Adelaide's O-Bahn Busway
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
December 01, 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
July 12, 2015
All of the route bus services in Adelaide are operated under the AdelaideMetro 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 Metro ticketing
July 12, 2015
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 Rail Revitalisation project
December 03, 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
July 09, 2010
For the Adelaide Rail Revitalisation project works trains operated between Victoria and Adelaide, brining welded rail from the Anzac Sidings as Spotswood, and concrete sleepers from the Austrak plant via the loading siding at Inverleigh.
Adelaide Railway Station
July 12, 2015
Located on the edge of the CBD on North Terrace, Adelaide Railway Station is the hub of the TransAdelaide suburban network.
Adelaide stations and infrastructure
Photos of railway infrastructure around the TransAdelaide network in suburban Adelaide - stations, signals, and such
Adelaide trams
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
December 07, 2011
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
December 05, 2011
Freight action headed west from Adelaide, headed up the hills and east towards Victoria.
Freight west from Adelaide
December 03, 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
December 06, 2011
Great Southern Rail operates the 'Indian Pacific' from Sydney to Perth, via Broken Hill and Adelaide.
Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
December 02, 2011
Great Southern Rail operates 'The Ghan' from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs
Great Southern Rail - The Overland
Great Southern Rail operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
Great Southern Rail in Adelaide
July 13, 2015
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
July 02, 2010
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
December 03, 2011
Running along the foreshore in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, this two kilometre long narrow gauge railway runs between Semaphore Jetty and Fort Glanville.
TransAdelaide
July 13, 2015
TransAdelaide 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
TransAdelaide bits and pieces
July 12, 2015
Photo of all kinds of odds and sods from around the Adelaide suburban network and the TransAdelaide fleet of DMUs.
TransAdelaide visiting the wheel lathe
December 02, 2011
TransAdelaide send their railcars to the Downer EDI operated wheel lathe at Dry Creek motive power centre as required.
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