Exactly and that's the saddest part. Desperate times call for desperate measures I suppose!

I don't know how to feel about this. Kinda sad, kinda funny that I half predicted something like this. I also made the same post on Wheels On Steel - Palpatine is/was my username on there.

To be honest, I have no idea. It would be my guess. I'm only going by what was posted on elsewhere by individuals who are usually reliable or "in the know"

Railcar 3136 has been seen out in service today on the Gawler line this afternoon - new paint job Railcar 3128 also in service in the same paint job also on Gawler line this afternoon. Railcar 3116 also in service in same paint job on Belair line this afternoon. Are these being prepared ready for f...

Just rode on repainted 3029 rail car...does anyone know if this has a new engine? It was grunting like a Vline velocity when the leading power car this morning, very noticeable and felt like it had faster acceleration. Could just be a mechanical fault though i genuinely believe it was a very differ...

Waiting for the Liberals to announce that due to these cost blowouts and delays they can't put a right turn in....

Don't think the 3000s will be converted anytime soon, but I daresay DPTI may be trying to go for a uniform livery on the railcars. Given the Citadis trams are also in the red livery, maybe the Flexity's will eventually get a new paint job.

Until Wellington recently closed their system, Wellington had recently upgraded overhead as well as fairly modern vehicles.

Because if you're going to go to that length then may as well have a tram instead. As much as it pains me to say this because I love the tangle of the overhead wires, but with modern technology we are steadily moving away from a need to have overhead. Sydney's new tram extension is an example of that.

I always thought about Trolley Buses on the O-Bahn. But the question with that is can a Trolley bus get to the same speeds on the O-Bahn.

By the time you look at the cost - a tramline would be better. (not on the O-Bahn)

Think it died when Abbott withdrew all funding for public transport.

Typical.

Instead of doing that while they were closed for the TJ project...

I'd hazard a guess the image is the original artists impressions of a very early one. They use a similar or the same image for the Outer Harbour Train-Tram plan.

*sniff*

Anyone smell that?

*sniff*

Hmm.....

*sniff*

Yep. Definitely an election coming.

Bit of a different transport observation here....

Spent the weekend in Adelaide and noticed most of Salisbury Highway and South Road has now had it's route number changed from A13 to A9 and Google Maps also has VH Road as A9 as well.

Does anyone know anything about this change? Thanks!

The whole tram to Footy Park thing was reliant on football staying at FP long term, and was planned well before the move to Adelaide Oval. I thought they quietly scrapped it sometime after that?

I thought they were reinstating the Grand Union? Makes no sense otherwise.

Unless one isn't necessary.

Afternoon Tim I must apologise for my initial response. Your initial comment probably could have been worded better. 30million years is a long time....Lol. Anyways, I digress. I must wholly agree with what you say. Millions are being spent on a tram extension to a Hospital that will soon be closed (...

1286 also spent a fair chunk of it's life running from Two Wells as well from memory. STA 1440 with be able to tell us of he stumbles across this thread.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Imagine if the argument against closing the network (which was successfully used in Melbourne despite the same argument for closure being used) worked. Would have saved the State billions. Sigh. Or, even closing down some of the quieter routes while keeping the major ...

I remember when they first extended the Glenelg line from Victoria Square to along North Tce, they found lots of old MTT rails and sleepers. Not sure where they ended up.

2. I can answer. Usually the Government or Operator will put them up for tender, there are several sites worth checking out such as Gray's Online or Evans & Clarke. Sometimes it may pay to even contact the individual operator or DPTI to find out. I only say this because when EDSA/DECS retired th...

Just out of interest, Phonj mentioned the changes to conditional registration scheme. As someone who owns an ex DECS school bus with the intention of keeping it in preservation (but want the pleasure of having the luxury of taking it out for a spin whenever I feel like it) what does the CRS involve?...

It gives Port Pirie a decent local bus service that takes people from the "suburbs" of Pirie to do their shopping. I wouldn't say it's a cast off at least it's something. You do realise that this particular bus is on loan to Spencer Gulf Coaches who in turn run this service, probably witho...

As much as I love the idea of bringing trams back, hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Also, why are they building a tram that terminates at the old RAH, when they could have sent them up to Adelaide Oval and have a service that will see decent usage.