News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains

[EBG]

Work is progressing on the pedestrian ramp on western side at the new Wayville station. Picture taken Sunday 5 Jan 2014.

[ChillyPhilly]

That looks immense!

[Port Adelaide Fan]

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Tom Koutsantonis turns on new electric Noarlunga train lines

ELECTRIC wires along the full length of the Noarlunga train line between the city and Seaford are now live and ahead passenger travel will start on the new service next month.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Tom Koutsantonis today said the electrification project was entering its final stages and commuters could look forward to modern, efficient and quiet travel.

The Opposition has been heavily critical of the Government's management of the project and accused it of missing construction deadlines and bungling communication with commuters.

Mr Koutsantonis said commuters of the south had "been very patient with our once-in-a-generation infrastructure build that will revolutionise the way people travel".

"Whether it's the duplicated Southern Expressway or a brand new extended and electrified

train line, southern suburbs commuters have put up with construction works, congestion and

substitute services," he said today.

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[PeFe]

New electric train finally makes it into Adelaide Station.









Photos by Tillsy88.MPH, sourced via Railpage.

[[Shuz]]

That's so exciting!

How come no fanfare / media annoucement?

[Uncle Monty]

In the last picture, you can see the carriage full of bags of some description. Anyone know what the bags are? They sort of look like blankets???

[[Shuz]]

If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say the bags are filled up with something and are meant to imitate people's weight load (i.e. the number of passengers onboard the trains) to suss out the engineering specs upon arrival into the station and make sure everything's operational to standard.

[monotonehell]

In the last picture, you can see the carriage full of bags of some description. Anyone know what the bags are? They sort of look like blankets???

The seats are covered with plastic to protect them from sandbags. The sandbags are to simulate passenger loads.

(Inspectors will turn up later to fine all the sandbags for fare evasion.)

[PeFe]

The bags are indeed representations of "die lumpen proletariat".....you know......the passengers.
Except the bags don't spill coke on the seats, or deliberately scratch the windows, or hassle other bags, or evade paying the fare......

[Nathan]

Except the bags don't spill coke on the seats

Depends on what they're filled with...

[PeFe]

According to the guys on Railpage, the Seaford line will open on February 23.

http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11374789-s500.htm

[Port Adelaide Fan]

[Port Adelaide Fan]

According to the guys on Railpage, the Seaford line will open on February 23.

http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11374789-s500.htm

Just in time for the Adelaide 500.

[ChillyPhilly]

Love the comment on the video:

Wow! That's so incredible. It's so smooth and shiny and clean and electric and clean and futuristic and jesus christ I can't wait to get inside one of these bad boys.?

[The Scooter Guy]

According to the guys on Railpage, the Seaford line will open on February 23.

http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11374789-s500.htm

Just in time for the Adelaide 500.

And the 22nd Womadelaide too!
The new trains will soon be packed like a tin of herrings!