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Buses In Adelaide
Buses in Adelaide are the most extensive service of the South Australian capital's public transport system, the Adelaide Metro. A large fleet of diesel, hybrid diesel-electric, and natural gas powered buses operate services which typically terminate in the city-centre or at a suburban interchange. Buses get priority on many roads and intersections, with dedicated bus lanes and 'B'-light bus only phases at many traffic lights. History Buses in Adelaide have been known under several names. The State Transport Authority (South Australia), State Transport Authority (STA) combined the metropolitan rail operations of the former South Australian Railways, South Australian Railways Commission, and the bus and tram operations of the former Municipal Tramways Trust in December 1975. In July 1994, the STA was abolished and government public transport services were transferred to TransAdelaide, a publicly owned corporation. In 1995–96, there was a partial tendering out of bus services. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SouthLink
SouthLink is an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. It operates services as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department for Infrastructure & Transport. It is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer. History In April 2000, Australian Transit Enterprises (ATE) won a contract to operate its Adelaide Metro Outer South services, with 82 buses.History SouthLink The service was named SouthLink. ATE also formed a joint venture with TransAdelaide to operate Adelaide Hills area services under the Transitplus name. In April 2005, SouthLink began operating the Outer North Adelaide Metro contract that had previously been run by Serco. In 2010, following the dissolution of its Transitplus partner TransAdelaide, ATE took over full operation of the Adelaide Hills area services and also ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TransAdelaide
TransAdelaide was a publicly owned cooperation in Adelaide, South Australia, and operated the city's Railways in Adelaide, suburban rail, Trams in Adelaide, tram and Buses in Adelaide, bus services. It took responsibilities from the State Transport Authority (South Australia), State Transport Authority in July 1994. History In June 1994, the government-owned agency State Transport Authority was dissolved (and the 1974 Act repealed) as a consequence of th''Passenger Transport Act 1994.''These reforms split the STA into the Passenger Transport Board, which coordinated and funded the public transport system, and TransAdelaide, which actually operated metropolitan buses, trains and trams. The formation of TransAdelaide was a prelude to competitive tendering and the introduction of private operators into the Adelaide public transport network. In April 2000, all metropolitan bus routes were transferred from TransAdelaide to private companies Serco, SouthLink and Torrens Transit an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington Road, Adelaide
Kensington Road is a main road in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide, linking the Adelaide city centre to its eastern suburbs. Route Its western end, on the edge of the Adelaide city centre, starts at the Britannia Roundabout on the City Ring Route. Kensington Road continues east through Adelaide's eastern suburbs of Leabrook and Erindale, before the road dead-ends at the foot of the western Adelaide Hills The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The largest town in the area, Mount Barker, South Australia, Mount Barker, is one of Australia's fastest-growi ... in Wattle Park. History Kensington Road has also been subject to controversial development by the Shahin family for their OTR headquarters, with over five attempts of approval despite community opposition. Major intersections References City of Burnside Roads in Adelaide {{adelaide-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light-City Buses
Light-City Buses was an Australian bus service operator in Adelaide. A subsidiary of Broadspectrum, it operated services from October 2011 until June 2018. as part of the Adelaide Metro network under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. In June 2018, the business was purchased by Torrens Transit. History In October 2011. Light-City Buses began operating the Adelaide Metro North-South and Outer North East region services under contract to the Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure. The two contract regions covered 43% of the bus services in Adelaide. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O-Bahn Busway
The O-Bahn Busway is a guided busway that is part of the bus rapid transit system servicing the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The O-Bahn system was conceived by Daimler-Benz to enable buses to avoid traffic congestion by sharing tram tunnels in the German city of Essen. Adelaide's O-Bahn was introduced in 1986 to service the city's rapidly expanding north-eastern suburbs, replacing an earlier plan for a tramway extension. The O-Bahn provides specially built track, combining elements of both bus and rail systems. The track is long and includes three interchanges at Klemzig, Paradise and Tea Tree Plaza. Interchanges allow buses to enter and exit the busway and to continue on suburban routes, avoiding the need for passengers to transfer to another bus to continue their journey. Buses can travel at a maximum speed of , but have been restricted to a speed limit since 2016. , the busway carried approximately 31,000 people per weekday. An additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenelg Tram Line
The Glenelg tram line is a tram/light rail line in Adelaide. Apart from a short street-running section in Glenelg, the line has its own reservation, with minimal interference from road traffic. The service is free in the city centre and along the route to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Hindmarsh. The service is also free along the length of Jetty Road, Glenelg to Moseley Square. Three routes in total operate on the network: Glenelg to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with select peak services that continue to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre; Glenelg to the Adelaide Festival Centre, which operates only on weekends and Adelaide Oval event days; and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre to the Adelaide Botanic Garden. A northern extension through the city centre opened in October 2007, extending the line from Victoria Square along King William Street and North Terrace to Morphett Street. A further extension to the north-west along Port Road to the Adelaide Entertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custom Bus
Custom Denning (previously Custom Bus and Custom Coaches) is an Australian bus body builder based in St Marys, New South Wales. History Cycle Components Manufacturing Company In 1935, Stanley Hillsdon founded Cycle Components Manufacturing Company (CCMC) in Guildford, New South Wales, Guildford, having been involved in manufacture of bicycles since 1911. In 1946 the company won the contract to manufacture reversible seats for Sydney's Trams in Sydney, tram system.A Family Business Of Nephews Custom Coaches 13 October 2011 In 1955, CCMC successfully tendered to body 125 single deck Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster buses for the NSW Department of Government Transport. In May 1956, Jack Violet, Hillsdon's nephew by marriage, was employed as Bus Divisional Manager to oversee operations. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scania K Series
The Scania K series is a series of chassis in Scania AB, Scania's city bus and coach (bus), coach range with Longitudinal engine, longitudinally, straight-up mounted engine at the rear, replacing the K- (Scania K94, K94, Scania K114, K114, Scania K124, K124) and L-type (Scania L94, L94) chassis of the Scania 4-series (bus), 4 series. The K series was first presented on Busworld 2005 in Kortrijk Xpo, Kortrijk, Belgium, and models were available from 2006. Type designation breakdown ;Plant at which the vehicle was assembled (integral buses only) * C: former Kapena plant, Slupsk, Poland (K UB, K UA) * L: Lahden Autokori plant, Lahti, Finland – Interlink and OmniExpress (K UB, K IB, K EB) * T: Higer plant, China – A30 and A808 Touring coaches (K EB chassis only) ;Engine location * K: chassis with centrally mounted longitudinal engine behind rearmost axle ;Power code Approximation of the power rating in hp to the nearest ten. The power code has spaces on both sides. ;Type of tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scania 4-series (bus)
The Scania 4-series Low-floor bus, low floor city bus and coach (bus), coach range was introduced by Scania AB, Scania in 1997 as a successor to the Scania 3-series (bus), 3-series bus range. The 4-series bus range was first presented in September 1996, when the integral Low-floor bus, low-floor city bus Scania OmniCity, OmniCity was revealed. Production of the chassis range started in second half of 1997, and by the end of 1998 all worldwide production facilities had changed from 3-series to 4-series. Unlike the 3-series, which was a range of 45 different chassis models, the 4-series is one basic chassis with different modular configurations depending on usage and customer needs. At launch there were a total of seven major configurations, presumably the F HB, K EB, K IB, L IB, L UB, N UA and N UB. These were later followed by the F HA, K UB, L IA, L UA and N UD. The first letter describing the position of the engine, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scania AB
Scania AB ( , ), stylised SCANIA in its products, is a major Sweden, Swedish manufacturer headquartered in Södertälje, focusing on commercial vehicles—specifically heavy lorries, trucks and buses. It also manufactures diesel engines for heavy vehicles as well as Marine propulsion, marine and general industrial applications. Scania was formed in 1911 through the merger of Södertälje-based Vabis and Malmö-based Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania. Since 1912, the company headquarters have been based in Södertälje after the merger. Today, Scania has production facilities in Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Thailand, China, India, Argentina, Brazil, Poland and Finland. In addition, there are assembly plants in ten countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. Scania's sales and service organisation and finance companies are worldwide. In 2022, the company employed approximately 56,927 people around the world. Scania was listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm stock exchange from 1996 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Advertiser (Australia)
''The Advertiser'' is a daily tabloid format newspaper based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. First published as a broadsheet named ''The South Australian Advertiser'' on 12 July 1858,''The South Australian Advertiser'', published 1858–1889 , National Library of Australia, digital newspaper library. it is currently a tabloid printed from Monday to Saturday. ''The Advertiser'' came under the ownership of Keith Murdoch in the 1950s, and the full ownership of in 1987. It is a publication of Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd (ADV), a subsidiary of |
