Rail closures-March-April

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Rail closures-March-April

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There will be partial shutdown of rail lines as follows;-
Gawler Line
Monday 16/3 to Friday 20/3
Sunday 22/3 to Friday 27/3
Sunday 29/3 to Friday 3/4
Sunday 5/4 to Thursday 9/4

Seaford Line
Saturday 28/3
There will be substitute bus services
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jibb wrote:There will be partial shutdown of rail lines as follows;-
Gawler Line
Monday 16/3 to Friday 20/3
Sunday 22/3 to Friday 27/3
Sunday 29/3 to Friday 3/4
Sunday 5/4 to Thursday 9/4

Seaford Line
Saturday 28/3
There will be substitute bus services
Are these late evening closures? As yet there are no notices on AdMet website or DPTI media.
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Still nothing about it on the Adelaide Metro website, I can only assume next weeks shutdown has been postponed?
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Bus Preservation Association of South Australia https://www.bpasa.org.au/
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What is the usual state of play with larger Adelaide rail replacements these days? Just the Admet operators or do privates also play a role?
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Usually just metro buses
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Gawler line is typically run by Southlink; my observations have shown them to tend to have additional capacity as coaches during weekday peak periods.
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According to a driver with one of the current companies Torrens Transit will be doing Rail Sub Substitute services?
Will be interesting t see if this occurs. Looks like Torrens Transit is the " flavour of the month" with the Minister and DPTI.
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TT have performed rail replacement services on the Gawler line on the odd occasion.

I think there was a scenario in 2018 where Mile End and Newton provided some services, with at least one being done by Morphettville on one occasion (going by personal observations and comments).
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Emergency rail is free game; it's a matter of who can provide the resources; and i have had reports of Torrens doing Seaford and Gawler emergency substitutes; however planned shutdowns typically to the service provider who is allocated it as part of their contract; Gawler subs are part of the Outer North contract (Currently Southlink)
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There will be Late night and weekend closures on Seaford Rail Line from the 29th march to the end of May.
http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/Announc ... e-closures
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In preparation for Gawler Rail Substitute services commencing at the end of the week till April 24th-Torrens Transit is to transfer tomorrow night Scania Bus techs 1031-1044 from Mile End to Elizabeth Depot. 1030 is already there along with "R" Artics 803-804-805(Morphettville) and 1184-1185-1186 (from Mile End).
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