Trams in Adelaide

Trams in Adelaide
Trams in Adelaide
	In December 2009, one of Adelaide's 1929-vintage "Glenelg" or "Bay" trams, no. 367, was at the Glengowrie depot with two newcomers: Flexity Classic no. 104 and Alstom Citadis no. 203. No. 367 was one of the last two trams of its type to run in Adelaide, in February 2015. Many were dispersed to museums around Australia – especially South Australia's Tramway Museum, St Kilda – and overseas.
Operation
Locale	Adelaide, South Australia
Horse tram era: 1878–1914
Status	Sold to MTT in 1907,; converted to electric by 1914
Routes	see Horse tram network
Operator(s)	Various
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge; one 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Horse
Track length (total)	119 km (73.9 mi)
MTT network era: 1907–1958
Status	Network dismantled except for Glenelg line
Routes	see Electric tram network
Operator(s)	Municipal Tramways Trust (extant 1906–1974);
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge; one 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC from overhead catenary
Depot(s)	5
Stock	see Tram types in Adelaide
Contemporary era: since 1958
System	Adelaide Metro (since 2000)
Status	Operational
Routes	3 routes
Operator(s)	State Transport Authority (1974–1994); TransAdelaide (1994–2010); Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure (2010-2020); Torrens Connect (2020-);
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC from overhead catenary
Depot(s)	1
Stock	see Tram types in Adelaide
Track length (double)	15 km (9.3 mi)
Website	Adelaide Metro Trams

Until 1958, trams formed a network spanning most of Adelaide, with a history dating back to 1878. Adelaide ran horse trams from 1878 to 1914 and electric trams from 1909, but has primarily relied on buses for public transport since the mid-20th century. Electric trams, and later trolleybuses, were Adelaide's main method of public transport throughout the life of the electric tram network. The tram network was progressively closed down through the 1950s with the last lines closing in 1958; the Glenelg tram line was the only line to survive these closures and has remained in operation ever since and has been progressively upgraded and extended since 2005.

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The article you are reading is an overview article about trams in South Australia's capital city. Other articles are:
Tram types in Adelaide (1878–)
Horse trams era (1878–1914)
Glenelg ("South Terrace") line (1873–)
Municipal Tramways Trust (1907–1975) – includes the electric street network (1909–1958)
W.G.T. Goodman, General Manager MTT (1907–1950)
State Transport Authority (1975–1994)
TransAdelaide, branded as Adelaide Metro from 2000 (1994–2010)
Tramways revival in Adelaide (2005–)
Department for Infrastructure and Transport, branded as Adelaide Metro (2010–)
Trolleybuses in Adelaide (1937–1963).

A related article is Tramway Museum, St Kilda. The museum's collection, much of it operational, includes almost every type of tram that ran in Adelaide in the 20th century.

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