Reviewing 2020.....
The Bus Preservation Association of South Australia was launched. Visit their website at http://www.bpasa.org.au for more information.
The last CNG MAN SL202 was retired on 30 June 2020.
A new livery was launched for newly built buses, and later in the year, the length of newly delivered buses was reduced from 12.5m by about a metre, to potentially allow the buses on the O-Bahn.
Train services to Flinders station commenced on 29 December 2020.
Work on the Southern Expressway project at Darlington is largely completed, with minor finishing works (primarily resurfacing) remaining.
Gawler electrification work continues apace, with the last train running on the line from Salisbury to Gawler in the early hours of 26 December 2020. Substitute bus services are running on the entire length of the line, until late April 2021, with continuing closures expected until October 2021.
Adelaide Metro bus service contracts were awarded, with operations commencing from 5 July 2020. Torrens Transit retained their East-West, Outer North East and North South contracts, also picking up the Outer North contract from Southlink. Southlink retained the Hills contract, and Busways picked up the Outer South contract from Southlink.
Tram services were also contracted out, with Torrens Connect, a joint venture between Torrens Transit, John Holland and UGL being awarded this contract as part of the North South bus contract.
Keolis Downer were awarded the contract to operate Adelaide Metro train services, with operations to commence on 31 January 2021.
The COVID-19 infection arrived in Australia, putting an effective stop to domestic and international travel in March. While limited domestic travel has resumed, international travel remains off the cards until some time in the future. Assorted and ongoing state border closures, with some closures being made while planes were midway to their destination, make domestic travel difficult even going into 2021.
Please post your South Australian transport observations here that wouldn't seem to warrant their own thread.
I hope that all have a prosperous and happy new year for this 2021!
