Stations along one of Sydney’s oldest railways have transformed, as its conversion for driverless metro trains steams ahead. Just over a month into the closure of the T3 line, significant progress has been made, with the project already on the cusp of a major milestone.
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00:00The race is on to bring a 19th century railway into the 21st century.
00:07Most mums and dads out there know how hard to renovate a house is.
00:11Imagine renovating a 130 year old line and what you find.
00:14Hundreds of sliding doors will prevent passengers falling into the path of the driverless metro trains.
00:20More than a third have been erected.
00:22You'll be able to enjoy a drink and use public transport rather than having to worry about driving home.
00:29Wherever the platform is curved, something called a mechanical gap filler is fitted
00:34to stop people slipping between it and the carriage.
00:37It's a step free level boarding that's accessible to everybody.
00:41The T3 line between Bankstown and Sydenham shut at the end of September.
00:46The conversion is scheduled to take 12 months.
00:48But the state government has been lowering expectations, warning it could take longer.
00:53It's the hardest project in the world and I love it.
00:56If all goes to plan, the first metro train will pass through here over the summer
01:01as part of a rigorous testing regime to ensure one of Sydney's oldest railways can handle the city's newest trains.
01:08We've got a plan to do that within the next couple of months.
01:11A light at the end of the metro tunnel for the thousands of commuters now forced to catch buses.