The Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris launched the ACT’s first ever National Rail Safety Week event on Sunday 12 August at Gunghalin’s shopping precinct. Rail Safety week is an initiative of the Australasian Railway Association and so with Canberra’s Light Rail just months away from being operational, this is Canberra’s first opportunity to utilise this week as a platform to emphasise key safety messages in the company of some of our light rail vehicle fleet. (L-R)…
Testing of the light rail vehicles (LRVs) commenced in June between Gungahlin Place and Nullarbor Avenue. Thus far testing has been undertaken at night to allow construction activities to be completed during the day. All elements of the light rail infrastructure and system are being tested including the LRVs, the track, signaling and passenger information systems. As construction of the light rail in the Gungahlin area is nearing completion, the testing program will expand to include daytime…
You are invited to Canberra’s first ever Rail Safety Week celebration. National Rail Safety Week, 13-19 August 2018, is an Australasian Railway Association (ARA)/TrackSAFE initiative aimed to raise public awareness about safe behaviour around rail environments. The theme for this year is, “Rail safety – it’s everyone’s responsibility.” Our Light Rail Ready Event at Gungahlin Village will kick-off a week-long dedicated to draw attention to the behaviours that could lead to incidents on the light…
SAVE THE DATE! A fun and free event to celebrate the approach of light rail to Gungahlin! Sunday 12 August, from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Gungahlin Village
Canberra Metro Operations will host a Career Expo where staff will be onsite ready to speak with job seekers interested in pursuing a career in Light Rail: Where: Eastlake Football Club – GUNGAHLIN When: Thursday 2 August Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm What: Bring your resume One of the positions Canberra Metro Operations will be recruiting at the Career Expo will be Customer Service Officer. As a frontline 'ambassador' for Light Rail you will be the direct contact for our passengers at stops and on…
Half of Canberra’s fleet of 14 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) have now arrived! They are all based at their new home in Canberra Metro’s Light Rail Depot in Mitchell. On-track testing of the first LRV commenced in June and this video shows it being towed slowly out of the Depot onto a completed section of track on Flemington Road. This first night of testing was a big moment for the project! The light rail’s overhead wires were powered up with electricity, the vehicle’s wheels were slotted into the…
There was no shortage of creativity and flair on show at Gungahlin College last week as the year 12 architectural students presented their own take on the Gungahlin Place light rail stop design. Over the course of the semester, each student was tasked with designing the stop, based on their own take on how it should look and function, taking design cues from the built and natural environments and local and leading architectural examples. Canberra Metro Communications staff were invited to…
Summary Light rail vehicle testing has now been underway for nearly two weeks. Currently the testing and commissioning team is running the vehicle along Flemington Road between Well Station Drive and Gungahlin Place. During testing, vehicle speeds are slowly increasing. With speeds of up to 20/kmh being reached on Sunday 24 June. This week Over the coming days, between 25 and 29 June, the testing team will continue to increase the vehicle speeds and testing the braking capabilities, whilst…
Another small, but unique, milestone was reached last week at the Canberra Metro Light Rail project, with the first light rail vehicle traffic lights installed and permanently illuminated. These lights are located at the intersection of Kate Crace Street and Flemington Road in Gungahlin. It is anticipated that T lights will be installed and illuminated at all intersections along Flemington Road in Gungahlin by mid-July.
The first Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) to hit the tracks was towed out of the Depot in Mitchell on the evening of Monday 11 June. The project is now in the Testing and Commissioning phase, which will ensure the operational readiness of both the LRVs and the route. Initially testing will happen in the northern section of the light rail route, between Mitchell and Gungahlin Place. Testing will take place at night with the LRV operating at low speeds. This will progress into daytime testing in the…
