Tramways in Adelaide

Tramways in Adelaide
Tramways 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	1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in); one 1600 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	1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in); one 1600 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
Operator(s)	State Transport Authority (1974–1994); TransAdelaide (1994–2010); Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure (2010–2020); Torrens Connect (2020–);
Track gauge	1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Electricity
Electrification	600 V DC from overhead catenary
Depot(s)	1
Stock	See Tram types in Adelaide
Track length (double)	16.3 km (10.1 mi) by 2018
Website	Adelaide Metro Trams

The Adelaide tramways network served much of the inner suburbs and several outer suburbs of Adelaide, Australia, from 1878 until soon after World War II, when it started to decline. The sole Glenelg light rail line, which was the only route to survive the closures, did however remain in operation. After falling into a state of disrepair and neglect, in the 2000s the line underwent major civil engineering upgrades and, progressively, 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles) of route extensions; and received a new tram fleet.

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about trams in Adelaide

The article you are reading is an overview article about tramways in South Australia's capital city. Other articles are:
Tram types in Adelaide (1878–)
The 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 (1994–2010), branded as Adelaide Metro from 2000
Tramways revival in Adelaide (2005–)
Department for Infrastructure and Transport (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.