Quite a well-written article. Yes, you’re only going to increase patronage significantly by building new infrastructure and services to wherever people want to go, and in Adelaide’s case it’s through the tram network. Completing the electrification and increasing the frequency of the rail network wi...

There’s a perception that the 3000/3100 DEMUs are really old but in London we’re still running tube trains built and designed in the late 60s- if you look carefully you can see the manufacturing dates on the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines are from around 1971 to 73 from memory. I’m sure other Europea...

The above picture is definitely that of the intersection of Rundle and Gawler Place, where the fountain was until 1995. The camera looks east - you can see John Martin’s (now DJ’s) and on the right Regent Arcade. Probably taken winter 1977 judging by the green looking hills and the mall’s young tree...

I used Ovingham rail station recently and tbh it is much better than before, and the upgrade itself is more than adequate for the expected usage (with the notable exception of the grade separation).

Some plaza pics from mid November — apologies have had trouble with access to this site with my registered email for joelmark so am now joelmark2