40-664: The Goodwood Overpass carries the Glenelg tram line over the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line in Adelaide , Australia. When originally built, the Glenelg tram line crossed over the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line via a flat junction to the south of Goodwood railway station . As part of a project by the Municipal Tramways Trust to rebuild the tram line, an overpass was built in 1929. In 1978/79,
80-786: A 5 per cent camber on the turns. A chute through the centre of the course that runs between the 850‑metre and 1550‑metre points provides for 1250, 1300 and 1400 metre starts. The Morphettville Racecourse Wetland was a joint initiative of the Patawalonga Catchment Water Management Board and the South Australian Jockey Club . It was constructed by the Board and the Jockey Club during 2001 and 2002. The wetland covers an area of 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) in
120-453: A connection at Goodwood. In December 1899, the company was acquired by the SAR, who continued to operate the line as a steam railway. The Glenelg line was duplicated from Goodwood to Brighton Road by 1910. The Holdfast Bay line was also duplicated from Mile End to St Leonards by 1914 with raised platforms being provided at most stations. To help reduce working expenses it was proposed to deviate
160-642: A free shuttle service between South Terrace and City West. An overpass crossing South Road was announced in the 2007 South Australian Budget. The project was built in conjunction with the Anzac Highway Underpass. Construction by McConnell Dowell commenced in July 2009. On 8 December 2009, the overpass opened to allow trams to pass over it, however the South Road tram stop was not operational until 15 March 2010. A$ 100 million extension to
200-523: A general redevelopment of the square. The South Australian Government announced a 1.2 kilometre extension from Victoria Square along King William Street to Adelaide railway station and the western city campus of the University of South Australia in April 2005. An additional two Bombardier Flexity Classic trams were ordered to cater for services on the city centre extension. Construction work on
240-407: A net and large materials settle out. The water is then piped into the wetland, where it travels through a series of deep and shallow marshes. An aquifer storage and recovery system has been constructed at the wetland. The water flowing out of the wetland is ideal for irrigation as it has very low salinity . During winter months, water is captured and pumped into a tertiary limestone aquifer below
280-603: A one-kilometre branch along the eastern section of North Terrace was announced in the 2016 South Australian Budget. The extension enabled the creation of shuttle service between the old Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Services operate every ten minutes. An expansion of the project was also announced in December 2016. This saw a 100-metre northern spur line constructed from North Terrace on King William Road. The intention
320-559: Is a tram / light rail line in Adelaide . Apart from a short street-running section in Glenelg , the line has its own reservation , with minimal interference from road traffic. The service is free in the city centre and along the route to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Hindmarsh . The service is also free along the length of Jetty Road, Glenelg to Moseley Square . Three routes in total operate on
360-528: The Adelaide Entertainment Centre was announced in the 2008 South Australian Budget. Planning commenced soon after and the state cabinet approved the extension in November 2008. Construction work began on 11 May 2009. Testing began in February 2010 and the extension opened on 22 March 2010. After a lobbying campaign from businesses and institutions located in the area, a $ 50 million project to construct
400-544: The Adelaide city centre . After years of using grounds at the East Parklands ("The Old Adelaide Racecourse", later known as Victoria Park ), rented from the Adelaide City Council, a group which became the South Australian Jockey Club began using a racecourse (Thebarton Racecourse or "The Butchers' Course") at present-day Mile End on grazing land owned by E. M. Bagot and Gabriel Bennett near
440-750: The Pier Hotel on Moseley Square . A depot was erected in the parklands at South Terrace. It was operated by small 2-4-0 tank locomotives, hauling two-axle end loading passenger carriages and open wagons for cargo. Raised platforms were not provided, the carriages being provided with steps for ground level loading. Run round loops were installed at Glenelg and South Terrace, trains being propelled in one direction along King William Street. Special services operated to Morphettville Racecourse after it opened in September 1873. Crossing loops were later installed at Goodwood and South Plympton . Patronage during
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#1732783091240480-621: The River Torrens from 1859 to 1869, when the course was abandoned due to insufficient patronage. After five or six years of existence in name only, the SAJC acquired, thanks to the generosity of Sir Thomas Elder , its own freehold property at Morphettville ("The Bay of Biscay Course") and held its first meeting there on 3 January 1876. A breakaway group, which became the Adelaide Racing Club , continued to hold race meetings at
520-617: The South Australian Museum , University of Adelaide and Ayers House , while the northern branch will include a single stop on King William Road to service Elder Park and the Riverbank precinct. A tender to design and construct the project was called in December 2016. Preliminary works commenced in July 2017, with major works commencing in October, and are expected to be completed by early 2018. In August 2017, it
560-411: The 1950s, saved largely by its high proportion of reserved track , which enables fast journey for passengers and minimal interference with road traffic. In the mid-1970s, about 3000 trips to the city were made "on an average day". The depot was relocated on 19 October 1986 from the corner of Angas Street and Victoria Square in central Adelaide to a new facility at Glengowrie , close to Glenelg. In
600-422: The 21 tram stops were reconstructed with higher platforms to allow level access to the new low-floor trams. The overhead electrical supply was upgraded and some minor modifications were made to the type H trams and Glengowrie depot. Tram services were replaced with substitute bus services during this period. Services resumed on 8 August 2005. The terminus at Moseley Square was reconfigured in September 2005 as part of
640-606: The 21st century, a series of investments were made to improve and extend the line. This began in May 2003 when the South Australian Government announced an upgrade of the Glenelg line infrastructure and the introduction of new trams. Major work to upgrade the line took place between 5 June and 7 August 2005. Concrete sleepers were installed and much of the track renewed in an intensive nine-week project. Most of
680-543: The Glenelg Railway Company on 11 May 1882. A connecting line was laid along Brighton Road and the South Terrace depot was closed. In 1882, a horse tramway was laid along King William Street parallel to the railway. Local services between Angas Street and Goodwood were introduced by the railway using a Merryweather tram motor with an unpowered Rowan car as a trailer. In 1883 the SAR's Belair line
720-587: The Holdfast Bay line to join the other at Morphettville and although a line was built, no connection was made and it was only used for people attending Morphettville Raceourse . The Adelaide tramways had been electrified and to enable the line in King William Street to be duplicated, the railway was cut back to South Terrace in 1914. Railway passengers were carried by tram to Victoria Square . In 1927, ownership and operation transferred from
760-523: The Old Racecourse. In 2008, first Victoria Park , and then in 2009 Cheltenham Park , were discontinued as racing facilities; now Adelaide race meetings are conducted only at Morphettville. The course proper at Morphettville is a long, flat course with a circumference of 2,307 metres (7,569 ft). The track is 32 metres (105 ft) wide and features wide turns with a camber of 4 per cent. A retractable winning post with hydraulics enables
800-465: The SAJC to alternate the running of races with minimal damage to both tracks, especially with races taking place mid-week and increased racing through the winter months. Installed in 2009, it is a world first. The second track, known as "The Parks", was officially opened in June 2009. The Morphettville Parks track has a circumference of 2100 metres (6900 feet), and the track is 25 metres (82 feet) wide with
840-504: The SAR to the Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT). Steam trains ceased on 2 April 1929 and the line was closed to be rebuilt as a double track standard gauge, electrified at 600 V dc and converted to tramway operation. The Goodwood Overpass was constructed at this time, separating the new tram tracks from the conventional railway. The line was reopened on 14 December 1929 with the city terminus reverting to Victoria Square. The Holdfast Bay line closed on 15 December 1929 for conversion but this
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#1732783091240880-545: The eastern end of North Terrace to Botanic Gardens, making use of turns at the King William Street/North Terrace junction not used in regular services. Due to the increased popularity of the service beyond the city after the City West extension, the trams service dramatically exceeded its capacity, with over 100,000 extra trips for the three months from November 2007, compared the same period
920-512: The extension commenced in early 2007. A new Victoria Square stop opened on 6 August 2007. The stop moved from the centre of the square to the western side. Testing of the extension began in September 2007. The extension opened on 14 October 2007. Initially, a shuttle service running between Victoria Square and City West tram stop was provided. Normal services continued to run between Victoria Square and Glenelg. A new timetable began on 15 October 2007 with through services from Glenelg to City West and
960-710: The first few years of operation rose from 468,000 in the first year (1873–74) to 727,000 in 1877–88. On 24 May 1880, the Holdfast Railway Company opened the Holdfast Bay line from Adelaide railway station to Glenelg. It used the tracks of the South Australian Railways (SAR) between Adelaide and Mile End while a depot was built at St Leonards. Whilst one line was a profitable proposition, two were not, and both lines were almost immediately in financial trouble and merged to form
1000-480: The line from Victoria Square along King William Street and North Terrace to Morphett Street . A further 2.8 kilometres (1.7 miles) extension to the north-west along Port Road to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre opened in March 2010. A new junction and branch lines along the eastern end of North Terrace and on King William Road opened in October 2018. The line, originally named the Adelaide and Glenelg Railway ,
1040-404: The line to Morphettville Racecourse . This service was a carry-over from the days of the steam railway, which had also performed this function. Another unusual feature was operation of triple sets of type H trams in peak hours, and express trams that ran non-stop over a significant portion of the route. The line was the only route to survive the closure of Adelaide's street tramway network during
1080-462: The middle of the racecourse on the corner of Anzac Highway and Morphett Road. Costing $ 2.4 million to construct, it includes 100,000 plants. The soil excavated was used to raise the level of the racecourse track. The catchment area for the wetland includes stormwater flow from two drains in Bray Street, south of the racecourse. Water enters a sediment pond where floating litter is collected in
1120-645: The network: Glenelg to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with select peak services that continue to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre ; Glenelg to the Adelaide Festival Centre , which operates only on weekends and Adelaide Oval event days; and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre to the Adelaide Botanic Garden . A 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mile) northern extension through the city centre opened in October 2007, extending
1160-657: The opening date back to July 2018, while signalling faults uncovered during testing weeks before the scheduled opening date of 29 July further delayed the project. In addition, the company responsible for construction entered voluntary administration in August 2018. The extension was opened on 13 October 2018, with services running Glenelg to Royal Adelaide Hospital, with limited peak services continuing to Entertainment Centre, and Entertainment Centre to Botanic Gardens. A route running from Glenelg to Festival Plaza runs only on weekends and Adelaide Oval event days. In July 2024, it
1200-414: The previous year. This resulted in intensive overcrowding on board the trams, and many passengers were unable to board trams during peak hours. The extension of the tramway along King William Street and North Terrace was blamed by critics for increased congestion within the centre of Adelaide, but no actual evidence of this occurring was identified. There have been a small number of minor derailments along
1240-400: The racecourse. During the summer months, the water in the aquifer is recovered and used for irrigation. Up to 600 megalitres of water a year is recharged into the aquifer, which exceeds the amount required to irrigate the racecourse. The racecourse is just off Anzac Highway , on Morphett Road. Entry is via Morphett Road entrance or Tramway entrance. The Glenelg Tram operates throughout
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1280-517: The tramway, including one on Melbourne Cup Day, 6 November 2007. On several occasions, some Flexity trams experienced breakdown problems. Morphettville Racecourse Morphettville Racecourse is the main horse racing course for the Australian state of South Australia , incorporating two separate tracks. Home to the South Australian Jockey Club , it is situated in the Adelaide suburb of Morphettville , 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from
1320-399: The wooden deck was replaced with concrete. Although the overpass crosses over Goodwood railway station, there are no interchange facilities. [REDACTED] Media related to Goodwood Overpass at Wikimedia Commons 34°57′07″S 138°35′06″E / 34.95194°S 138.58500°E / -34.95194; 138.58500 Glenelg tram line The Glenelg tram line
1360-474: Was announced that Glenelg tram services would be temporarily suspended for 6 months in 2025 to remove the level crossings at Morphett Road, Cross Road , Marion Road and Anzac Highway . On 13 October 2018, following the opening of the Botanic Gardens and Festival Plaza extensions, the network timetable was restructured and new routes opened to service the new stations. The primary route from Glenelg
1400-699: Was built by a private company – the Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban Railway Company – opening on 2 August 1873. The single track line was built to 5 ft 3 in ( 1600 mm ) broad gauge, commencing at the Angas Street corner of King William Street and followed that thoroughfare to South Terrace , then ran through the South Parklands and the south-western suburbs on its own right of way to Brighton Road, Glenelg where street running recommenced, using Jetty Road to terminate outside
1440-688: Was curtailed to terminate at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and two additional routes were introduced to leave three routes in total: Since 2019, the seasonal ADLOOP tram operates for in the CBD between mid-February and mid-March to increase access to the Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Festival during "Mad March". The loop is free and runs on Friday and Saturday nights alongside the existing timetable. Trams originate at South Terrace, running along King William Street to Festival Plaza and
1480-481: Was extended towards the South Coast and crossed the Glenelg line at Goodwood station via a flat crossing . The Holdfast Bay line was the more unprofitable of the two, in part because of excessive charges by the SAR for use of its line. Moves were made to close the line but these met with strong opposition since closure would isolate Glenelg from the rest of the state. To overcome this it was proposed to lay in
1520-476: Was not undertaken due to the onset of the Great Depression . Thirty type H trams were built for the line to a design influenced by North American interurban cars of that era. There were one or two quirks in the earlier years, the most famous being the tram-hauled trailers for horses that operated in the 1930s. These were trams specially constructed to carry race horses from stables located along
1560-594: Was revealed that the planned rail junction at the North Terrace-King William Road intersection would be altered, disallowing trams to turn left onto King William Road from North Terrace. Further controversy arose in late 2017 when it was revealed that trams would also not be able to turn right onto North Terrace from King William Street, disallowing future services from Glenelg to continue directly to East End and beyond. Originally expected to be completed in early 2018, electrical faults pushed
1600-468: Was to avoid modifying the North Terrace-King William Road intersection twice - once for the East End extension, then again if future northernbound expansion goes ahead - by combining all the work into a single program. Three new trams were ordered. The changes resulted in an extra $ 20 million being added to the budget for the project. The eastern branch includes three new stops on North Terrace to service
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