Perth's New Metrorail - First Train on the Mandurah Rail Line (Testing Stations)

[asq67w]

haha, cockburn central

[unknownperson95]

@qwser54 i reckon

[AusTrainSpotter1]

western australia is so behind all the other states besides nt sa and tas

[scottwa2468]

that might be the case!,but WA mining brings the $ into Australia,do you think Australia would have got through the global financial crisis without WA?,i dont think so!

[Mechknight73]

@AusTrainSpotter1 There are a lot of ways WA is ahead of particularly NSW and Victoria. They have a public transport system that works, an economy with a massive surplus, well equipped cops, and a much more liveable city. Melbourne may have more sporting events but it's a nightmare to live in compared to Perth. Sydney is even worse because it's devoid of everything that makes Melbourne interesting. And Brisbane seems to insist on ruining its best assets

[Nesto885]

@AusTrainSpotter1 Singapore smokes australia. I live there and i know what its like

[MrPK351]

@Nesto885 Yeah, it's not bad. But Perth/Fremantle, Western Australia, now there's the place EVERYONE wants to live. Time for a quick spin in my XR6 (Ford Falcon). Cheers and a Happy New Year!

[Nesto885]

@MrPK351 make sure to cane it!

[AusTrainSpotter1]

and its tiny as. melbournes is actully underground. like deep

[unknownperson95]

@AusTrainSpotter1

yeah, i live in Melbourne and believe there is nothing good about our system, it is slow, trains are always delayed, infrastructure is bad, the city loop is probably the only good thing on the whole system. To me, Transperth looks like a safe and reliable railway.

[Mechknight73]

@unknownperson95 The amount of money that boofhead Brumby has wasted; The Perth-Mandurah rail line is about 85km long, 10 stations, 400m of tunnel under the city, and new railcars. In total it was $1.65 billion. The Myki ticketing system cost $1.3 billion. They could have asked how WA implemented their Smartrider system; works how Myki should, and only cost WA $150 million, minor bugs at the start, but fully functional in 3 months

[unknownperson95]

@Mechknight73 so true, it is actually quite embarrassing

[Mechknight73]

@unknownperson95 I know this because I'm an interstate migrant, from WA to Vic, and the opposition must be pretty bad to re elect this mob of wallies

[PerthNewMetroRail]

The underground part is only in the city