In this video we visit Adelaide's famous O-Bahn Busway; a guided busway that almost resembles a railway line. The O-Bahn was built as an alternative to light rail in order to provide a transit corridor for Adelaide's then growing north-eastern suburbs. Stage 1 from Hackney Road to Paradise Interchange opened on the 9th March 1986, while stage 2 to Tea Tree Plaza Interchange (then known as Modbury Interchange) opened on the 20 August 1989.
The busway is around 12km in length and serves three stops at Klemzig, Paradise and Tea Tree Plaza Interchanges. Journey times are around 20 minutes from the city to the terminus at Tea Tree Plaza. On average the O-Bahn carries 31,000 passengers a day; making it Adelaide's busiest transit corridor with buses operating very frequently at speeds up to 90kph.
In the video we see buses at each of the three interchanges, as well as some trackside shots at various places along the busway. Buses seen include Scania K30UB & K280UB rigid buses, as well as Scania K310UA & K360UA articulated buses. Each bus is equipped with guiding wheels linked to the buses' steering system, which allow the bus to safely use the guided busway.
Intro: 0:00
Klemzig Interchange: 1:03
Paradise Interchange: 6:02
Trackside: 9:24
Tea Tree Plaza Interchange: 14:24
Clips at the interchanges have been utilised in previous videos, while the trackside footage is brand new and hasn't been uploaded before. Check out the full videos at each of the interchanges:
Klemzig: • Buses at Klemzig Inter...
Paradise: • Buses at Paradise Inte...
Tea Tree Plaza: • Buses at Tea Tree Plaz...
Date:
January 2018.
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