A metro train has traveled under Sydney Harbour for the first time ever in what’s being described as “a historic first step” for the Australian city.
The successful crossing, which took place in the early hours of Friday morning, was part of an ongoing testing program on the 15.5-kilometer twin metro railway tunnels that extend from Sydney’s North West Region, running under the famous harbor. It came over 91 years after the first steam train crossed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge back in January 1932. “This is an important milestone.
Although the trains are currently being manually operated during a “low speed” testing period, with a maximum speed of up to 25 kilometers per hour, they’ll gradually move into “high-speed testing,” where the maximum speed increases to 110 kilometers per hour, according to Peter Regan, CEO of Sydney Metro. The trains will be driverless when they begin operating.
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