Speaking of tunnels, have you noticed the headroom from Morphett Street bridge through to the platforms? The catenary support height is higher than the base of the road deck height?. I think there are still a lot of issues with this 'up' grade. Mile End is a hive of confusion.
We still will have diesel trains on 80% of the network for the foreseeable future. Diesels work in our application, being a population of 1.2 million spread out over a 95 klm corridor length, fewer than 5% of whom sort of regulary catch any public transport, oldest, most overloaded power grid in Australia, we have 'rolling blackouts' most summers, and now with our new desalination plant burning up nearly 10% of the available power looks like more coming. Great idea, electric trains.
Now 110 kph on certain sections of the Gawler line, I've also seen one near Mile end on the Seaford and Belair lines, but I'm not sure if the train actually reaches 110 there.
They won't be that different, the 3000 3100 class are ELECTRIC MPU's fitted with their own diesel power station. All that happens now is the coal/diesel is burnt remotely, take a drive along the Lonsdale Freeway, what a blight on the landscape. Why not fit them with GAS burning generator sets?
Good on him he did the right thing
Speaking of tunnels, have you noticed the headroom from Morphett Street bridge through to the platforms? The catenary support height is higher than the base of the road deck height?. I think there are still a lot of issues with this 'up' grade. Mile End is a hive of confusion.
Adelaide is far behind on trains. Finally they decide to get with Melbourne and Sydney
We still will have diesel trains on 80% of the network for the foreseeable future. Diesels work in our application, being a population of 1.2 million spread out over a 95 klm corridor length, fewer than 5% of whom sort of regulary catch any public transport, oldest, most overloaded power grid in Australia, we have 'rolling blackouts' most summers, and now with our new desalination plant burning up nearly 10% of the available power looks like more coming. Great idea, electric trains.
How many KW would one of the trains be and what would be the top speed.
90kph speed limited on the tracks
Now 110 kph on certain sections of the Gawler line, I've also seen one near Mile end on the Seaford and Belair lines, but I'm not sure if the train actually reaches 110 there.
What type of powering mechanic is that I’m used to the 3rd rail this is a bad setup
catenary wire
@@squidwaan Yeah… I was dumb 4 years ago 😂
@@LachieVidsTransportVlogs lmao
Adelaide is so behind Perth began using electric trains in the early 1990s. No wonder Perth has a population of 2 million
Yes and London began using electric trains in the 1890s. Sydney and Melbourne have been using electric trains since the 1920s.
What happens in Adelaide?!?!? What you had diesel trains :O.... oh my ...
"Electricity is much cleaner."
Proceeds to show a coal fire power station powering it.
Where are you from?
@@Lucasmate Adelaide
They won't be that different, the 3000 3100 class are ELECTRIC MPU's fitted with their own diesel power station. All that happens now is the coal/diesel is burnt remotely, take a drive along the Lonsdale Freeway, what a blight on the landscape. Why not fit them with GAS burning generator sets?