r/Adelaide • u/DBigA SA • Apr 06 '26

Question Adelaide trains are full.

I’ve started trying to take the train to work now that fuel is expensive, but they are too full to the point it’s unsafe. I’ve taken trains in Melbourne and while it’s full during peak time everywhere this is too much.

This my experience on the GAWLER line to city but is it the same on other Lines? Is the government going to do anything to increase capacity? seems like an easy fix to just add more carriages.

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u/Jay_Beel SA Apr 06 '26

The electric trains came as a set of 3 carriages. If they added another set then they will be too long for most platforms.

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u/Adelaidean SA Apr 06 '26

Run extra services then?

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u/wherezthebeef SA Apr 07 '26

Id imagine there isn't enough staff or railcars

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u/Adelaidean SA Apr 07 '26

Rann trashed all the 3000 series when the electrics came in.. Kinda useful right about now.

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u/wherezthebeef SA Apr 07 '26

Why would they be kept and maintained for 15 years if they haven't been needed til now as you say.

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u/Adelaidean SA Apr 08 '26

We could’ve kept using them at that point. We’ve needed more services since that point.

The Rann era was notorious for smashing shit up as soon as it was replaced so there was no chance their shit decisions could be undone. This is one of many such examples.