Adelaide O-Bahn Part1

Part one of a film looking at the Adelaide kerb (curb) O-Bahn guided busway.
This film starts in Adelaide city centre and traces some of the route to the start of the busway and then looks at several of the busway stations.
Part two features a long-ish ride from the far end of the busway back to the Adelaide end of the bus way.
Part two can be found here...
• Adelaide O-Bahn Part 2

[@TransitBris]

Great video! Adelaide looks like a lovely place to visit. I must get down there one day.

[@tj-scott]

@Klingl3r When it was opened the Mercedes-Benz O305 chassis were bought from Germany and modified by Mitsubishi Motors at plant there plant in Clovelly Park. They have been VERY heavily modified. Also Modified Scania and MAN buses are also used.

[@TheBulgarianRail]

Cool o305(G) buses!

[@veryrandomnews]

Very cool idea

[@nathanhill4458]

Sky blue isnt related 2 my glue so as i pass "over uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu' do not dare say were all 1 of those👻

[@noblemav]

I'm a bus driver on the Central Coast NSW, wish we had a system like this.

[@kanelimburg9167]

your a size of a coke can the bus is bigger than hulk

[@mrmisanthropic1551]

+Kane Limburg .. i dont understand why this video doesnt include footage of the buses pantograph???

[@user-rs1990]

1545 was scrapped at CMA Recycling in early 2013.

[@venurm1286]

01:28 - 01:48 1545 the prototype O305G (identified by its larger tail lights compared to the rest of the fleet)

[@Chris-mh1hv]

A shame other cities in Australia are well ahead of Sydney, Sydney is only now starting to "think" about doing something but not as good as this.

[@kanelimburg9167]

I love the Mercedes benz 0305g

[@swansbear]

How does the O-Bahn switch from the tracks to the magnets so easy when getting on & off the guided busways?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

+Julian Farrell what magnets? O-Bahn does not use magnets! You may be thinking of the Phileas system which was something else - and a technical disaster. Never worked, never obtained safety certification.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

+Happy Fox +Julian Farrell This web page may be of interest - its about the kerb guided busway and shows what is believed to be every such system. Not all are still open! citytransport.info/OBahn.htm These links lead to some videos of the Kerb Guided Busways in the German city of Essen. Enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYbdkqCrdp1psJI kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHvLY5SfhrWXgq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIbWg5pvoNCDhsU

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

They have wheels that guide the bus you are not allowed to steer while it's on the tracks or it will wreck the whole system

[@venurm1286]

The old O305 & O305Gs could be driven on the track with hands off the steering wheel because the wheel stays straight and true, the steering in the new Scania twitches a lot so it's now a requirement to hold the steering wheel when on the busway

[@satransitvideos]

Funny that says No M.A.N Buses behind this point. Funny that signs says it the eventually put a few MAN SG280H Artics on the O-Bahn, and the SL202's 1321-1338

[@8v71buses]

I love this video the buses sound hecka awesome! What city and country was this recorded in?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Adelaide, Australia!

[@kanelimburg9167]

man sg280h artic

[@kanelimburg9167]

mexico

[@damotheexplorer9409]

Kane Limburg adelaide australia

[@swansbear]

+Kane Limburg LOL

[@christian4012]

Are there still O305(G) in use?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

sorry but I do not know - I have not been to Adelaide since 1991

[@AussieWirraway]

out of use for many years

[@venurm1286]

Withdrawn from O-Bahn services by the end of 2010, used subsequently on rail substitute services till 2013.

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

@@AussieWirraway I caught one a year ago don't know what you're talking about

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

@@venurm1286 bulshit mate

[@marcaliventialiventi765]

That would never happen in NYC, taxis would still find out a way too get on the track

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

they might try but it would be a disaster for them as the raised sidewalls would damage their vehicles

[@docdaneeka3424]

it happens here in adelaide too: about once per year average someone drives onto the track. sometimes they crash at the start, sometimes they somehow manage to get about 1000 m along (about 1/2 mile) then they crash. Always requires a crane to clear the track. There are at least three stages of warning sings and flashing lights and bus-only lanes and 'sump busters' before the track entrance too...

[@mvg2x34]

Does anyone know why this type of fixed route system has not been adopted elsewhere in Australia and potentially the US?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

USA? North America in general? Probably no-one there has even heard of it. Australia? I have no idea. The country with the most systems is the UK, where it is used in half a dozen locations.

[@tbozcollectos7684]

Back when it was the STA.

[@jackosrailfilms169]

Back in the good old days

[@richardwoods5873]

80mph on the guided section - speedy!

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

+Richard Woods those speed are metric, so the 80 speed limit is about 50mph and the 100 speed is about 62mph.

[@richardwoods5873]

+citytransportinfo Ah. Of course if they were using proper prescribed SI units they'd be 22 & 28 m/sec

[@kanelimburg9167]

what is the purpose of that light on o bahn and non o bahn buses citytransportinfo

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

some O-Bahn buses had klaxon lights on the roof at the back. these were in case of breakdown, because of the danger of a rear end collision, especially at night, because the busway does not have street lightling and of course the buses drive according to "line of sight" (as with normal roads) whilst railways and tramways will usually be signalled.roads usually fail to danger; steel-wheeled transports usually fail to safety. This explains why trains stop when there is a signal failure.

[@kanelimburg9167]

citytransportinfo no girl buses beyond this point unless permitted

[@ferdyananda7325]

Indonesia. Transjakarta busway

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

I've heard if it but have never been to Indonesia.

[@DrInder-jh1ki]

when will come this technology in india?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

when an Indian bus company decides that it wants to use it!

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

Well you're about 100 years behind the rest of the world so that may give you a good idea

[@shaferkam3907]

Still Running?? What buses?

[@venurm1286]

The O-Bahn is still in operation, the buses seen here were withdrawn from service in 2010

[@bb3ca201]

the busway is actually a track?! requires some careful driving!!

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

+Robert W Actually its very easy, providing the bus driver does *not* hold the steering wheel! This web page explains it all... citytransport.info/OBahn.htm Simon

[@bb3ca201]

+citytransportinfo just read the article. incredible stuff...wow!

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

@@CitytransportInfoplus John Bannon the premier of the time tried to steer the bus and wrecked the steering

[@user-rq4qv7nq9o]

А смысл этой колии?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

For buses. citytransport.info/OBahn.htm

[@kanelimburg9167]

man buses are now on the o bahn but now the buses are replaced by scania l94ub and k230b buses which are bad

[@kanelimburg9167]

were replaced by scania buses no more man buses why does it say no man buses for

[@naththoau]

@@kanelimburg9167 Scania gets too much vibration on obahn track fyi. The windows vibration is give way hint you might get it what i talk about. Not as durable as old bus.

[@ChinaAl]

Too busy to focus the camera?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

auto focus, which I accept does sometimes let people down

[@richardwoods5873]

why the german name?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

+Richard Woods I think its because there are a lot of settlers who originated from Germany in that area.

[@richardwoods5873]

+citytransportinfo It's a German system, it seems

[@venurm1286]

+Richard Woods it is indeed. The original concept was to allow buses to utilise the tramways so they could avoid getting delayed in traffic. There are other guided busways in operation around the world, but Adelaide is the only place that has adopted the system for rapid transit.

[@noblemav]

Mmmm, don't know quite what that means.

[@greatape5305]

noblemav state transport authority

[@sebumyebum]

Adelaide looks like it's stuck in the 1970s

[@greatape5305]

John Coates yeah, all the weird cunts are in Sydney

[@peterhall4086]

It is now 2017, and we are still stuck in the 70's, but with much less employment.

[@AlonsoRules]

things were cruising along, then the state bank had to be bailed out by the taxpayers and we are still paying for it

[@Jamie-cc2bo]

@@AlonsoRules the cops paid for that debt long ago with the marijuana

[@wsad8you]

lol drivers MUST NOT touch the steering wheel. the new Transfail drivers are always holding the steering wheel