Since 2000, Adelaide Metro is the unified public transport brand adopted for buses in Adelaide, South Australia. This brand has been subsequently expanded to include trams and suburban railways (our collection can be found in the Railways section). Adelaide Metro shares a few important commonalities with Transperth: Bus services are operated through competitive tendering and train services operated by the state government. Most buses are owned by the state government, though operators may from time to time supplement existing bus routes with their own smaller bus fleet. The Metrocard is the standard contactless smart card introduced since 2012.
Bus services in Adelaide are run by either one of the three privately-owned bus operators, SouthLink (owned by Keolis Downer), Torrens Transit/Torrens Connect (owned by Transit Systems, largest operator) and Busways. Serco and Transfield Services (trading as Light-City Buses) previously an operator but has since exited the market. The competitive tendering model went less smoothly in Adelaide when compared to Perth, and this has resulted in a less efficient and reliable bus network for Adelaide.
Adelaide Metro's system has a few key differences which are unique to this city. Firstly, flat fare is charged for all journeys regardless of distance traveled and offers unlimited transfers within a set period. Secondly shortworking trips are common and have a suffix attached to the route number, similar to how SBS Transit operates. Thirdly Adelaide operates the only guided busway in Australia known as the O-Bahn, making it one of the early adopters to the BRT concept. Forthly, long-distance routes either have express zones (X), limited stops (T), or "boarding-only"/"alighting-only" when before/after a certain bus stop (F). Finally most metropolitan railway services in Adelaide are still operated by diesel railcars, though electrification has already begun on certain lines. Metro Adelaide recently has been trialing new bus types to improve service quality, including double-deck buses and hybrid buses.
South Australia once had a major bodybuilding plant in Royal Park, which was home to Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia (PMCSA), Austral Pacific (AP or APG), Australian Bus Manufacturing (ABM) and then Custom Coaches. Several models featured below had their bodywork built at this plant. This plant was finally closed when Custom Coaches was placed into voluntary administration by Alexander-Dennis and Custom had to be saved by its original founder through a buyout.
Designline SLF Olympbus "TINDO" Electric
3 photosMAN 11.190 HOCL-NL (PMCSA)
19 photosMAN SL202 Diesel (PMCSA 160)
43 photosMAN SL202 CNG (PMCSA)
147 photosMAN SL202 CNG (Volgren)
2 photosMAN NL202 Diesel (AP/PMCSA 160, non-WAB)
2 photosMAN NL202 Diesel (AP/PMCSA 160, WAB)
114 photosMAN NL202 CNG (ABM 160)
118 photosMAN NL202 CNG (ABM CB62A)
35 photosMAN NL232 CNG (ABM CB62A)
152 photosMAN 18.260 (Custom Coaches CB60)
3 photosMAN 18.280 HOCL-NL A69 (ABM CB60)
1 photoMAN 18.280 HOCL-NL A69 (ABM CB64A)
158 photosMercedes-Benz O405NH (Custom Coaches CB60)
21 photosMercedes-Benz O405NH (ABM CB60A)
7 photosMercedes-Benz OC500LE (Volgren CR228L)
23 photosScania L94UB Diesel (12m, Custom Coaches CB60A)
77 photosScania L94UB CNG (Custom Coaches CB60A)
2 photosScania L94UB Diesel (12m, Volgren CR222L)
2 photosScania L94UB Diesel (12m, Volgren CR224L)
88 photosScania L94UB Diesel (12m, Volgren CR228L)
7 photosScania L94UB Diesel (14.5m, Volgren CR224L)
58 photosScania L94UB Diesel (14.5m, Volgren CR228L)
19 photosScania L94UA (Volgren CR224L) "Zone Cruiser"
5 photosScania L94UA (Volgren CR228L)
2 photosScania L94UA (Custom Coaches CB60 Combo)
34 photosScania K270UB
10 photosScania K310UA
3 photosScania K230UB (Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II)
113 photosScania K280UB (Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II)
3 photosScania K320UA (Custom Coaches CB60 Evo II)
127 photosScania K230UB (Custom Coaches CB80)
45 photosScania K280UB (Custom Coaches CB80)
177 photosScania K280UB (Volgren CR228L)
9 photosScania K320UA (Custom Coaches CB80)
31 photosScania K360UA
90 photosScania K320UB (Custom Coaches CB80)
6 photosScania K320UB (Bustech VST)
141 photosScania K320UB Hybrid (Bustech VST)
5 photosVolvo B10M (Mark III, Austral Denning Metroliner)
4 photosVolvo B10BLE (Volgren CR222L)
34 photosVolvo B10BLE (Volgren CR228L)
3 photosVolvo B5RLE Hybrid
20 photosVolvo B8RLE (Volgren Optimus)
7 photosIveco Metro C260
81 photosBCI Citirider
6 photosBustech XDi (Cummins ISL)
1 photoBustech CDi
41 photosScania K320UD (Gemilang)
26 photosPrivate Operators
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