Rail
While Adelaide's suburban passenger-rail network does not suffer the chronic delays of its inter-state counterparts, it is comparatively under-developed; Adelaide is the last mainland capital with a non-electric network, with a 10-year $2 billion transport program commencing in 2008-09 to rebuild the network. Adelaide is also the midpoint of the long distance Indian Pacific service between Perth and Sydney, as well as the terminus of The Overland to Melbourne and The Ghan to Alice Springs and Darwin.
In late 2005 the State Government released a State Infrastructure Plan. This saw a A$56 million upgrade of the Adelaide’s sole remaining tramway, from the city centre to the historic beachside resort of Glenelg. Two new fleets of trams were introduced during and following the upgrade, with the older H-type trams being used only for special and tourist-oriented occasions. The tram line was extended from the city centre to a new terminus in the inner north-west suburb of Hindmarsh.
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