Abandoned - Sydney Monorail

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A case study into the former Sydney Monorail system, including a history of the system, and an analysis into why it closed down, touching upon local industry and politics.
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  • @PlanesTrainsEverything
    @PlanesTrainsEverything5 жыл бұрын

    When I lived in Sydney I loved the Monorail. I would tell visitors to ride the loop at night for some great views of darling Harbour. I guess nothing lasts for ever...

  • @martinmayhew145

    @martinmayhew145

    5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely nothing wrong with it. Should have gone down to Circular Quay. Relieve congestion along George St, taking away the buses

  • @talkingpens

    @talkingpens

    3 жыл бұрын

    I remember taking a ride on it with my dad back in 88 when it first was opened up.

  • @strawberrysoup1

    @strawberrysoup1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@martinmayhew145 but... thats what the light rail does now, and it has more patronage from just the few years its been open than the monorail did throughout its entire lifetime... its just not a very good transport solution

  • @BluePieNinjaTV

    @BluePieNinjaTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@strawberrysoup1 because it was designed poorly, not that it's necessarily bad

  • @strawberrysoup1

    @strawberrysoup1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BluePieNinjaTV i would agree that it can be done well, but monorail just isnt that good of a technology compared to the ones we already have. it cant use existing infrastructure like roads and rail, and the track that it needs is incredibly complicated and expensive owing to the fact that it has to be elevated. it probably can be done well but you could do a lot better and a lot cheaper with another solution

  • @Random_cam.
    @Random_cam.6 жыл бұрын

    Audio volume seems to be all over the place.

  • @AliensUTubedME

    @AliensUTubedME

    5 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to KZread sound quality is not a priority headphones helps a bit I wish they would fix sound balance.IT legit

  • @TheLexiconDevils

    @TheLexiconDevils

    5 жыл бұрын

    Used a potato for a microphone

  • @SirLaptop

    @SirLaptop

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ok, to be fair, this was an early video where I had no regard for basic video quality at all. I plan on remaking this particular video one day as it is embarrassingly badly made when compared to some of the stuff coming out recently. - SL

  • @leahwilson56

    @leahwilson56

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@SirLaptop awesome to hear that. I'm a new subscriber hope this help to fund further vids, thanks for the great content either way 😉

  • @talkingpens

    @talkingpens

    3 жыл бұрын

    I find the audio quality endearing, there is some thing about the pops and low-fi that goes so well with the VHS video clips.

  • @skyriderize
    @skyriderize5 жыл бұрын

    The audio is on a par with the strategy of the monorail itself. Primitive!

  • @manchesterunitedno7

    @manchesterunitedno7

    5 жыл бұрын

    Also on par with Aussie internet speed. Terrible!

  • @SanctuaryLife
    @SanctuaryLife5 жыл бұрын

    All the good stuff in Sydney is gone: pubs, late night music venues, monorail, segaworld, fair real estate prices. Glad i lived there in the early 2000s those were great times for Sydney.

  • @albertbatfinder5240

    @albertbatfinder5240

    5 жыл бұрын

    Element X What was so great about the monorail? Can you outline your patronage of it? I used it exactly twice. It was rubbish.

  • @SanctuaryLife

    @SanctuaryLife

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rode it a few times obviously being up high its the perfect tour of Sydney from a tourist perspective, you got to ride past much of city and darling harbour for about $7. It was smooth, quiet and felt sophisticated. Obviously with the Simpsons and others mocking them they became uncool or cheesy but since the city already owned it they should have just kept it running. Except we live in a society now where the minute something goes out of fashion it’s abandoned which is why culture today is about as bland as a cheescake made with vegan cheese, stevia and almond milk.

  • @TheLexiconDevils

    @TheLexiconDevils

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol early 2000s 😂 dickhead

  • @doshwhop

    @doshwhop

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol I remember visiting Sydney as a kid in the late 90's and thinking how it was so much cooler than Melbourne because it had a monorail and segaworld, all we had was trams. At least you still have the double decker trains I suppose.

  • @Will.Flavell

    @Will.Flavell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wonderland is gone too

  • @zoltan902
    @zoltan9025 жыл бұрын

    I actually don't care that your videos have dodgy sound and crude editing, because they're so in-depth and informative. I've lived in Sydney all my life, and I think rode on the monorail once as a kid. The insights here are fascinating.

  • @vibranttrash4036

    @vibranttrash4036

    5 жыл бұрын

    zoltan902 I completely agree, although I am only 16, I find a lot of enjoyment in learning about my young childhood memories. Things are so different now because of our government.

  • @handymanr4729

    @handymanr4729

    Жыл бұрын

    It really give it that handmade feel, like the early days of Fat pizza

  • @garrettblack
    @garrettblack5 жыл бұрын

    Your mic setup needs help man. Good content tho

  • @phoebexxlouise

    @phoebexxlouise

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm too drunk for this comment. It tore me open.

  • @phoebexxlouise

    @phoebexxlouise

    3 жыл бұрын

    😅🥰😅🥰😭✨😭

  • @KTo288

    @KTo288

    2 жыл бұрын

    is he doing it on purpose, so that it sounds like a late 1980s early 1990s radio broadcast.

  • @johnathanasiou9284
    @johnathanasiou92842 жыл бұрын

    When I did a 1 month IT contract in Sydney a few years ago, was using the monorail nearly everyday & it saved me from getting a rent-a-car as I was based in the city & work was a few stops away on the monorail in Darling Harbour around Pyrmont. Super easy way to get around & the views were definitely awesome. Silly to get rid of it!

  • @nerfnerfification
    @nerfnerfification3 жыл бұрын

    I loved it as a tourist - in 2010 it took you around the cbd and was great. In contrast the one time I took a bus down Georges street we were stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.

  • @bullpillman1993
    @bullpillman19935 жыл бұрын

    Better video than the previous one. Genuinely interesting subject matter. Great use of footage from back in the day. Biggest gripe is the audio which runs from clear as a bell to muddy as hell.

  • @johannbrandstatter7419
    @johannbrandstatter74195 жыл бұрын

    As an ex-Sydneysider I can say, it saddens me not to be able to ride the Monorail. My visits to Sydney will never be quite the same again.... I have not watched the video fully, but my guess is, some bloody politician had their hands in this.... They just do not seem to see things the same way as us poor mortals do.

  • @vincere_

    @vincere_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well the local council wanted a light rail line originally, but the state government, in their infinite "wisdom" decided to build the monorail instead. In hindsight, if we had gotten light rail, it would still be around in 2021 and probably integrated into the disaster that is the Sydney Light Rail. The best outcome from two questionable options, in my opinion.

  • @rubberonasphalt
    @rubberonasphalt4 жыл бұрын

    Fun Fact: monorail.com.au still exists, unchanged since the monorail closed.

  • @MrSkeleton131

    @MrSkeleton131

    2 жыл бұрын

    They do have a section about the monorail removal, but that's it

  • @leomolloy5067
    @leomolloy50675 жыл бұрын

    I recon they could make the coolest cafes out of the old stations they have such good views

  • @amuxpatch2798

    @amuxpatch2798

    5 жыл бұрын

    samething ,I said they could have made those ex monorail stations into café/resturants easily. no imaginations from the councils .

  • @dangerouslytalented

    @dangerouslytalented

    5 жыл бұрын

    while keeping all the circa-2013 posters.

  • @Terrorj

    @Terrorj

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Pinz n Pinsetters really? Do you know what it's called? I kinda wanna check that out

  • @vincere_

    @vincere_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@amuxpatch2798 And therein lies the issue! It's not the station sites, but rather the state and local governments which are stopping them from being reused for something actually useful.

  • @mjking7877
    @mjking78775 жыл бұрын

    This is a brilliant video of the old beast. I used to be a driver/ kiosk supervisor for a few years before it closed down. Really is a shame it had to come down. It was always more of an attraction than anything.

  • @CapApollo
    @CapApollo5 жыл бұрын

    now do an episode of your microphone era.

  • @murrayfarrellmc454

    @murrayfarrellmc454

    5 жыл бұрын

    I agree. The sound quality is primitive and the voice-over diction is slightly better.

  • @SirLaptop

    @SirLaptop

    5 жыл бұрын

    It will be an interesting story to tell haha

  • @saxojon

    @saxojon

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like how the quality drops to '60s black&white era quality at around the six minute mark.

  • @AlexS0700
    @AlexS07005 жыл бұрын

    yeah, the monorail always felt like a ride to see the city and a novelty rather than a transit system. its still a shame its gone though. Like the theme parks, it belonged to Sydney's soul. it made everything a bit more fun

  • @blackgoo1130
    @blackgoo11305 жыл бұрын

    at 14:58 it kinda looks like it says MONOFAIL on the sides of the cars .

  • @SchwarzeWitwe2

    @SchwarzeWitwe2

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same!

  • @Miakel
    @Miakel5 жыл бұрын

    Is there a chance the track could bend? Not on your life my Hindu Friend!

  • @Phil6219

    @Phil6219

    5 жыл бұрын

    What about us braindead slobs?

  • @elecxonica

    @elecxonica

    5 жыл бұрын

    Phil6219 you’ll be given cushy jobs

  • @Miakel

    @Miakel

    5 жыл бұрын

    were you sent here by the devil?

  • @MrCordycep

    @MrCordycep

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Miakel No good sir I'm on the level.

  • @Miakel

    @Miakel

    5 жыл бұрын

    MrCordycep: the ring came off my pudding can!

  • @suhandatanker
    @suhandatanker Жыл бұрын

    I really love videos like this, it shows the compassion you have as a small KZreadr, i hope your channel grows well, we need a lot more videos like this.

  • @tannawannavannabittannawan7138
    @tannawannavannabittannawan71385 жыл бұрын

    Great, informative video! So glad I got to ride the system a few times during my visits. Maybe the sound wasn’t the greatest, but the detailed information about the system kept me focused and interested in this video till the end. Thank you for making this!

  • @dangerouslytalented
    @dangerouslytalented5 жыл бұрын

    Those stations would be great locations for cafes. Complete with monorail posters and everything.

  • @qjimq

    @qjimq

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yepp, I was thinking of all the old dinner train cars used as mom and pop restaurants where I grew up.

  • @pl45689
    @pl456895 жыл бұрын

    I really like your videos and the information you research. Keep up the good work

  • @perthsaint66
    @perthsaint665 жыл бұрын

    I've sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook

  • @le_tranq

    @le_tranq

    5 жыл бұрын

    I came here to find this comment or post it myself, hats off to you good sir.

  • @Piesy001

    @Piesy001

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I am waiting for the new song about 'light rail'.....

  • @ZiiiiingBANG

    @ZiiiiingBANG

    5 жыл бұрын

    ...and it sure put them on the map!

  • @TerryPorterElectronics
    @TerryPorterElectronics5 жыл бұрын

    I rode on that monorail during two holidays in Sydney around 2010. There were plenty of passengers but it wasn't overcrowded and it saved me walking out to Darling Harbor which is a decent tourist hangout with all the restaurants and things to see. The elevated location of the monorail allowed a eagles view of the city for tourist orientation, another feature I appreciated. Personally I'm sorry the monorail is gone. Thanks for the video :)

  • @MrJoldroyd
    @MrJoldroyd6 жыл бұрын

    Man absolutely love your video series so far, can't wait for the next instalment, don't forget to post it on r/sydney and r/australia

  • @dick1123
    @dick11235 жыл бұрын

    $5 dollars was too much for a short ride at time and so they ruined it and had pull it down.

  • @basillah7650

    @basillah7650

    5 жыл бұрын

    WIth the dress code it was clearly built for rich snobs back then. $5 back then was $20+ now for a short ride only 8 stations lol. It was built with taxpayer money as well.

  • @undinism69

    @undinism69

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm usually frugal with my costs but for some reason it seemed OK for the cost when I worked in Sydney CBD at a pub and living in Harris Street Darling Harbour. Being reminded of the price now, I laughed at myself for thinking the price was reasonable for the early 90s when I was there, ha ha

  • @juliancwcwcw

    @juliancwcwcw

    5 жыл бұрын

    I put $20 on my card to use the Sydney Airport train station. I went to scan through the gates...it didn't let me and said *insufficient funds* 🤣

  • @s0m3cunt91

    @s0m3cunt91

    5 жыл бұрын

    I remember it being $2, maybe I paid childs price.

  • @TheLexiconDevils

    @TheLexiconDevils

    5 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. Monorail was perfect for my commute but the ticket price??

  • @samstudios9908
    @samstudios99085 жыл бұрын

    I always loved the monorail, I’ve only got vague memories of it now but still loved riding it. I remember I stayed in the world square during the renovations the the building and station construction in 2004. (I was 2) watching the building work and the monorail at the same time was a two year old’s dream!

  • @sdberks
    @sdberks5 жыл бұрын

    I came across this by accident but I really enjoyed it as I had visited Sydney in the mid 90s and early 2000s and saw this Monorail in service. I'm going back to Sydney next year and would have wondered where it had gone. I live in the UK.

  • @bananamanstrikesback5553
    @bananamanstrikesback55535 жыл бұрын

    Great video bro!please make more stuff like this is so interesting!

  • @NicholasElliott
    @NicholasElliott5 жыл бұрын

    Putting a theme park monorail system into a city instead of a mass transit one, that decision pretty much secured its fate. Great idea just poorly executed.

  • @dangerouslytalented

    @dangerouslytalented

    5 жыл бұрын

    No real destination, and no way of getting back without going the wrong way around. They really needed to have it go all the way to Circular Quay for it to be worthwhile for tourists, and it would have had to go both ways for it to be worthwhile for commuters. Shuttling between shopping centres just doesn't cut it.

  • @andybeckman8606

    @andybeckman8606

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dangerouslytalented

  • @wishkid79
    @wishkid795 жыл бұрын

    We had the same Monorail system in the West Midlands of England. It was built at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre in the early 90’s. One difference however, was it was a bi-directional, two rail system. The Merry Hill story, though, is near identical to the Sydney one. Plagued with the exact same problems-, low patronage, dead end route and political opposition to expansion. Along with persistent breakdowns, it was eventually closed in 1996 and dismantled. Quite ironically, the track and trains from Merry Hill were actually purchased and placed into service by a Queensland shopping centre. Several of the long forgotten stations also still exist. They are closed off to the public, but can be seen from outside. On the inside, they still have their turnstiles and ticket machines, adverts and route guides remaining in situ from the day of closure. It’s like an eerie time capsule of the 90’s. A video of the abandoned stations can be seen here, kzread.info/dash/bejne/lpOIudSzYszLpbQ.html. Again, just like in Sydney, light rail is now the favoured system and a long delayed line is due to start construction to Merry Hill later this year. The parallels of the two countries Monorail systems are incredible. Footage of the Merry Hill system can be seen here... Part 1. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pJapmZaOda7KYps.html Part 2. kzread.info/dash/bejne/noB20piaZN27l8Y.html

  • @dangerouslytalented
    @dangerouslytalented5 жыл бұрын

    When I was in Sydney, I found it very useful for getting where I needed to go. From the backpackers to Darling Harbour.

  • @Rivercoon
    @Rivercoon5 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad I got to ride it when I visited Sydney in 1999. Had they extended it to Circular Quay and connected a couple stations to the subway they might have had something but as built it was not very useful. I've never figured out why urban transportation planners like light rail but hate monorails so much. Putting trains and cars at different levels should be a no-brainer. Crashes between the two seem a constant in Los Angeles. Monorail tracks are also cheaper and faster to install than light rails. After talking about extending the Seattle Monorail for decades they built a light rail to the airport. As most of it is elevated it is practically a monorail. The end of the system downtown is only a block from the original monorail station but buried in a very expensive underground complex.

  • @heroicnonsense

    @heroicnonsense

    2 жыл бұрын

    " I've never figured out why urban transportation planners like light rail but hate monorails so much. " A couple of reasons really. 1. Vendor lock in Once you choose a system, you're bound to the manufacturer. Trains of manufacturer A will not fit on tracks (beams) of manufacturer B and v.v. as the designs are proprietary and heavily patented. So, you can't just put a different make of monorail trains on your existing track when you need extra trains or choose a different manufacturer when you need to replace older stock. Those manufacturers know this, and abuse that power to ask anything they want really. While this is fine for the likes of Disneyworld, it's not for a community owned public transport authority. Oh, and if your manufacturer goes out of business, you're out of luck. Lightrail doesn't have this problem: multiple manufacturers can provide you with trams, metro- or light rail trains that are perfectly compatible with your existing infrastructure. 2. Incompatible with other modes of transportation Take a look at Karslruhe, Germany. There, you can hop on a tram in the city center only to have it merge onto the national rail system outside of the city and whoosh you to nearby towns and cities at 140 km/h. Once there, they convert back to tram mode and continue street running to the city or town center with a lot of stops. Same thing in London: the Metropolitan Line merges onto national rail infrastructure outside of the city center and reaches as far as Amersham (30 miles from Baker Street tube station). Now try to do that same thing with a monorail. 3. Safety Trams and trains can be evacuated much easier than a monorail that's up 8 meters in the air. Sure, you can have guide ways and footpaths along the beam, but that sort of defeats the purpose. 4. Cost Trams and lightrail can run on conventional track that's already there, saving you some money. Either on tracks left behind by disused railways (if they haven't been in disuse for too long) or having it merge into railways that are in operation (see #2). London did this with the trams in the south (Croydon) and some tube trains share tracks with national rail services too. some tube lines are converted former main lines. Rotterdam (Netherlands) did it twice, and expanded its metro network "on the cheap" this way. 5. Public acceptance factor (PAF) Monorails are visible and put a mark on their surroundings. The pillars, the beams and the stations are very visible and can get in the way. Like in Sydney and that Simpsons episode, this can easily spark protests with "NIMBYs" and people who want the city's look and feel untouched. Trams on the other hand are much more accepted as a mode of transportation. Using third rail, like in Sydney's CBD, or battery power for journeys through historical city centers takes care of the ugly overhead wires and the posts needed for it, leaving you only with a few tracks in the street.

  • @chief1b
    @chief1b5 жыл бұрын

    I remember riding the monorail on my trip to NSW and enjoyed the Darling Harbor area. I did see the monorail as underutilized and felt it was for tourist. After viewing your video I feel that the monorail was poorly planned and expansion to another area might have been beneficial but too late it's gone. Thanks, good show.

  • @andrewsartori
    @andrewsartori4 жыл бұрын

    I really like this young guy's mini-docos - he will make a decent investigative journo one day soon.

  • @mr.dsrailfanchannel
    @mr.dsrailfanchannel5 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else notice at 14:58 it looks like "MONOFAIL" on the train? LOL

  • @robvegas9354
    @robvegas93544 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video mate!!!

  • @RGC198
    @RGC1985 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video. I actually travelled on this in early 2000, when travelling in Sydney on holiday visiting relatives.

  • @squidiskool
    @squidiskool5 жыл бұрын

    and also what is the music from the start i get quite disappointed when people don't list their music

  • @phoenicianbird109
    @phoenicianbird1092 жыл бұрын

    The detail is this video is amazing... Thank you for your efforts

  • @Dozzchozz
    @Dozzchozz5 жыл бұрын

    Background music is a bit brutal

  • @JordysRailVideos

    @JordysRailVideos

    4 ай бұрын

    Did recognize "Heroes of our time" by Dragonforce during the TNT era

  • @ArabKatib
    @ArabKatib Жыл бұрын

    @ 25:55, please what is the name of the piece of music playing at that point, anybody knows?

  • @HoperehabcenterthailandAsia
    @HoperehabcenterthailandAsia5 жыл бұрын

    interesting topic, but I think you left your radio on in the background

  • @PerfectlyAnywhere
    @PerfectlyAnywhere5 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE your videos stumbled upon it just recently and I've always thought that mainly the darling park station stop or the Harbourside station could've always been/wish that it was turned into a cool bar or retro style dinner or something like that anyway please keep up the great work

  • @RaymondHng
    @RaymondHng3 жыл бұрын

    I rode the monorail when I visited Sydney in 2003. I think I still have some footage of the ride on my MiniDV tapes.

  • @johngraham552
    @johngraham5525 жыл бұрын

    Great video mate- would love to see a similar case study on Luna Park Sydney or even the Manly Fun Pier??

  • @tahiyya4926
    @tahiyya49262 жыл бұрын

    The monorail was way ahead of its time I would be surprised if in the near future they bring it back

  • @20172017
    @201720175 жыл бұрын

    Please do a George Street doco about the cinemas the old Planet Hollywood and Pizza hut 😍

  • @markpollard9202

    @markpollard9202

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nice kb..all gone to shit read my comments...sydney early 80"s...was a time ujust cant forget....

  • @gjallahorn4086

    @gjallahorn4086

    5 жыл бұрын

    Timezone, hungry cowboy, underground maccas... another world..

  • @TheLexiconDevils

    @TheLexiconDevils

    5 жыл бұрын

    Town Hall Steps 😎

  • @Crashoverride1234

    @Crashoverride1234

    4 жыл бұрын

    I had my 12th birthday at planet Hollywood and I’m 34 now.

  • @Crashoverride1234

    @Crashoverride1234

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Cairo is it really? The one upstairs?

  • @beaulieuc8910
    @beaulieuc89104 жыл бұрын

    I was there in 1988 for the Bicentenery. I loved it. I used to take it regularly and I loved the views and being away from the traffic

  • @johnathanasiou9284
    @johnathanasiou92842 жыл бұрын

    The main problem with it's "replacement" ie Sydney Trams is that many other Australian cities especially Melbourne & Adelaide have them & trams are a royal PITA to drive around when you're stuck behind them driving a car as they can't move over like buses can. The beauty of a monorail is that you can have complete chaos below & sail past from above & really enjoy what's best about Sydney ie its truly stunning views especially at night & especially around Darling Harbour. When I was in Sydney on a work contract I wished I had a dollar for each time I had caught the monorail at 0830a & got to work in under 15mins from the hotel located past Chinatown to Pyrmont whilst my colleagues (who also came up from Victoria & had stayed in the same hotel) who drove rent-a-cars all came super late to work like nearly 0920a & much later as they got stuck constantly in Sydney city traffic. If Sydney really wants to attract more tourists, it needs far more quicker, safer & more visibly pleasing transport options to really showcase the best of the city

  • @anEyePhil
    @anEyePhil Жыл бұрын

    There are two sides to this story. Commercial shipping was moved out of Sydney Harbour into Botany Bay. Beautiful beaches on Eastern Botany Bay were replaced by dirty, noisy, polluting container terminals. Forshore Drive isolated residents of Botany, Banksmeadow, Pagewood and Hillsdale from what could have been public access swimming beaches. To add more misery, they built a third runway into Botany Bay, removing potential recreation waterways. Currently, the cruise industry is pushing to build a terminal in the only small area of beach available to locals, Yarra Bay. This is an example of the wealthy class (Neville Wran, NSW Labor) serving the needs of business to the cost of less wealthy workers in Botany and surrounding suburbs. A good reason to vote for Community Independent candidates in the March NSW State election, 2023. Labor has sold out to their donors.

  • @GamzeninDunyas-th7hh
    @GamzeninDunyas-th7hh7 ай бұрын

    I find so much relaxation in listening to this, thank you!

  • @Anamnesia
    @Anamnesia5 жыл бұрын

    Holy Crap! WTF are you doing with the crazy volume changes???

  • @ChiefMonkeyHerder
    @ChiefMonkeyHerder5 жыл бұрын

    Love your work - keep it up!

  • @arealassassin
    @arealassassin5 жыл бұрын

    I used to take the monorail sometimes when I worked out of the Entertainment Center, and the Convention Center @ Darling Harbour, after catching a bus from Bondi Junction, in the early 'nineties. Could you consider doing a follow-up to this video; outlining the redevelopment of Darling Harbour, and the reasons for the demolition of the Ent Cent, thanks.

  • @chrishansen724
    @chrishansen7245 жыл бұрын

    I visited Sydney in April 2013, just before the monorail closed, and rode the loop. It was a sad shadow of a transport system. I'm glad I got there before it ended, tho. Nice video--thanks.

  • @Jonathan_O
    @Jonathan_O5 жыл бұрын

    I never understood why there’s such resistance to monorail systems. They are a excellent, cost effective and less-disruptive form of transport. It seems the powers of road and even light rail builders / operators have all the power. At least you have some sort of rail there. Here in Tampa, Florida, USA have been fighting for all types of rail for 30 yrs with almost no success.

  • @marcosdetampa6796

    @marcosdetampa6796

    5 жыл бұрын

    I live in the Tampa area also. There once was a monorail from the convention center to Harbor Island. Maybe a half mile. Sad to see it come down. I have been in trains all over Europe. Fast, clean, on time. Such a pleasure to use. Relaxing without stress of driving. But here, it's just add more roads which just makes the congestion worse.

  • @Jonathan_O

    @Jonathan_O

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@marcosdetampa6796 I remember it too. The people mover. It wasn't technically a monorail. It was like the people movers at Tampa International. It was supposed be expanded to cover most of downtown. Very similar to the free people mover system in downtown Miami. Too bad it was scrapped

  • @h4xm_
    @h4xm_6 жыл бұрын

    Once Again, Great Video As always!

  • @royaltycorza5620

    @royaltycorza5620

    6 жыл бұрын

    GDChainlift what the heck is a gd player doing here

  • @h4xm_

    @h4xm_

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@royaltycorza5620 e

  • @nayftv
    @nayftv5 жыл бұрын

    I’m from Dudley so I grew up when the merry hill monorail was in place and used it a few times

  • @Time4Technology
    @Time4Technology5 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @EntAgncy
    @EntAgncy6 жыл бұрын

    damn I loved the Monorail. I didn't know it was gone. had tons of fun on it

  • @AheadMatthewawsome
    @AheadMatthewawsome6 жыл бұрын

    I loved it when I was little. Miss her so much! I got a plan to bring her back!

  • @SirLaptop

    @SirLaptop

    6 жыл бұрын

    Don't really know why you'd want to. The city council wouldn't be impressed, and you would never get back the tens of millions of dollars investment on such a thing. That being said I liked the monorail a lot as a little kid and if it was still standing today I would be using it to get to my job in Darling Harbour, every time I was out in town. - SL

  • @AheadMatthewawsome

    @AheadMatthewawsome

    6 жыл бұрын

    It also goes into Hyde park. Town hall. And lots of places.

  • @AheadMatthewawsome

    @AheadMatthewawsome

    6 жыл бұрын

    And I think they will like it when they see it.

  • @AheadMatthewawsome

    @AheadMatthewawsome

    6 жыл бұрын

    It will also go to Central and the University of Technology.

  • @SirLaptop

    @SirLaptop

    6 жыл бұрын

    Again, I love the idea of monorail, but the city council would never allow it. Considering their mayor was the leading opponent of the monorail in 1988, I have serious doubts they will let that happen again. Monorail has applications in Sydney, but it no longer serves a purpose in the CBD. Light rail fills that purpose now. That being said a monorail link from Wynyard to Newport would be a fantastic idea, replacing a heap of bus services that form the backbone of transport up on the northern beaches, getting vehicles off the road. I travel into town on this transport corridor all the time. 15-20 years down the track, the B-Line should be replaced with the monorail transport link. Light rail and trains will never get built down here because we lack the spare land to do so, but an elevated two-way monorail does not require too much land and can easily be built down Pittwater Road. - SL

  • @welcomestranger
    @welcomestranger5 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting video and well researched, but it sounds like you were changing microphones every 2 minutes with the quality of the voice-over wildly fluctuating from clear to terrible.

  • @smitajky
    @smitajky5 жыл бұрын

    It cost as much for one short ride on the monorail as it did for an all day ticket on Melbourne public transport with many hundreds of km of route availability. This would certainly have lessened its appeal to anyone other than curiosity seekers.

  • @davidorama6690
    @davidorama66905 жыл бұрын

    Sydney looked into light rail but opted for the monorail... quarter of a century later the monorail is gone and light rail has been introduced and expanding in Sydney.

  • @AndrewCapela
    @AndrewCapela6 жыл бұрын

    Hey, great couple videos. some production problems, but the content is great. please make more! :)

  • @jcuskixyz
    @jcuskixyz2 күн бұрын

    enjoyed riding it immensely!!!

  • @cooltrainsinmontreal4883
    @cooltrainsinmontreal48835 жыл бұрын

    say it with me people....monorail, monorail, monorail...you all know the song

  • @testcardsandmore1231

    @testcardsandmore1231

    5 жыл бұрын

    Mono! D'oh

  • @czdaniel1
    @czdaniel15 жыл бұрын

    Damn, that clicking sound at 00:00 had me thinking my HDD was about to fail

  • @blaedd
    @blaedd5 жыл бұрын

    I actually used the monorail to get to/from work on occasion. If you pre-purchased tickets it was about $3/trip, and was useful for getting from Pyrmont to the eastern part of the CBD. (i lived near the start of Oxford St). It ran more frequently than the light rail, and prior to the light rail joining the rest of the Sydney ticketing system, was cheaper for that trip. I was definitely an edge case though, and mostly used it when it was raining or I was really tired.

  • @prudencepineapple9448
    @prudencepineapple94485 жыл бұрын

    Really well done! Keep it up as your videos are very interesting! You've found a 'niche' market!

  • @shadowhuntagaming
    @shadowhuntagaming5 жыл бұрын

    Hey mate, I have watched a couple of your videos, and have noticed the audio is just all over the place. You can get a Blue Snowball for about $100 and then couple of tutorials on audio to tweak the settings of whatever program you're using, and it will be sweet. Personally I use OBS but I do more streaming than doco style videos. Keep up the good work.

  • @dogmansun
    @dogmansun5 жыл бұрын

    very interesting video. good research (I recall riding the monorail back in 00). but, god damn, that audio. When your not beating your mic up, it sounds like your shouting form the other side of the room. What happened?

  • @vanessamak1065
    @vanessamak10655 жыл бұрын

    Great video!! Underrated

  • @TheRattleSnake3145
    @TheRattleSnake31455 жыл бұрын

    Great research!

  • @markzed66
    @markzed663 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed regular use of the monorail on Fridays when I drove to work, parking at Harbourside. It was relaxing and transported me within a block of my building. Sadly, my $10 a week couldn't keep it afloat.

  • @peterd4429
    @peterd44294 жыл бұрын

    Hi sir laptop why is TNT not a company anymore?

  • @KingPrawn666
    @KingPrawn6665 жыл бұрын

    The monorail website surprisingly is still live

  • 2 жыл бұрын

    Starwing music in the background. Awesome!! Edit : Super Mario Kart too!!

  • @jamesfrench7299
    @jamesfrench72995 жыл бұрын

    I rode the hydrafoil in 1989 just before they were discontinued. Glad I rode the monorail only a few months before closure. I had only ridden it twice since its opening in 1988 and the first time was 88!

  • @adriangabba
    @adriangabba3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. I just stayed near the Chinatown stop and could see the station from the breakfast room which made me wonder what happened to the monorail, hence leading me here.

  • @jonathantan2469
    @jonathantan24695 жыл бұрын

    It just went in a loop around the city centre, serving mostly tourist spots. Commuters who actually live & work in Sydney & the surrounding suburbs couldn't use it.

  • @sovietonion72
    @sovietonion725 жыл бұрын

    This reminds me of the Detroit people mover built in 1987 that is called the horizontal elevator that goes nowhere.

  • @simonacland9028
    @simonacland90282 жыл бұрын

    I only got to ride the monorail twice and it was so long ago I can't remember it. Wish they kept it!

  • @Blender3DProjects
    @Blender3DProjects5 жыл бұрын

    why does the mic quality and audio volume keep changing?

  • @TheLexiconDevils

    @TheLexiconDevils

    5 жыл бұрын

    When you use a potato for a microphone 😂

  • @Justin-cr2pm
    @Justin-cr2pm5 жыл бұрын

    what was with the trance music in the background and audio? made is very distracting

  • @jderrick1994
    @jderrick19945 жыл бұрын

    Excellent vid in terms of research and being interesting man, just gotta find some much less erratic music. I'ts too hyper for background. Omly real issue man, looking forward to more videos about sydney too! Great stuff

  • @Austinniya.
    @Austinniya.5 жыл бұрын

    If you took a swig of alcohol every time he mentions "MONORAIL", you'll pass-out on the floor before the video finishes :D LOL

  • @shartslaw322
    @shartslaw322 Жыл бұрын

    I was actually part of the celebrations for the closing ceremony, I was the white power ranger, as they had used the monorail in the original power rangers movie

  • @aniforan9098
    @aniforan90985 жыл бұрын

    This was a really interesting history of the monorail. I remember riding it whenever I went into the city from Blacktown. Good times. Also you really need to fix your mic dude

  • @Azz156
    @Azz1565 жыл бұрын

    Could u do a video on the Gold Coast monorail?

  • @stephenh7965
    @stephenh79655 жыл бұрын

    It was really cool and i'm glad to say i rode on it plenty of times..

  • @studioJASON
    @studioJASON5 жыл бұрын

    Great video I miss it

  • @juliancwcwcw
    @juliancwcwcw5 жыл бұрын

    Kind of ironic how the audio for this vid ends up sounding like an announcement speaker at a train station

  • @BarryLetts379
    @BarryLetts3794 жыл бұрын

    Mum would always take me in the city when I was little, sad she passed away along with the sweet memories

  • @michelewoods8221
    @michelewoods8221 Жыл бұрын

    Whenever we made the trip to Sydney it was a big deal as kids. We always went to Wonderland, Taronga Zoo (when they had so many seals), Darling Harbour for the Aquarium and we would ride the monorail. Also went to Old Sydney Town when I was 6. The only memory I have with my father. Was so sad to hear that everything responsible for the happiest time in my life is all gone... even the miniature world in Port Macquarie is gone

  • @mrbenwong86

    @mrbenwong86

    Жыл бұрын

    I missed Wonderland, Sydney should really have at least one theme park.

  • @griffinrails
    @griffinrails3 жыл бұрын

    BREAKING NEWS: CHINATOWN STATION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! It's this light show called osmosis, it lasts from 6pm to 9pm TODAY ONLY!

  • @smophie6260

    @smophie6260

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shit I was in Hornsby man

  • @levlylove
    @levlylove5 жыл бұрын

    I miss the monorail. Not that I go into the city that often anyway. But I did get a ride on it just before they closed it down for the member berries.

  • @vartik2
    @vartik25 жыл бұрын

    I worked on the monorail as security back in 2000

  • @cameronwhyte7223
    @cameronwhyte72235 жыл бұрын

    It there a chance the track could bend?

  • @dangerouslytalented
    @dangerouslytalented5 жыл бұрын

    The Vegas monorail works because a lot of people need to get from the airport to the strip and back again. The Sydney monorail had no major destination to feed into. Darling Harbor is a substandard shopping centre, so is World Square, so was Paddy's market (with the actual market beneath) and so were the other stations, with the best of the shopping centres being Centrepoint. "Take me from this shopping centre to the nearest other shopping centre". Not gonna work. If it fed to Circular Quay it would have worked and worked brilliantly, you would have been able to get straight from the ferries, trains, Harbor Bridge and Opera House to Sydney Tower and all those shopping centres without getting your feet wet, but without it, you had a monorail to rival Rockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook.

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