Name: Sydney's Super Tunnel
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-08-12
Rating: 5.0

Overview

The documentary series, filmed over seven years, delves into the complexities of the Sydney Metro project, focusing on the tunnel construction, including under-harbor tunnelling, the use of large tunnel boring machines, and excavation work deep below the city. It also highlights the role of steam locomotives and other aspects of the project including rigorous testing of the automated driverless trains to ensure the safety and longevity for many years of public use.

Seasons

Season 1

4 Episodes

2020

E01

Action Stations

8/12/2020·51m

The show kicks off with a dynamic taster of what the series has in store - namely the inside story of a crack team building a trailblazing, fully-automated metro system costing $50 billion.

E02

What Lies Beneath

8/19/2020·51m

We check in on our engineers encountering all manner of issues tunnelling through a minefield of existing infrastructure - skyscraper footings and basements, sewers, a graveyard, and rail tunnels.

E03

Digging Deep

9/2/2020·50m

Another super challenge looms, perhaps the greatest of the entire project - digging two tunnels beneath Sydney Harbour.

E04

Fast Tracked

9/9/2020·50m

We follow architect Ross de la Motte, seeing that his vision for the stations has finally come to light. He has gone to great lengths to design stations that benefit from natural light and airflow.

Season 2

4 Episodes

2025

E01

Great Expectations

4/3/2025·52m

An extension is now underway to get people into the centre of Australia's biggest city, including a new tunnel crossing deep under Sydney Harbour.

E02

Down And Dirty

4/10/2025·52m

As Australia's largest transport project gets underway, we go back under Sydney Harbour to check out history in the making as the construction of the twin metro rail tunnels continues deep under the surface.

E03

Testing Times

4/17/2025·52m

After the completion of 30km of tunnelling, workers prepare to build railway stations, lay tracks and test driverless trains; at Central Station, Australia's busiest railway station, Central Walk, the underground pedestrian subway comes to life.

E04

Countdown To Launch

4/24/2025·51m

After almost 10 years of planning, building and testing, involving more than 60,000 people from around the world, Australia's largest transport infrastructure project nears completion.