The Gawler Line Electrification is finished and opened! - Full Documentary

Join us as we travel aboard the first electric train to finally depart Gawler Central Railway Station, at 6:25am on the 12th June 2022, after 18 months of the line's closure to finish the much anticipated electrification project. In this video, we enjoy the line's inaugural day back in service, look back on the history of this much delayed project, speak to many political identities involved in the project, and overall celebrate the introduction of an improved public transport service to the people of Adelaide and South Australia.
The recently completed Gawler Rail Electrification Project is a long awaited public transport infrastructure initiative by the South Australian State Government to progressively electrify the Gawler Railway Line, a 42km suburban railway line from Adelaide to the Northern suburban limit of Gawler. Initially announced in 2008, it has taken 14 years, with alot of instagnation along the way, to finally reach this milestone and to now provide the people North of Adelaide with a wonderful, clean, quiet and reliable public transport service.
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Presenter, Camera and Editing by Maikha Ly
Equipment used: Canon M50, RODE Wireless GO II, GoPro 7, DJI Mini 2 Drone, iPhone 13 Pro
Edited on: Adobe Premiere Pro
Music: Epidemic Sound

[@JKDAEPICDUDE]

Kudla Amazing video man this has tought me so much!

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi JK'! Thank you, and I'm chuffed it has!

[@DanielJD79]

Kudla - And Tambelin! Cheers for reaching out to me at Im From Gawler. Gave this vid a share and a big thumbs up. I said i live at Tambelin station, funny thing is, i used to lived at Kudla station too. A BIG 2 story house right opposite the station! So the train have been a massive part of my Gawler life. Keep up the good work!

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Daniel, and thanks for the share and feedback! I am glad that Kudla Station has played a part in your life! It’s easy to question the existence of this station with so few residences around it however it’s great to see it’s important role being fulfilled!

[@krdcountrytv]

Excellent work Maikha, keep it up and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@Rheilffordd]

Thank you Ken, greatly appreciate it!

[@peejay1981]

Great job mate! You're a natural at this.

[@Rheilffordd]

Thank you Paul! I might need more refinement…

[@danefilander6306]

Kudla. Maikha you did a absolute superb job making this video in full detail well Done.

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks Dane! Check out the other videos I have and by all means share this one with everyone you know

[@davidpeterson409]

Kudla - nice to meet you on the Suburban Shunter today mate. Looking forward to seeing your footage.

[@adammurphy6845]

Awesome video Maikha! Loved this style of video! Kudla to you! (instead of Kudos)

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Adam, many thanks for the kind feedback, more to come in the future 😁

[@gregorymiller7828]

Kudla! love it thanks!

[@Rheilffordd]

Thank you Gregory!

[@grimsley9989]

Kudla! Excellent video. Hopefully we'll see further development of rail infrastructure across South Australia (and beyond)! A couple of years ago I saved the double headed Pichi Richi Railway listening stop video and never thought to checkout the other videos you did. Super glad I finally decided to check them out!

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Grimsley, many thanks for the feedback, and by all means do subscribe to the channel as we have a heap more quality content that will be slowly released over time 😁

[@philipmallis]

Great video! Thanks!

[@Rheilffordd]

G'day Philip, many thanks for that! I'm actually a fan of your channel and your Melbourne based content as well, the West Heidelberg video was a favourite for me!

[@philipmallis]

@@Rheilffordd Oh thanks! I do like Adelaide a lot so looking forward to seeing more from your channel :)

[@CalebsRailFilms]

Kudla, my friend hehe 😉. Another brilliant presentation, M! Well done! Looking forward to the videos of your pommy steam trips. 👌😍 You’ve got such a photogenic voice for documentary styled productions, Maikha, I’m looking forward to more of your productions by far. Such a momentous occasion by far and you’ve certainly covered it well. Top marks, young Sir! The invitation is still open to come and play trains at my place, my friend. By October I’m hopeful that’ll I’ll have the garden line setup. Just need to kick this awful glandular fever, second time having it in seven years. How did I get so lucky lol 😆. Keep well. Regards, Caleb

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Caleb, thank you for the kind feedback and indeed I will be in touch about coming and playing trains! I am busy with my real job atm 😭

[@ifly1]

Kudla, great video. I was there at the Gawler station, I think I said hi to you haha. Great video, covers the Gawler like very well! Liked and subbed, looking forward to some more videos!

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Ifly! Yes I met you and Ryan on the platform, thanks for the like and sun and I shall do the same, enjoy your aviation content!

[@danielboone3770]

A wonderful train! Love it😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks Daniel! Feel free to check out our other videos

[@SonicbusterX2000]

Kuala- loved the story telling style in this 👌 looking forward for your future workd to come!

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Sonic, thank you and hopefully will have more content to come!

[@gerryconley8172]

Great vid maybe soon we'll see electrification of the Outer Harbor line for us forgotten passengers in the north west.

[@kpen9764]

Kudla, also known as Dalkeith. Love the quality of vid :)

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Kpen! Thanks for the feedback, hopefully you’ve subscribed for more future content

[@blake9358]

Dalkeith Melbourne? 🤔

[@Askme812009]

Kudla! Great video mate. Subscribed!! MR

[@Rheilffordd]

Thank you Askme!

[@Bluebird251]

Adelaide's premiere station.. Kudla!

[@Rheilffordd]

🤣🤣 I should do a Geoff Marshall style “least used stations Adelaide!”

[@darylephillips6778]

Well done South Australia it took a while a long while but it is now finished , Now it is time to extend it

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks Daryle! Extend it to where? 😛

[@sandrakramer7827]

Great video, I live at Kudla.

[@Rheilffordd]

Thank you Sandra! Do you ever use the railway station nearby? Feel free to share this video with your neighbours who might get a kick seeing your locale featured 😁

[@hoges412]

Kudos Maikha, I mean Kudla! Well produced and informative. Next target, Sydney's new NIFs. We'll give you a shout once they're operational. So you have heaps of time to plan ahead. Cheers, Hoges. 😉

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks Hoges! Find me on social medias and keep me posted how the NIFs (Or anything else over there) go. I’m more worried about the withdrawal of my beloved V-Sets over there 😭

[@michaelayliffe7238]

14 years ist Adelaide's longest infrastructure time lag overrun. Oaklands train underpass of 50 years but the winner in the continuous South Road which dates back to the 1960s. The government swing back and forth and stopped started.

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Michael! Living here for a while now, I’ve become accustomed to the SA State Government not being able to do anything right when it comes to infrastructure 😜

[@nathanmurphy5]

Amazing video production. Felt like a BBC documentary. Kudla!

[@Rheilffordd]

Thank you Nathan, that means a lot, simply because that was the vibe I was inspired by and wanted to recreate!

[@Antony_Jenner]

Well a year has passed and I wonder how it's all going for the Gawler line?

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Antony and good query! It took slightly over a year, the last electric train set has been delivered and will be in service very soon, providing complete electric train service on the line.

[@franzchong5889]

I tried it the first time city to Salisbury then transferred to the 560 onto Elizabeth then the same on the reverse was impressed.Putting up for 18 months on the J1 PLUS A ONE OFF GA3 was not fun RETURNING to the city using 560 to Tea Tree Plaza then a M44 onwards sucked.

[@ryansofly]

Love love LOVE the video! I'm just sorry for that seriously degraded footage of mine! Should've known better than to have sent it over via messenger. Edit: oh right... KUDLA!

[@Rheilffordd]

Don’t be sorry! I appreciate it nonetheless and fair to say other footage I used was worse than that 🤣

[@blake9358]

In China a project such as that would have taken 3 weeks tops. It's like the South Road expressway between Hindmarsh and Darlington, the North South expressway was started decades ago and it's still not completed billions of dollars later, it's a joke

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Blake, you'll want to see today's announcement by the Transport Minister then ;)

[@tune3garage]

Kudla, I actually have a friend who lives out there.

[@Rheilffordd]

A lot of nice big blocks of land out there!

[@stevendoecke300]

The public transport here in South Australia is absolutely pathetic the government should go to Japan to a real country and learn how to run their trains on time what they do in Japan I love Japan I respect Japan especially the train services and all the public transport over there compared to this country

[@Fozzy1119gh]

kudla

[@caellumrevolta2839]

I hate how something as simple as an electricification of 1 railway line took years and blew way over budget.😂

[@Rheilffordd]

Same, both as a taxpayer as well as seeing very inept Government departments mismanaging these projects

[@Pennywises_Daddy_Forever100]

Kudla

[@hhgttg69]

3 car sets. theres the problem.

[@Rheilffordd]

I have a running joke…. That one eight car double decker Sydney train can carry all of Adelaide’s commuters into town in the morning, and then take them all back home later in the evening 😂

[@andrewrussack8647]

Kudla- Well done Maikha! Nice to see you moving onto moving pictures! As someone who spent many frustrating hours getting the Seaford line operational, I’m very pleased to (eventually) see the Gawler line operating as an electric railway.

[@Rheilffordd]

Hi Andrew, thanks for the kind words and indeed it is great to see the project finally serving the needs of the people!

[@arridexerandco]

Kudla, what a great video!

[@allychat8496]

Kudla

[@richardthethird1000]

Kudla

[@Trainboi1200]

Kudla

[@alanatkins4315]

Kudla thank you for this video.

[@Rheilffordd]

My pleasure Alan!

[@hismajestyericcartmanthese5755]

It took Perth three years to electrify the whole network.

[@Rheilffordd]

It's fair to say Perth's network is grades above Adelaide's particularly with all the investment in infrastructure atm!

[@mosesgarland181]

Kudla

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks! Check out our other videos

[@Your_Footy_Content]

People that live in front of Nth Adelaide station Them: OpEn ThE sTaTiOn NoW pLeAsE 🙏

[@Rheilffordd]

Hey Artist eater! North Adelaide station is open, however yes, services are abit substandard!

[@Your_Footy_Content]

@@Rheilffordd I do know that it doesn’t run on weekend but service on weekday 1 service per hour during the week but not weekends

[@bahnspotterEU]

Kudla! Just stumbled across this, and as a first railway documentary, this is excellent! Had a quick look at your channel and I think if you properly return to it with decently regular uploads in the quality of this video, it‘ll be well successful! Greetings from far-away Germany!

[@Rheilffordd]

Gluten Tag! Thank you for your kind feedback and your encouragement to grow this channel, I am inspired to try after the response of this video. I would love to visit Germany one day and cover old trains and trams over there 😁

[@bahnspotterEU]

@@Rheilffordd Don‘t know if the added „l“ in the greeting was a joke or not, but in any case, there is some interesting stuff to see here, albeit not as easily in Britain for example. Germany has very few heritage railways, most historic locomotives either sit in museums or are run on main line tours. One good way to see steam in regular service though, is to visit the many narrow-gauge lines in the Harz mountains, in Saxony, and those on the Baltic Sea coast.

[@joematthews]

Great story telling. I liked the technical tid-bits, just enough to keep it factual and engaging. Kudla

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks Joe, much appreciated! See you next time!

[@daviobryker]

Kudla, well done mate great video, like the voiceover and interviews.

[@Rheilffordd]

Thanks Davio

[@daviobryker]

@@Rheilffordd no dramas mate was thinking on the visit but ended up chasing the duke instead

[@Antony_Jenner]

Awesome just in time for power cuts!

[@Rheilffordd]

Haha, the timing is uncanny isn’t it?