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$418m Bowden train tunnel proposed

$418m Bowden train tunnel proposed

A one kilometre tunnel and train station beneath a Bowden housing development is set to cost taxpayers $418 million.

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Posted in Infrastructure and Suburban
May 26th, 2011
New trains are on track

New trains are on track

Fifty-four railcars from Adelaide’s existing fleet will be electrified and an extra 66 added. The State Government yesterday signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation Australia as part of a $269 million deal to upgrade the network and boost the system’s carrying capacity by 540 people.

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Posted in Suburban
March 31st, 2011
Elders want Seaford rail line veered

Elders want Seaford rail line veered

Kaurna elders are calling for the $291 million Seaford rail extension to veer slightly off course near Old Honeypot Rd to avoid the sites where ancient Aboriginal remains were discovered last month.

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Posted in Infrastructure and Suburban
March 9th, 2011
Faulty boom gate delays trains

Faulty boom gate delays trains

Gawler line trains will be slightly delayed for most of the night after a boom gate at a Parafield level crossing “locked down” in the afternoon.

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Posted in Suburban
March 9th, 2011
Train, traffic delays hit commuters

Train, traffic delays hit commuters

Hundreds of passengers travelling on the Noarlunga line were stranded this morning when a train broke down about 8.20am.

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Posted in Suburban
February 24th, 2011