00:00Marking the arrival of a new era in public transport.
00:09All aboard the Brisbane Metro.
00:12Despite the name, it's not a tram, or train, or underground.
00:17It's turn up and go time.
00:18It's time for mass rapid transit.
00:20Fast, frequent, fully electric, and futuristic.
00:25The bendy buses are double the size, carrying double the passengers.
00:31That is 170 cars that are off the road, which is great for the future of the environment.
00:36Running along the M2 from UQ to the RBWH, replacing route 66, they'll arrive every five
00:44minutes in peak hour.
00:46We are showing the world the potential that bus rapid transit has to solve congestion
00:51problems in big cities.
00:53Each will be named after a Queensland icon.
00:56I'm pleased to say that we've been able to name the vehicle Darren Lockyer.
01:00This city keeps growing, we're heading towards 2032, it's going to continue to grow.
01:05With the first passengers already on board.
01:08It was more comfortable, it was quieter, and I felt like I had more room, and it was more
01:14pleasant overall.
01:15Definitely a great day for transportation in Australia.
01:18Nine years in the making.
01:20First proposed as a Paris-style subway system.
01:23If we do nothing, the delays in public transport in this city are just going to grow.
01:30Only the names the same.
01:32The design revised, then plagued by delays and cost blowouts.
01:37The original price tag climbing to more than $1.5 billion.
01:41What we have today, in January 2025, is a bus running on an existing route, on an existing
01:50busway.
01:51A second service between Eight Mile Plains and Roma Street will start later this year.
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