Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Cutting-edge High Capacity Signalling is now active on Melbourne’s rail network, the first time in Australia that communications-based train control (CBTC) has been installed on an existing network.

Nicole Stoddart and Lloyd Salas explain the significance of this historic milestone for both Melbourne and the Metro Tunnel Project.

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