How NOT to Build an Airport Rail Link

If you enjoyed this video, please support us with a small donation to make it easier for us to create content like this, thank you. https://buymeacoffee.com/transitchat Brisbane's airport rail link known as ‘Airtrain’ is expensive, underutilised, and infrequent compared to other airport rail links around Australia and the world. With Brisbane’s exploding population and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics on the horizon, Airtrain is expected to play a crucial role in connecting the airport and the city. However, substantial improvements in service frequency and affordability are required to make this happen. This situation raises pressing questions: How did these issues arise? What changes need to be made to make AirTrain viable? And how can the errors made in the planning and construction of AirTrain be avoided for future rail infrastructure projects? Throughout the video, the public-private partnership deal between AirTrain and the government is criticised. We are not implying that public-private partnerships are inherently flawed as a project delivery framework, but instead are unsuitable for delivering essential public services where the private entity stands to profit from the services provided afterward, such as in public transport or healthcare projects. Corrections 1. It was incorrectly claimed that the value of AirTrain would increase leading up to the Olympics. This is incorrect as the evaluation of AirTrain would have already taken into account the patronage increase from the Olympics when the Olympics announcement was made. Therefore the value of AirTrain will fall as time goes on. 2. "Sandgate Road" spelt incorrectly at 2:45. Timestamps Chapter 1 : History Introduction: 00:00 How the line was conceived: 00:29 The actual line: 02:21 International terminal station: 03:55 Domestic terminal station: 04:28 Chapter 2 : Issues The bank-breaking commute: 04:58 Privatisation, monopolies, and the death of passenger rail: 06:17 What about alternative public transport options to the airport?: 07:22 Other issues: 08:15 Misleading advertising: 09:30 Comparison to Perth's airtport line: 10:16 Chapter 3 : Solutions Buying back the line: 11:32 Increasing frequency: 14:05 SkyGate station: 14:20 Line duplication: 15:03 Outro: 15:25 Want to see more content? Enjoyed the video, here is another video about Brisbane’s rail network:    • Exploring Brisbane's Ghost Stations   Sources and References History of Brisbane Airport: https://www.bne.com.au/corporate/abou... Qld thrust deeper into corruption crisis: https://www.afr.com/politics/qld-thru... Brisbane Airport Link Contract Signed: https://statements.qld.gov.au/stateme... AirTrain to run until 10pm: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nati... Airtrain’s exclusive airport access risks making Brisbane an ‘international joke’: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nati... State edges closer to ending Airtrain’s airport stranglehold: https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscr... State edges closer to ending Airtrain’s airport stranglehold: https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/q... ‘I don’t know anyone who catches Airtrain’: MP joins calls for end to monopoly: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nati... Halving of AirTrain fares labelled a ‘cynical’ election vote grab: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nati... Public Transport records tumble with 50 cent Fares: https://statements.qld.gov.au/stateme... Brisbane Airport pushes for new Skygate DFO train station: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nati... SEQ patronage data (taken through ‘RAIL - Back On Track’ online forum): https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.ph... Brisbane Airport is planning a multi-billion dollar revamp: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=452... METRONET Welcome to Perth's METRONET Airport Line:    • METRONET Welcome to Perth's METRONET Airpo...   Google Earth Studio for 3D earth imagery: https://www.google.com/earth/studio/ TransitChat 2024