On 15/07/18 17:22, Dudley Horscroft wrote:
> While Adelaide has Spanish trams, my nephew, currently in Dublin,
> reckons that the Dublin trams are suspiciously like the Bumblebees in
> Melbourne. Is there a family connexion between the Bumblebees and the
> Dublin trams?
They are all Alstom Citadis.
The Adelaide Citadis are ex Madrid. Back when the money was freely
flowing Madrid bought up big on Citadis. Subsequently the money for
building new routes evaporated, but the city was left with a fleet
intended for a much larger network.
Madrid have been selling their excess to Adelaide.
The 'Bumblebees' were supposed to go back, but Mulhouse opened a 'tram
train' route and the tram-train cars took up the slack and they never
needed their Citadis cars back.
Sydney's new Citadis are being built in Barcelona, so are a French
design from a French company but built in Spain.
> Regards
>
> Dudley Horscroft
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> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2018 10:56 PM
> Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Adelaide Tram Update
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>> The two Madrid trams in service 208 and 207 were captured together last
>> Tuesday at Stop 12 Morphett Road.
>>
>> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d73TQb7c7eI/W0nyp3KBG6I/AAAAAAAAAAY/-EBKJFVeuGM-Jhnzpiqxx1Gj_wn7Pe2EwCLcBGAs/s1600/2018-07-10_208_207_at_Morphett_Rd__AJC.JPG
>>
>> Alex C
>>
>> On Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 2:55:31 PM UTC+9:30, Prescott wrote:
>>>
>>> Everything on the go in Adelaide, including timetable etc. Service
>>> starting 29 July:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/Announcements/Planned-Disruptions/ALERT-Tram-driver-training-from-Monday-16-July
>>>
>>>
>>> Another tram from Madrid has entered service, leaving 209 as the
>>> only one
>>> still to enter service.
>>>
>>> From Bus Australia:
>>>
>>> All services from Glenelg cut back to the RAH.
>>>
>>> So weekdays during the day, on a nice clock pattern
>>> 6 services an hour from Glenelg to the RAH and return
>>> 6 services an hour from the Botanic Gardens to the Entertainment Centre
>>> and return
>>>
>>> and on weekends again on a nice clock pattern so easy to remember
>>> 3 services an hour from Glenelg to the RAH and return
>>> 3 services an hour from Glenelg to Festival Centre and return
>>> 3 services an hour from the Botanic Gardens to the Entertainment Centre
>>> and return
>>>
>>> Tony P
>>>>
>>>>
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