Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Full steam ahead!

Test trains are now running at 80km/h through the Metro Tunnel.

That’s maximum speed – the same speed they will travel at when the tunnel opens in 2025.

Rigorous testing continues deep beneath Melbourne’s CBD.

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