Re: News & Discussion: Adelaide Metro Trains
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:55 am
It bothers me that extending the line wasn't factored into the current redevelopment, likely because of indecision about the Outer Harbor branch generally.
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I can think of a few:
Also Sanyo Shinkansen in Japan was completed in 1975. The Tohoku and Joetsu lines also started in 1971 and took the entire decade to build (both opened early 80s. Further lines were only delayed or scrapped due to mounting debt, not due to PT being out of favour).metro wrote:I can think of a few:
San Francisco opened the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in 1972
Munich, for the Olympics they delivered a big suburban rail renewal and expansion by 1972.
London Underground extended the Piccadilly Line to Heathrow in 1977.
Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Railway opened in 1979.
Brisbane, Ferny Grove - Darra electrification in 1979.
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Moscow Metro, metro. Lots of lines opened in the seventies. Prague as well.metro wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 12:35 pmI can think of a few:
San Francisco opened the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in 1972
Munich, for the Olympics they delivered a big suburban rail renewal and expansion by 1972.
London Underground extended the Piccadilly Line to Heathrow in 1977.
Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Railway opened in 1979.
Brisbane, Ferny Grove - Darra electrification in 1979.
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I was wondering what work they were doing over there. Hopefully this gets done in time for when the line opens up to Mawson Lakes at the end of April.PeFe wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:37 pmAnd getting back to the subject of Adelaide Metro trains.......
Pix from SA Dept of Infrastructure and Transport of building work on the train bridge next to the Mawson Lakes station.
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Do we/they have the new trains to operate on this line yet? When are they scheduled to be received?Jacob_ULG3 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:11 pmI was wondering what work they were doing over there. Hopefully this gets done in time for when the line opens up to Mawson Lakes at the end of April.PeFe wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:37 pmAnd getting back to the subject of Adelaide Metro trains.......
Pix from SA Dept of Infrastructure and Transport of building work on the train bridge next to the Mawson Lakes station.
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Seeing as the masts are up between Mawson Lakes and Salisbury now. There's a Youtuber that makes videos of the freight side at Parafield Gardens and you can see the masts are now up in that segment of the line. We are getting closer to those electrics running on this line.
These types of posts are amusing, I mean are you talking about the Labor party or the Liberal Party?ChillyPhilly wrote:Keolis Downer's contract begins today.
It is a complete travesty that this has been allowed to happen.
Privatising important public assets serves only the outdated ideology of a dangerous political party.
In this specific instance, Liberals. We notably have them to thank for the sale of ETSA and privatising operations of SA Water as well. The only reason SA Pathology wasn't privatised was because COVID proved just how successful it was; the Lib walked away with their tails between their legs and quietly forgot about privatisation. But Labor is also guilty of privatising public services and is currently being a bit hypocritical over PT privatisation; they went through two contract re-tenders for the buses and kept them privatised, but suddenly privatisation is bad for the trains and trams?Waewick wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:46 amThese types of posts are amusing, I mean are you talking about the Labor party or the Liberal Party?ChillyPhilly wrote:Keolis Downer's contract begins today.
It is a complete travesty that this has been allowed to happen.
Privatising important public assets serves only the outdated ideology of a dangerous political party.