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Great vid! Huge fan of your graphics, they're really helpful!

Nice video 😊. I used to take this tram a lot when I was studying at Latrobe University in Bundoora. It brings back a lot of wonderful memories

The south part of Route 12 was also the route the tramcar restaurant used. I think on occasion it may have used the curve to join 96 down to acland st but not when i was on it.

Route 30 is pretty odd as well And only one stop outside the free fair zone

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I saw a sign at Adelaide Railyards that said: No E.M.U.s allowed into platform 5

1:07 the "train departures" and "ask the man in blue" structure and display image puzzles me. It looks a bit different from what I remember from the late 1950s to 1970s. It has a lot of regional pax trains... I don't remember that many being shown, but maybe because I wasn't looking for them. The bit that does get me... is where is the grange line display? The grange, then henley, then cut back to grange line is a very old but still operating line. On off peak times it was often a subset of the semaphore/ outer harbor line... bit it's not up there at all! Great work.

I'd say your video is pretty good, mostly accurate and I dare say Adelaide Station is in need of a deadly serious amount of redevelopment including a restoration of platforms.

Good video mate. Thanks for teaching us all a little more about Adelaide.

Will Adelaide Metro ever fully electrify its heavy rail fleet? At this rate, it probably won't be done for another 30-odd years. Those 3000 and 3100 DMU's shouldn't have anymore than two decades left in them.

I am from Adelaide and you did good fun fact they sitll have to old tracks in Adelaide but they hidden

* dates not accurate. Adelaide had public regional trains depart from ARS till approximately 2007. Some lines tho were not full time. E.g. barossa valley line was sunday only trial in 2003 until a date i didnt find. Roseworthy peterborough line and others had bluebirds run into ars until 1988 and 1995.

While the map of adelaide station and its close surroundings havent been detailedly mapped for videoformat by others and it being written to indicate origin of the material , idd still recomend putting a small amount of info of possible inspiration just in the unlikely case Otherwise very nice video

I can’t believe a city like adilade that is so small has a WHOLE rail network with 7 lines

Hi. An absolutely crap station stuck in the 1920's. If you work anywhere but the CBD you are a second class passenger. For years I had to swap trains in Adelaide to get to Osborne and you would be stuck in the yard (running late) waiting for an empty platform slot. The Osborne train was supposed to leave after the Seaford gets in but hardly ever did due to the lack of platforms (there used to be 13). This slot would appear as the train you wished to transfer to left Adelaide Station. Transfers between trains are not in their mindset. I asked the staff on several occasions and was told that there was no coordination for transfers between lines. Sadly, if I tried to make the same early morning journey today, it hasn't changed. Still a totally CBD orientated system. More than one train arrives at a time then a sea of people funnelled to one exit. Try walking against this flow to get to a train! New underground station needed (under King William street) with the southern lines running through to the northern lines. Adelaide needs a real modern city station, not a wee, old fashioned country town station. Use the building for apartments or something. Get rid of the rail yards for Torrens river parklands. Train to Melbourne - get off in the middle of the CBD at Southern Cross Station. Come to Adelaide - get of at a crappy platform in the middle of an isolated industrial estate. So unwelcoming. Tried to get on the "Rail Board" a couple of times but they only wanted re-enforcement of the status quo - happy CBD travellers, not dissenting opinions. Tried to contact a Transport Minister or put in formal complaints. Either no answer or the "of well, that's the way it is" answer. No vision for public transport by any SA government. Sad.

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Flinders st station is so ugly compared to Adelaide station. Flinders st is literally a dogs breakfast of architecture that doesn’t even make sense. Just the colours of flinders street is so out of place. Adelaide station is architecturally beautiful built of Adelaide natural sandstone and there for doesn’t need paint

good job on that video.

Just FYI about the Gaol loop, although the broad gauge connection was removed about 10 years prior due to electrification works on the Seaford Line, technically, the broad gauge Gaol loop still exists as they’ve left a section of track and sleepers and rails in place between Mile End and the north end of the Gaol loop. Apparently I personally don’t think anyone was that bothered enough to fully remove the broad gauge track for good because it’s still there, more than 10 years since it was cut

I'm Adelaide born and am grateful to have seen this video as I have always wondered what all those tracks did and where they went. Ta heaps. Tim

Only issue I see is the diagram of the Adelaide station. The platforms are the longest at platform 1 and get shorter as the get to platform 9 as the pedestrian access to the platforms are on a diagonal.

This station and the rail network in SA is an embarrassment and an indictment on the failures of the SA government to care about public transport. Welcome to SA where if you dont drive a car we dont care about you!

Just out of interest, I'm led to believe that the South lines (Belair, Seaford etc) are called Main South and Main / South Suburban. Prior to electrification, the Belair Line was the Main South Line, with the Noarlunga (now Seaford) and Tinsley (now Flinders) known as Main Suburban or South Suburban. They still used the same platforms at Adelaide however Belair trains tended to use Platforms 1 and 2 more exclusively. When the Noarlunga Line was extended to Seaford and the Goodwood Underpass was constructed, the two lines were swapped over - Belair became the Suburban Line, and Seaford became the Main South. This also included the platforms used by the lines being swapped around, although it's worth pointing out that all the Seaford, Tonsley / Flinders and Belair Line platforms at Adelaide were electrified, and the Belair Line for some reason is electrified as far as Showgrounds or just before.

A lot of work was done to convert the Adelaide suburban system to standard gauge before the idea was dropped. Now there is a (what I would call) foolish idea to introduce gauge changing railcars to run outside the metropolitan area. I think the full conversion is a better idea.

Always good to see more Adelaide rail content, so thanks! Any plans to talk about the rest of the network?

Wow…very informative …like you l’m from Vic but l like Adelaide and l do visit a few times a year and always use their public transport…well done!………if any Adelaide people are watching….did he pronounce Bowden correctly?😂

Just letting you know that the junction at the far end of the station is Gaol Junction not Nairne Junction. Otherwise good video and keep up the good work mate.

Nobody really makes videos about Adelaide trains, so thanks for making this video! ❤

1 bit of trivia is to note the strange gap between the Adelaie and Uni SA school of Health buildings. This is to allow a potential underground loop to break off from the junction, go between the two buildings and under North Terrace.

Corrections/Updates/"Things I should've mentioned": - “Nairne Junction” is actually called "Gaol Junction", not "Nairne Junction". - The shorter of the bottom two sidings I mention at 4:13 is actually unelectrified and is only used to store track maintenance vehicles. It isn’t used to stable trains. The other 3 sidings however, are used to stable trains. - At 8:33 I also forget to mention that it is only possible to access Platforms 1-5 at Adelaide if you’re coming from Platforms 1 and 2 at Mile End (the Seaford Main). However, it is possible to switch over to the Belair tracks using the crossover at Mile End to access platforms 6-9 at Adelaide. - Another thing to mention at 7:07 is that trains on the Gawler line only stop at North Adelaide during peak hour. Outside of those times, all trains run express through there. If anymore corrections or "things to include" come up. I’ll add them to the list. and is

Bro literally yesterday I was thinking about someone doing this type of video!!! I do have a few possible corrections and additions to add: - 8:28 You could also mention platforms 1&2 at Mile End can only access platforms 1-5 - The platform staggering is backwards (platform 1 is longest while 8 is shortest - 9 is slightly longer) - the shorter of the bottom sidings isn't electrified and is only used for maintenance vehicles besides that it was good 👍

It may have been worth mentioning that trains only stop at North Adelaide during peak hour but otherwise great video. I wonder why that single crossover isnt electrified though

1:19 This photo was most likely taken in 1985 or early 1986 as the Rialto building that was opened in late 1986/early 1987 can be seen in a mostly completed state and took three years to build. It was also the tallest building in Australia until the Q1 tower was completed.

This is not a roundabout but why is this called a roundabout

The big problem with northbound vehicles on Elizabeth Street is many want to veer left and go west up Flemington Road, whilst most vehicles heading north on Peel st tend to veer right and travel up Royal parade. It's a big bottle neck whilst they each wait their turn. I'm not sure if it's possible but somehow the road should be engineered so only northbound Peel st traffic is able to turn left onto Racecourse rd and only Elizabeth st northbound traffic is permitted onto Royal parade. This way there is no cross over. I also used to love going through this roundabout when it was free flowing without traffic lights on my motorcycle. It was a little hairy but fun, and I could get through in a fraction of the time taken today.

This is the roundabout that some driver had a freakout moment and just full on left their car, engine still running and everything and my dad had to stop his car, get the other car moved out of the way ( he just parked it on the nature strip somewhere) and had to run back to his car, where he was getting honked at by everyone and their mother (including a tram) and just continued driving. At the time (a good 20 odd years ago now) he lived near the intersection so he went through it all the time.

I used to live at this rounabout, crossed it several times every single day, what a nightmare. Another issue about it that wasn't mentioned in the video is that the traffic light and pedestrian light timings are absolutely fucked. What usually happens while trying to cross is that the light is red for both pedestrians and cars, so noone is moving at all. Now everyone is just waiting akwardly for a whole minute and pedestrains are all playing a massive unconsentual game of chicken to see who's going to risk crossing. You could j-walk, but often halfway through crossing the light will go gren for cars again and you get honked to hell and back. Throughout the year I lived there, I ended up memorising the traffic light timings to know which green lights at what part of the roundabout meant it was safe for pedestrains to cross elsewhere because the timings were so inefficient.

Definitely looks like Peel street (and Pelham street) need to be blocked off to car traffic to simplify the intersection.

The tramcar restaurant used the southern part of route 12 to its terminus as part of its tour

Get rid of Route 30 and use the E-Class trams on a new Route 12 via Spencer and Latrobe Streets.

Thanks. That was quite interesting 😊

I have had to attend the hospital on the corner a lot over the last 12 months. As a driver, the roundabout is manageable if you just give in and have patience. From some of the clinic windows , you can get a great view of the traffic moving through

As an amusing aside. I was aboard an Elizabeth St-Royal Parade tram one Saturday morning back in about 1963. A bit of a drama when the front bogie correctly headed north while the rear bogie decided to head out Flemington Rd. Problem soon caused massive tram jam and was not solved quickly so I set off walking up Royal Parade.

Should've left it without the traffic lights. Let natural selection sort out who can drive and who can't LOLOLOL

I suspect that this roundabout will get an upgrade of sorts once the Metro station is opened. The Metro will drastically change travelling patterns for many commuter's. Will be interesting to see what they do.

Hi all, This comment just contains a few notes and corrections: I hope you all enjoyed this video. This is the first video in a series covering some major railway/tramway junctions. The next video in this series will be in an interstate location, and probably won't be out for a while, as getting photos and footage there won't necessarily be easy to do (for obvious reasons). As always, if you have any suggestions, or any corrections that I missed, please feel free to leave them in the comments. During the diversions section (3:06 - 5:42), I completely forgot to mention that over on Swanston St, Route 6 can make a big diversion via Route 19 and Victoria Street. At 4:27, I mentioned that Route 57 trams from North Melbourne can divert via Route 59. I forgot to mention that Route 59 trams are also able to divert via route 57. At 4:25 I mentioned that diverted Route 58 trams won't be able to resume the normal route at Anzac Station in the future , and I have been asked why that is. Well that's because the new layout for the junction for the line into Domain Road only allows access to Domain Road from Park Street, so when Route 58 returns to Domain Road (and there's every indication that that's what is happening), it won't be possible for diverted trams to access Domain Road from St Kilda Road. If there are any more corrections/updates that come up, I will add them here. Have a good one, Tekkie

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ive ben squashed like a sardene during evening peak on that tram route all the way to albert park canterbury road/Mills street

1:54 i saw a tram terminate their when i was going back to the city