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1. I think the start date will be 2012, not the completion date. I could be wrong though. Noarlunga/Seaford line is slated for completion in 2013/2014 IIRC.deano91 wrote:Wow, completion for 2012! That surely means they would have to get cracking soon, maybe next year? It should also mean that the new trains for the line would have to be ordered soon too?
Also, I wonder who's stupid idea it was to replace my usual Monday morning train, which is usually a packed 3 car jumbo set, with a 2 car 3000 set? It felt like sardines on there, horrendous. I also noticed a change the other day in another service. On Wednesday mornings, the train I am on goes through Brighton, where there is usually a 2 car 3000 set waiting to start its service, but last week it had been replaced with a 3 car jumbo set. I wonder if these changes are permanent?
Finally, does anyone have any news on the new ticketing system we're supposed to be getting? Has a decision been made/is this even going ahead??
So many questions, so little time
Actually, I was wrong, I've still got one more question - why is the Noarlunga line going to be closed on the June long weekend? Just routine maintenence??
Thanks for that Norman. All looking pretty exciting for our future of public transport!Norman wrote: 1. I think the start date will be 2012, not the completion date. I could be wrong though. Noarlunga/Seaford line is slated for completion in 2013/2014 IIRC.
2. A tender for the new trains has been called, they should arrive from 2013 I think.
3. Trains are all over the place at the moment, as some are being refurbished for the upgraded Belair line and as a precursor to electrification.
4. The ticketing system should be replaced within the next 2 to 3 years. Tenders are out IIRC.
5. Not sure what they are doing on the Noarlunga Line, maybe Will409 will have some info on that.
I thought the whole idea of the Feds offering this money for infrastructure was to create work. If that is the case, there's not much point in putting it off for 3 years, is there? If it's started ASAP, it could be finished some time in 2012.Norman wrote: 1. I think the start date will be 2012, not the completion date. I could be wrong though. Noarlunga/Seaford line is slated for completion in 2013/2014 IIRC.
I'd say that they are for the new rail depot and for the Belair Line.bm7500 wrote:There is a now massive stockpile of concrete sleepers ajacent the old Northfield line on Churchill Road North at Dry Creek.
Well, I don't know the specifics, they could have the line done in 2012, we'll have to see.rhino wrote:I thought the whole idea of the Feds offering this money for infrastructure was to create work. If that is the case, there's not much point in putting it off for 3 years, is there? If it's started ASAP, it could be finished some time in 2012.Norman wrote: 1. I think the start date will be 2012, not the completion date. I could be wrong though. Noarlunga/Seaford line is slated for completion in 2013/2014 IIRC.
I heard it was a facelift, but I think work will only get underway once the track had been laid. Nothing has been done thus far.deano91 wrote:Great pics Norman! Able to shed any light on what this "upgrade" of Blackwood consists of?
I'm glad to see that there is some action happening on this one. Out of all of the projects that are going on, this is one of the projects I would most like to see happen and happen soon. I think a smartcard would make such a good positive difference for all PT users.Transport ticket system bids
Article from: The Advertiser
GREG KELTON
June 26, 2009 12:01am
OVERSEAS companies are among the 13 which have expressed interest in supplying a multimillion-dollar ticketing system for Adelaide's public transport system.
State Transport Minister Patrick Conlon told the parliamentary Budget Estimates Committee bids would be evaluated between now and August.
The new system is understood to be likely to involve a combination of rechargeable Smartcards and disposable magnetic tickets to cover single trips.
The Government set aside $29 million over four years to buy and implement the system but said it did not have a definitive time frame for its implementation. The existing Crouzet ticket system has been operating for more than 20 years.
The Government is finding it increasingly difficult to get parts for it. The system also costs about $225,000 a year in lost revenue.
Mr Conlon told Parliament: "We deal with these matters with the highest possible probity. I can guarantee I will have absolutely no role in selecting a bidder."
Transport 'plan' looks a bit thin
Article from: The Advertiser
June 26, 2009 12:01am
LABOR'S "comprehensive" plan for public transport has been revealed as a one-page map in a Budget Estimates Committee hearing.
Opposition transport spokesman Duncan McFetridge and Transport Minister Patrick Conlon clashed heatedly over the issue when Mr McFetridge said a Freedom of Information application had resulted in the Liberals being given a map.
In a radio interview last month, Mr Conlon referred to a comprehensive plan of the public transport system and corridors.