Adelaide Metro

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Adelaide Metro is the brand under which the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport manages the public transport system of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It encompasses an intermodal system offering an integrated network of bus, tram, and train services throughout the metropolitan area. Adelaide Metro was established in 2000 concurrently with the privatisation of existing government-operated bus routes. Services are now run by two private operators and united with common ticketing systems, marketing, liveries and signage under the supervision of the state government's Department for Infrastructure and Transport. The fleet has been progressively upgraded with electric trains and solar-powered buses–one of which, known as the Tindo electric bus, is 100% solar powered and the first of its kind in the world. Despite this, as of 2016, almost 80 percent of Adelaide's metropolitan buses still run on diesel fuel rather than biodiesel or batteries. Currently...

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