fascinating facts about this bridge.

I'll also talk about the junctions and crossovers at Tallawong and on the approach to Bella Vista station.

So sit back, relax and enjoy this journey from Tallawong to Bella Vista from the front of a Sydney Metro train.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:46 Tallawong Station Platforms and Track Layout
03:19 Tallawong to Rouse Hill
06:09 Windsor Road Bridge
06:28 Rouse Hill to Kellyville
09:16 Kellyville to Bella Vista
11:41 Bella Vista Crossovers (Action Replay!)
12:15 Electric Wires to Conductor Rail at Bella Vista Station

Filmed in November 2020.

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Links to information used to create this video
https://railway-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Brochure-Signalling-Urbalis-range-English.pdf
https://nswtrains.fandom.com/wiki/Metro_North_West_line
https://www.sydneymetro.info/article/landmark-windsor-road-railway-bridge-nears-completion-rouse-hill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Metro_Northwest (and other links off this page)

Recorded on an iPhone 11 and using the Rode Smartlav+ mic for iPhone. Editing done in Final Cut Pro.

Disclaimers.
COVID-19
Most of my videos are recorded several weeks before being edited and uploaded. I always follow the government COVID-19 advice and requirements that applied on the day of filming. This is why you sometimes see me wearing a mask and at other times you don't.  If you're watching this video during a Sydney lockdown, then please note that it was filmed at a time prior to these restrictions coming into effect.

Accuracy
I do my best to make the commentary in these videos as accurate as possible by checking facts on the internet and other sources. However, sometimes the information isn't available, so I'll use my railway knowledge and insight to explain something to the best of my ability. If accuracy is important, do check the comments, as other viewers will often pick up on things I've missed or any mistakes made. Also note that for older videos, things may change over time, causing some of the information to become out of date.