Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway
2 October 2019
The weirdest mode of public transport in Adelaide is the O-Bahn - a concrete guideway that lets buses run at 100 km/h, and the driver don't need to steer.
Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway recovery truck
1 December 2011
With the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide they need a special double ended tow truck to rescue buses stranded on the concrete guideway. It also seems to be used to move normal buses.
Adelaide buses
4 October 2019
All of the route bus services in Adelaide are operated under the Adelaide Metro name and livery, but are contracted out to a number of private companies. As of 2011 a new red front livery is replacing the previous yellow fronted version.
Adelaide bus infrastructure
3 October 2019
All kinds of bus infrastructure from Adelaide - bus stops and interchanges
Adelaide Metro suburban trains
4 October 2019
Adelaide Metro operates the Adelaide suburban railway network, using a fleet of DMUs made up of the 2000 class 'Jumbos' and the slightly newer 3000 class Comeng railcars, as well as the new 4000 class A-City EMUs
Adelaide Metro ticketing
4 October 2019
In 2012 Adelaide Metro introduced their new Metrocard smartcard ticketing system, that runs in parallel with the previous Crouzet magnetic stripe system used for single trip tickets.
Adelaide Metro train bits and pieces
4 October 2019
Photo of all kinds of odds and sods from the Adelaide Metro fleet of DMUs.
Adelaide Metro visiting the wheel lathe
2 December 2011
Adelaide Metro send their railcars to the Downer EDI operated wheel lathe at Dry Creek motive power centre as required.
Adelaide Rail Revitalisation project
3 December 2011
As part of the preparation for the electrification of Adelaide's suburban network, the various railway lines are being ripped up and relaid.
Adelaide Rail Revitalisation works trains
9 July 2010
For the Adelaide Rail Revitalisation project works trains operated between Victoria and Adelaide, brining welded rail from the Anzac Sidings at Spotswood, and concrete sleepers from the Austrak plant via the loading siding at Inverleigh.
Adelaide Railway Station
4 October 2019
Located on the edge of the CBD on North Terrace, Adelaide Railway Station is the hub of the Adelaide Metro suburban network.
Adelaide stations and infrastructure
4 October 2019
Photos of railway infrastructure around the Adelaide Metro rail network in suburban Adelaide - stations, signals, and such
Adelaide tram infrastructure
2 October 2019
Bits and pieces of tramway infrastructure from around the Adelaide Metro network.
Adelaide trams
2 October 2019
Running from the Adelaide CBD to down to the beach at Glenelg, today a collection of Flexity and Citadis trams run the service.
Freight around metropolitan Adelaide
2 October 2019
Freight trains around suburban Adelaide: the arrive from the north and east, and head for Dry Creek and the Lefevre Peninsula. The majority are standard gauge, the exception being the broad gauge Penrice stone train.
Freight in the Adelaide Hills and Mount Lofty
5 December 2011
Freight action headed west from Adelaide, headed up the hills and east towards Victoria.
Freight west from Adelaide
3 December 2011
Freight trains headed west across the plains from Adelaide bound for Perth and Darwin. With no low bridges or tunnels, there is nothing stopping double stack containers and high cube boxvans from operating.
Great Southern Rail - Indian Pacific
6 December 2011
Great Southern Rail operates the 'Indian Pacific' from Sydney to Perth, via Broken Hill and Adelaide.
Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
2 December 2011
Great Southern Rail operates 'The Ghan' from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs
Great Southern Rail - The Overland
24 March 2020
Great Southern Rail operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
Great Southern Rail in Adelaide
4 October 2019
Great Southern Rail is based out of the Adelaide Parklands Terminal in Keswick, and is home to their maintenance depot and repair workshops.
National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide
3 October 2019
Located on the site of Port Dock railway station in South Australia, it has a collection of narrow, broad and standard gauge locomotives and rolling stock from the SAR, CR, AN and Silverton Tramways, plus a number of other private operators
Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway
3 October 2019
Running along the foreshore in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, this two kilometre long narrow gauge railway runs between Semaphore Jetty and Fort Glanville.
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