Controversy
Due to the increased popularity of the service beyond the city after the extension, the Trams service has dramatically exceeded its capacity, with over 100,000 extra trips for the three months from November 2007 compared the same period the previous year. This is currently resulting in intensive overcrowding on board the trams and many passengers being unable to board trams during peak hours. The extension of the tramway along King William Street and North Terrace has been blamed by critics for increased congestion within the centre of Adelaide, but as yet there has been no actual evidence of this occurring.
There have been a small number of minor derailments along the tramway, the most recent of which occurred on Melbourne Cup Day, 6 November 2007, stranding passengers. On several occasions, some Flexity Trams have experienced breakdown problems since their commissioning.
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