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Adelaide is growing beyond its limits — so could a train revival help steam the city’s expansion?

gobstopper
June 27, 2024
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People caught regular services from Adelaide to major centres such as Whyalla, Mount Gambier, Victor Harbor and Angaston in the Barossa Valley.

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New mobile phone detection cameras to catch distracted drivers on busy Adelaide roads

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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South Australian drivers will be given a three-month “educational period” as new mobile phone detection cameras are officially switched on.

South Australia regional transport costs 8 times less than Adelaide costs

Helen Carrie
June 19, 2024
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Absolutely bonkers stat: South Australia’s *entire* regional public transport network costs the state about $18 million per annum.

First test train a major milestone for Port Dock Project

gobstopper
June 18, 2024
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The first test train has successfully travelled along the new Pork Dock spur line in a major milestone for the $51 million project to return rail services to the heart of Port Adelaide.

Patronage on The Overland Passenger Train surges

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 16, 2024
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Once seen as an outdated mode of transport, demand for rail travel is making a comeback.

Father-of-five dead after freak freight train crash

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 13, 2024
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A freak train crash in Adelaide’s northern suburbs has left five children without a father.

Adelaide rail extensions to be investigated with new funding in budget

gobstopper
June 6, 2024
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Future extensions and upgrades to Adelaide’s rail network will be investigated under funding allocated in South Australia’s budget.

First train into the new Port Dock Station

Bardy Bigglesworth
June 3, 2024
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A bit of history tonight with the arrival of the first test train at the new Port Dock station, Port Adelaide.

Model train enthusiast recreates Adelaide to Victoria broad gauge rail line in his rumpus room

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 26, 2024
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In an unassuming rumpus room, model rail enthusiast Peter Michalak has been working for more than a decade on a mammoth project that has cost him […]

Major weekend rail closures on Outer Harbor and Gawler lines announced

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 24, 2024
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Upcoming weekend closures have been announced by the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, which will affect the Outer Harbor and Gawler rail lines in June […]