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	One thing that was done fairly well (with one glaring mistake) was the introduction of Smartrider, our electronic ticketing system.Having a consistent payment structure over all public transport and reconciling payments etc instead of realtime account debit makes the process very quick compared to most others I've used (looking at you Melbourne).
	I’m a Perth resident and enjoyed this video! You’re going to get roasted for your pronunciation of “Joondalup” though, the emphasis is on the first syllable.
	I’m from Perth, and I wondered what he was talking about when he first said “Joon-Dall-Lup”.. (Joondalup).Say it faster and with less letters!“Joon-dal-up”!
	Dude! Maybe check the pronunciation of the place names? It is Joon-da-lup. Most emphasis on "Joon". JOONdalup. The pronunciation you are using is very off-putting, and will cause huge amounts of confusion for anyone visiting Perth. I am not very far into this video, but I don't think I can watch the rest - it is just too frustrating and makes me doubt whether you actually have your facts checked at all. It is possible that you are technically correct, but I can't listen to your mangling of it all.
	Also in addition to the rideshare numbers, I must mention; until extremely recently when a 2 zone limit was introduced, perth is expensive
	I don't drive I live I Perth I love the public transport here I'm looking forward to mento net
	Seeing a structural analysis of Perth's public transport system from an international perspective definitely helps me appreciate what I have more! Perth people always complain about the public transport, possibly because lots of people here are from/have holidayed in Asia or England, and have Singapore and London to compare to. There's definitely unreliability as to bus punctuality and many suburbs aren't connected super well, but I suppose bus routes are all decided based on demand and patronage. But as for the suburban train system, it definitely helps to see from a third party view about how well designed it is!Also -it throws me a bit when you say regional rail to refer to transit within a city, because here regional rail is out to the regions/regional towns, as opposed to between suburbs within a big city. What do you call train systems servicing regional/rural towns?Also: Joondalup is pronounced JOON-duh-LUP, same intonation as kangaroo
	Its Joondalup honey not quite what you said. But great try. The train line is ok but needs to extend all the way down south to Albany as you can only get a bus. You can fly but not everyone can afford that thank you.
	Intresting to see QR style of trains being used there.
	Hello from Perth! I found this video really interesting, so great job!- yes, definitely agree about overcrowding in the future. Metronet part 2 would entail filling in the circle that you described. I think it's actually a pertinent issue, because Perth is only going to grow. We're a small city right now, but could be quite large in the future, with Andrew Forest's green hydro plan. Also if I recall correctly we supply the vast majority of Tesla's lithium. In fact, by 2035, Perth is estimated to be bigger population- and economy-wise than Brisbane. So it's really important to ask ourselves: what's Perth going to look like in 20-50 years, and how should we plan for that?-the main reason I'm really proud of Transperth isn't the size of the rail network, or the somehiw-clean carpet (YMMV, I frequent the Mandurah/Joondalup and occasionally the Fremantle lines), but because of the reliability. There's a poster up in some of the trains that frequently gets replaced, called "how we're tracking: April-May 22" for example. And the thing that strikes me is that the percentage of on-time trains is consistently above 95%. We manage to maintain 4 minutes between trains at peak. So that's really outstanding for any city, let alone a city the size of Perth. -finally, a question: even though I've lived in Perth for most of my life, and my local line is the Mandurah line, I'm really confused about how they're building the Thornlie-Cockburn link. Because they didn't build any new platforms. So I'm interested, how will it work exactly?
	$4.90 is all you need to go from one end of the rail network to the other endTry doing that in your car
	Maybe a somewhat good comp for what ~2 million inhabitant metros could be served with is Munich, Germany - while it is in no way like Perth (far more density) it shows, that cities need not be 10 million + to have good quality public transport.
	Isn’t interesting that Australian cities have metro-style commuter trains that they don’t really need metro trains
	"Amazingly Extensive" WTF? LOL. The access of people to the Joondalup and Mandurah lines due to the massive freeways makes them overloaded stations where people rather drive to the stations and not buses. Morley, Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah are classic examples of stations that dont properly service the regional centres properly because theyre not IN the region centre. They were simply built on the cheap just to get the line built. (for votes)
	Great overview! The Airport line is scheduled to go into operation by the 30th of June, and will run on B series trains from Claremont on the Fremantle Line through to the new High Wycombe station on the Airport Line. We are truly blessed to have such a nice transport system here in Perth and to have a government which supports funding for it!
	Due to the dense, hilly and often historic areas between cockburn central (which i live near) and Fremantle, and the sheer density of the port area, i have my doubts that they'll be able to extend a train line between the two, as much as i wish for it, without demolishing homes alongside the freight corridor the thornlie link is being run alongside. (it goes literally right by my home, you might fit one track more in but any more and you'd start running into problems... Some of the grade separated overpasses involve deep cuttings, and even then you face the problem of crossing over the freight corridor to reach Fremantle Station which is gonna be a pain in the arse given we try not to mix freight rail with passenger rail here.) There's some pristine, significant and protected bushland in the way as well if a new route were to be laid. The grade fluctuations alone would require extensive and expensive work to prepare for a line. But i still would love to have a circle or at least semicircle line in the future.
	The thing about the system is it extends in the likely directions of urban sprawl in the future, north south. The original core network was west to east, to serve how the original city developed. Fremantle, Perth central and out to Guildford was the original development of Perth and infilled between them. Of the Suburbs of Perth the early established ones that have access to the west railway line towards Fremantle and close to the coast are among the most desirable areas in Perth. The beaches are world-class, a hot dry summer, and slightly cooler summer temps vs more inland set a blueprint for how Perth people wanted to live. As not everyone can live in Cottesloe, development has turned north-south along the coast. And suburbs started to get further and further out. The original stretch of freeway to the south didn't have a train line attached (hence the more expensive tunnels etc. to retro fit a line), but the northern freeway that connected new norther suburbs which came with the northern rail line. I think the strategy works well for Perth. Future suburbs are likely to be north and south along the coast. They can continue to extend the freeways north and south with transit service in the middle that naturally limits traffic. A new outer suburb of the USA city means even more traffic on already stretched freeways, with hellishly long journeys feeding into the centre without any other choice, with the only way seen to fix it is to somehow expand at great expense the capacity further into the city. With Perth drivers can just choose not to drive... There is also a massive advert for changing to rail commuting every day, looking at the speed of the train pass you while you're stuck on the freeway in your car going slower.
	That's not how you pronounce joondalup
	I live in Perth! :D
	Also the Perth bus connections, you can go to basically anywhere in Perth with just buses alone!
	You should have a look at the history of northern Ireland railways nir. They'd just had the extension of 3 car caf 4000 to 6 car sets for 5 or 6 units. It's a tiny network and threatened with gull closures on many occasions.
	Im a councillor from the city of cockburn. Metronet has a lot of potential growth, and you hit the nail on the head with the loop. Also you have to factor in the presence of optus stadium, having game day services capable of running from the south, up the thornlie line, and dropping attendees off without having to go through perth or transfer will be huge. Im just super stoked for being able to catch a train to the airport. Without it costing some ridiculous price for a private service.Trains to the airport on a regular service im counting as a benchmark of a fully fledged city.
	I live in Perth and the transit system is decent enough if you happen to commute a well serviced route but since none of the train lines are interconnected it can become quite a lengthy journey trying to catch buses between suburbs not connected by trainAnd it gets worse the further away you are from the CBDAlso Joondalup is pronounced "Joonalup"
	Great video on my home city , there is so much happening on our PT network it is hard to keep up with the projects. Some of the projects include rebuilding old sections as elevated rail. Perth is the poster child of how you can take a car dependent sprawling city and turn it into a pro train city. Perth came very close to losing its train network in the 1970’s to one that Perth people are now proud of.
	I make extensive use of this system. works pretty well considering how large Perth is, fairly well co-ordinated. the morning rush can get pretty packed, but what do you expect? All of the lines also operate some kind of express system, sometimes time of day, sometimes fixed schedule. for example, the Thornlie and Armadale lines operate as separate lines, Thornlie servicing most of the stations between thronlie and Perth, Armadale servicing everything south of Thornlie. at nights or weekends one train does them all. Hearing "stopping all stations" always makes your heart drop, the train will be full and slow. Fremantle drops some of their smaller stations on some routes in peak periods, and there are express runs along the north/south, as well as trains that only service the closer stations. Its a good compromise.
	jooo na lup thats how its said
	Thanks! I was hoping you would do one after your recent comments. I use the system when not WFH and it's pretty good.
	Well, it definitely is good to see more videos about western Australia!
	A 50 year masterplan for Perth's expansion was drawn up after WW2. This is why the freeways (or expressways as you call them) are so dominant. Fortunately, they stuck to the masterplan despite changes in government and retained the median for rail and stations. This is also why the city seems a bit lost as (AFAIK) there hasn't been another masterplan drawn up.I remember taking the bus from south of the river to uni and back before they built the Mandurah line. Those people complaining about train stations in a freeway median should try catching the (unairconditioned) one-bus-an-hour in 40°C (104°F) heat to get to your McJob in time.
	Armadale is also being extended down to Byford.
	Would you ever consider a video on Adelaide? I'm naturally prejudiced, as I was born there, but it does have a couple of interesting modes: a legacy tram line and an O-Bahn guided bus line. Sadly, transport is used as a political football in Adelaide and the city has been left behind by its former equals, Perth and Brisbane. It's more a story of closures than openings, although the trams have had a couple of minor extensions and the heavy rail lines are in the middle of a long, drawn-out electrification programme. I haven't exactly sold it well, but it would be a pleasure to see, nonetheless.
	Lmao I live in Perth you pronunciation of Joondalup was . . . A bit offEdit: Mandurah as well, but what can I expect, they're both aboriginal names
	Why did you deleted some of your videos? Can anyone else answer me?
	Thanks for this. I see plenty of contradictory comment on pronouncing Joondalup. I'd say that it sounds like a mock Scottish name, June d'Lup. My main whinge about the design is that the braking noise of the B series trains coming out of the tunnels into the underground stations is extremely loud (some people stick their fingers in their ears). I don't know if that is an issue that comes up anywhere else.
	The rail network in Perth has become much better since the 90’s and it’s getting better. Perth always had a problem with public transport as the suburbs are so spread out for only two million people and it was horrendous when we only had one million people. There are plans for a Cockburn to Fremantle line but that maybe awhile yet.
	Greater Perth GCCSA (Greater Capital City Statistical Area) actually has about 2.5 million people according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
	The B Series trains also have a very silent sound, and when they leave and enter the station its sounds pretty important and cool. Although, the A series has doors to separate each car and kids trap themselves in there. I am super excited for the C series as the A series is really old and needs to be replaced.
	As a Brit, the number of town names they copied from the UK is quite amusing! :) Seriously impressive system though. I had no idea they had all that over there.
	Some additional points regarding the Perth rail system:1. the Armadale line will be extended further south to Byford to access that growing area, adding 8 kilometres of track and one station (at Byford)2. the Midland line may be extended further east to Bellevue which would add about 2 kilometres of track and one station (at Bellevue) whilst Midland Station is being relocated about 500 metres east of its existing location3. there has been no desire to add additional tracks to the Midland line as it is believed the new signalling system will cope with the anticipated traffic on the Perth to Bayswater section of 24 trains per hour, as well as a couple of pinch points where four tracking in any case would not be possible (so say the planners anyway)4. one of the primary reasons for the Thornlie-Cockburn line right now is in fact to run through trains from Mandurah to Perth Stadium Station to encourage people to take the train to events at Perth Stadium rather than cars (a new platform is being built at Perth Stadium Station to accommodate these trains)5. there is a potential to extend the electrified system from Thornlie Station to High Wycombe Station (terminus of the Airport Line) along the existing freight corridor to make direct trains from Mandurah and Armadale/Byford to Perth Airport as High Wycombe Station has been built to make such an extension feasible with minimal work. There is a short chord at Kenwick Station already extant that connects the Armadale Line to the existing freight line6. Should it become necessary in the future, the Thornlie-Cockburn link could be easily extended along existing freight corridors to Fremantle Station. Part of that line south of Fremantle Station previously saw passenger trains during the America's Cup in 19877. whilst no active provision has been made for it (rather short sightedly) there is a future possibility of a direct connection between the Ellenbrook Line and the Airport Line to enable direct trains from Ellenbrook to the Airport and southwards towards Cockburn Central and Mandurah, but that would be many years in the future.8. operationally trains from the Airport Line will generally run through to Claremont on the Fremantle line to minimise terminating trains at Perth Station. Presumably a similar situation will operate when the Ellenbrook Line opens9. the Armadale/Thornlie line will close for 18 months from early 2023 to enable the section between Carlisle Station and Beckenham Station to be elevated (a la Skyrail in Melbourne) to enable elimination of 6 level crossings. Welshpool Station will permanently close as a result of this due to low patronage
	I love the way you say "Joondalup." I've never heard someone say it like that before.Anyhow whilst you do an outstanding job of advertising our rail network, you fail to recognize the fact that less and less people are using the rail system because of all the anitsocial behavior that goes with it. Trust me it's really not great.
	Brilliant video Reece. For someone who lives so far away, your knowledge is awesome. Great that you noticed the rail station/bus station joint facilities. This has really helped the connections from the freeway train stations to the surrounding suburbs. The challenge for Perth is that we LOVE our cars and we are reluctant to use PT. The City of Joondalup was built 42kms from the city in the hope that it would lead people to live and work in the area. But, of course for Perth, many people took advantage of the cheaper land out there and built their houses. They then decided to drive into the city for work rather than take the train. Very impressive that I learnt a lot of things that I didn't know from your video. Thanks for taking the huge amount of time to put it together.
	By the way, it's called JOON-dah-lahp line
	Shout out from Perth: I live in Perth and utilise TransPerth services regularly.
	additional info under MetroNet the Armadale line is also being extended to Byford. Just for reference Joondalup is pronounced Joon da lup
	Only travelled to Perth once (back in 2017) I was amazed at the timetables of trains and buses and how easy it was to get places. I was particularly amazed at their underground bus station and feel that is something that should have been mentioned in the video
	Great to see an outsiders view of our railway system.Someone should forward this to Mark McGowan.
	2 things=1= Perth’s inner train network is good, regional is bad, WA’s road network. Bad2= Joondalup is pronounced Joo-nda-lup Besides that, good video
	It is the intention to use the Thornlie-Cockburn link to run trains from the Mandurah line to the Armadale line as you suggested. This will be for transporting spectators to Perth stadium on game days rather than having them route through the city.
	G'Day from Perth, mate. Interesting overview of the rail network around the city and suburbs. Joondalup is pronounced "june -da-lup" - run them together and say it fast. Not "june-dal-up". Fun fact - any place name in 'Straya ending in 'up comes from the Aboriginal word meaning "near water". Oh, and you're more than welcome down here, you'll find the weather way better than what you get in Canada! Cheers cobber!
	problem is as we expand out into what is classed as country areas now coming into be know metro areas as far as Yanchep in the north at this stage though further afield to gero up north, following the coast to bumbury in the south and east to northan and beyond ..with links into ellenbrook via roe hwy in a expanding loop to link into Morley and so forth ..we've been playing a pissing contest of redeployment of light rail/tram services similar to what we see in melbome and brisbane Noting to deliver it we would likely have to consider the same cabin width like the current train stock to allow mobility aid use of that networkcurrent issues that exist is getting each train station with lift compliance of 220 rated gopher use..
	Hello from Perth
	Would love south of the river rail line that goes east-west from freo to the airport. Transferring from the city takes ages.
	Only 2 million hers the guy in 1.8 million Vienna
	Well done and a great comprehensive review. As a resident of Perth it’s very refreshing to have someone recognize the achievements in this small population in the remote city within our massive state. Excellent work.
	Mate, thanks for sharing our awesome train network with the world! I live along the armadale line, what's also really brilliant is that that line is undergoing grade separation works in 2023. Essentially the boom gates at each level crossing close for a total of about 4 hours a day, so it's absolutely a nessecary upgrade over the existing non-seperated level crossings. See the Denny Avenue grade separation in Kelmscott as a prime example of that in action. Another note about the airport line, I am hoping that it opens in October, because at that point i'll be able to finally do what I did in Singapore and Sydney, and take the train to the airport for the first time ever. For reference, the 935 and 40 Bus routes are some of the busiest in perth!Another crucial part of keeping car traffic off the roads is the CAT bus system, where it's a hop-on, hop-off bus system designed to loop the cities of Joondalup, (Pronounced JOON-d'-lup, not joon-DA-llup, btw.) Fremantle (their CATs are Orange!) and of course, Perth. I'd love to see the crucial blue, Red and Yellow CATs of the CBD turned into light rail, or trolleybuses at least, especially considering how often these buses get used. it'd also make them way easier for wheelchair users to access as you could just use a low-floor tram or a raised platform. I absolutely like the idea of your ring railroad connection though, it's probably doable seeing as there's freight lines that go through the kewdale-forrestfield-maida vale area that connect to the midland railway workshops and could provide some coverage to the industrial areas to the north of the city. Tonkin Highway also extends out to as far as Bullsbrook, where a lot of development will more than likely occur past 2050. Also, our cycling network is also REALLY interesting, as a budding cyclist. The Principal Shared Path or PSP scheme essentially creates a cycling superhighway all across the city, with major links running through similar corridors that highly trafficked roads and rail lines use, on specially designed surfaces so that cyclists can use for maximum speed. the material uses way, way finer bitumen compounds and thus results in lower friction for cycle tires. Where there are breaks in the PSP there's also signage to direct riders to where other PSPs are, or where the recommended route is. It's definitely nowhere near as good as Denmark, but getting around on a bike, despite the size of the city is absolutely doable. Our roads are also only as wide as they need to be. In suburbs the roads are quite narrow, and in more dense areas they are deliberately small to help calm traffic. The other aspect of Metronet too is the development of areas surrounding the train stations, i.e, what kind of property and businesses are going to be able to be built there. Essentially with Metronet, the idea is that each station's going to get turned into like, a metropolitan hub where there's medium density housing and businesses placed close to the train station. Anyways, cheers for a great vid! If you ever do come live in sunny old Perth, we'll be happy to welcome you here :)
	I don't like between highway carriageway railways. They're too far for walking and force last mile for the majority of users and a lot of the time are only useful for overtaking peak hour traffic.
	You forgot to include Byford south of Armadale.
	I am in love with that pronunciation of Joondalup
	I feel like it should be mentioned that Metro Net will eventually link the airport link with the Thornlie to Cockburn Central link. Then once again again, another link from Cockburn Central round to Fremantle station.Eventually, a massive circle route will be completed when the Ellenbrook line runs west towards the Joondalup line, then out to the coast and down to Fremantle. Exact details are still far away, but that is the vision of Metro Net.
	Perth is australias transit highlight. Frequent buses and trains. Great bus connections. Comfortable trains. High average speeds. Only downside is the smartrider.
	im sorry im so so sorry keep saying Joondalup worng
	Key points you missed - Thornlie / Armadales line being shut down for 18 months- Lack of parking at the train stations
	You should do a video on Osaka on Nagoya transportation
	I really enjoyed seeing this video about the quality rail network of my home city. I'm a transport consultant myself and often feel people in Perth don't recognise how high quality our public transport network is. For a city that was literally planned around the car in the 1950s and has massive sprawl issues, the way they've retrofitted such a high quality rail network into a car-oriented city is quite impressive and should be a model for other car based cities. Something else you might find interesting is that every railway line also has a cycle path going alongside it, with major stations having large secure bike cages that require an ID'd Smartrider to access. Combined with a very high quality cycle path network (Perth is a very bike friendly city), this offers a lot of excellent last mile solutions. It is literally faster for me to cycle to my nearest station on the Mandurah line than to drive or catch a bus.
	Their system is better than Toronto
	Didn't realise we had the same gauge as JR. Transperth should do a single railcar set swap with JR just for the giggles.
	And somehow Perth is able to provide these massive projects quickly and at a reasonable price. The line between the city and Mandurah was less expensive than Melbourne switching to contactless Myki ticketing.And even better, their train network hasn't been privatised either
	Hi Reece. I'm not familiar with your channel, but this video was posted on the Perth subreddit. We all enjoyed your attempt to pronounce Joondalup. We say 'Joon-duh-lup', with all syllables around the same length. Thanks for covering our city, and we'd love to have you if you do plan to visit or stay!There were originally plans to sink the main rail line, but that hasn't come to full fruition yet. They are removing several level crossings through the city though. Bayswater Station is currently under renovations. There's a bridge by the station that is infamous for having trucks disregard the low headroom sign and run into it, but it's being removed and replaced with a better bridge. The bridge is a local meme with a running count online of 'days since incident', which sadly will disappear after the renovations are completed.
	Perth still has 90% of modal transit toward private car use. Not good.
	As a local, it was interesting seeing an outsider's perspective on the network. The way you were pronouncing "Joondalup" was a bit distracting though: the stress should be on the first syllable rather than the middle one, and the "a" is almost unvoiced.
	I can't believe everyone in Perth is trans!!
	Thanks for covering Perth. For someone who lives so far away you really covered it well, and I enjoy your videos. There is a additional extension underway that was missed, Armadale to Byford, and also as part of Metronet a portion of the Armadale Line will be elevated to eliminate road crossings. As the C-Series come online, the A-Series trains will slowly be retired and replaced by B-Series on those services. The projects you mentioned are all currently under construction, and will still take a few years to complete. But for what's next, there is talk of a Trackless tram (Gadget Bahn) running to Scarborough Beach, and an LRT running from the East, through the City to the University of Western Australia. Quad tracking of a portion of the Midland line as suggested is not likely. Services on the Airport and Ellenbrook lines will continue on to the Fremantle line turning at Daglish and Claremont to give capacity on the inner section of both the Fremantle and Midland lines. Quad tracking would bypass stations so this capacity increase would be lost. CBTC will help with throughput on these section, and as more capacity is needed the older platforms will all be increased to 6 car lengths.
	u are 50 yrs ahead of most cities in U.K. and Ireland and l lived in OZ and they complain
	Transperth is the rail system LA Metro thinks they're building
	it's also great that not only does this incredible network exist but it's complimented by additional BRT and Ferry routes, not to mention how Australia does a decent job at making the suburbs more walkable and denser with more lower medium density housing and allowing many houses on a lot.
	for the record, there used to be a passenger train line between armadale and freo. i found out about it after discovering it on an old map. it ran along armadale road and forrest road. only the bit around spearwood to freo got reused when it was converted to take standard gauge trains. i found videos of film taken by weston langford showing the rebuilding around spearwood.
	0:44 you mentioned austria, but when i search on your channel i can only find videos where austria was briefly mentioned but the focus was on a different country. did i not find it or is a video about austria's transit systems coming up soon?
	Perth, home of Kym Illmam Formula One photographer
	Yesss move to Perth! While it's not perfect, our public transport is sooo good. I can't drive yet but I've never encountered any problems with travelling all over Perth (including all the way into Gnangara and Halls Head) for shopping and whatnot. And I'm so hyped for the Thornlie-Cockburn link because it means two new stations right near my house.Thank you for the video! It's so great to see our little city's public transport get some international attention. :)
	The Perth network has become a classic S-Bahn, with suburban above-ground lines connecting through the city centre by tunnel. This is the ideal way to expand rail coverage of a large urban area which has generally suburban density, rather than building a metro. The S-Bahn concept that started in Germany has spread across the world. The video also shows that the 'Cape gauge' of 3 ft 6 in (1.067M) is able to deliver most of what a standard gauge railway offers - and has a long-term future, with WA (Perth Region) and Queensland taking up with Japan has done successfully for decades. The extra 3 inches over the metre-gauge (3ft 3 in, 1.0M) seems to make a real difference, enabling trains to be as heavy and wide as on standard gauge lines, though with lower maximum speed. ''Cape gauge' is one of the British Empire's legacies to the world.
	Really excellent video and in my family my mom sister actually uses the Mandurah Line from Wellard Railway Station since they live within a transit-oriented development by Wellard Railway station. Mandurah Line does this too using SR-2 Fwy. New model coming next year is C series Alstom and also CBTC ATO can be overlaid on top of European Train control system you are looking at London Thameslink for this they were the first ones to do it
	Hi Reece thanks for the video on my home town. It was a good summary overall. I would hope though a deeper dive could be done though. what is not covered is the fact that we rely on 6 car trains at 5 minute intervals at peak times then there can be 20 minutes between trains off peak. If Perth wants to really improve in the future and increase ridership its the off peak frequency that needs improving. there is also the issue of large car parks around many of the stations.
	7:45, random picture of an part of the old Utrecht centraal station in the Netherlands
	Reece Mate..loved the vid but your pronunciation of Joondalup really grated! Try saying it June-da-lup :)
	When we toured the USA we were told that Perth is the second most isolated city. Honolulu Hawaii is said to be the most isolated city in the world.
	So fun to see my city featured on this channel! I catch Transperth trains and buses frequently, they're honestly the easiest and cheapest way to get to the city CBD. I'm hoping the Metronet promise for light-rail eventuates, as there are plenty of local councils with long-term plans for tram routes. Bit worried about the possibility of being stuck with trackless trams though, as a very influential transport planning figure over here (Peter Newman) has been pushing for them.
	Reece would you ever do a video about the Kuala Lumpur monorail?
	Transit Explained for Austria foreshadowed?
	The buses, once transferred from a train, can still seem quite long in reaching adjacent destinations. This is in part due to the very s p r E a d apart nature of the land use. Walking, bring water and a hat.
	I'm not sure why 2 million is seen as a low number for a city to have this level of service. I guess compared to North America it would be, but there are regions under a million with regional rail networks such as Wellington, New Zealand. Not as big obviously, but it services a region of only half a million people so 2 million doesn't seem low at all
	Hi there! Can you make a video about the Transit systems in Kuala Lumpur? From your fan in Malaysia
	Hey Reece, I know Wellington NZ, has comparably terrible rail, but it would be great to have a video about it? ty love your videos!
	It's hard to emphasise enough how much the Perth system relies on high speed.In a low density city like Perth, the primary competition is the private car. So designing a system that forces riders to transfer from bus to train doesn't seem like the obvious solution (forced transfers in isolation are usually supposed to be an anti-ridership thing).But two things about the Perth approach stand out. Firstly, the trains are fast. And secondly the transfers happen (generally) a good long distance from the CBD. By spending a large part of the journey on very fast vehicles the disadvantage of a forced transfer is entirely offset, and public transport becomes a compelling option. It's often said that transfers can make your transit better. Perth is how.
	just a little thing, joondalup is pronounced june-dah-lupand also when the mandurah line was completed elizabeth quay was actually named esplanade train station and esplanade bus station before transitioning to elizabeth quay in 2016
	Lol, and it's still slow af
	The Cockburn connection is interesting. As the new tracks will terminate at Cockburn Central Station, but there will be connections between the new tracks and the original Mandurah Line tracks, allowing for through running from Mandurah along the new extension.
	Been waiting for this video for a while so very nice to see! Takes on our system by locals and transit minded people tend to be very pessimistic so it's refreshing to hear this these takes. But there are some huge drawbacks which are a huge killer but if someone in government were to spend time on it at any point in the future it would be easy to fix. And it's that the stations on the newer lines are so far spaced they basically serve slivers of dormitory suburbs on either side of the freeways, and the freeways themselves are dead zones. That makes it not usable for the overwhelming majority of people along the lines, even paired with bus use. The new extensions to Ellenbrook and Cockburn are even worse. The other problem is ballooning costs. In the 2000s that Mandurah line, tunnels, bridges, bus transfer station-bridges, modifications to the freeway and all cost less than a billion dollars. The Thornlie Cockburn link costs just as much for two stations along an existing, already graded rail corridor with existing tunnels. Infrastructure needed for the link was built as part of the Mandurah project with foresight and it was still cheaper. New stations on the new lines are transit fortresses that don't age nicely and don't really provide much more shelter. They feel unsafer too with less natural surveillance and need more active security. The old lines are better to use with stations that are just a bit of paving with a tin roof. All that extra money could build denser stops, and even multiplatform stations to allow express services since adding more stations on such long lines would impact existing commuters.
	Finally done Perth
	Well Told. Thank you :)
	You should make a video about the silverline project in kerala

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