I did this trip in the reverse direction on my last visit to Adelaide just over two years ago (I'm from England). I take the points that others have made. On the other hand, the vehicle is able to maintain a consistent speed of 90kph, which would be difficult on a normal road, even one confined to bus use; it avoids all the traffic; it runs through the middle of some pretty scenery and the one I travelled on visited the exotic-soundingTea Tree Plaza. What's not to like?
Thanks for the video! Sorry for the rattly, shaky experience. These busses aren't really suited for this task and the actual track is slowly degrading after 30 years or so of continuous use. It does get tiring if you have to commute on the o-bahn often. I sometimes wonder why they didn't build a normal restricted road for public transport instead of this 🤷♂️
This is probably far easier, cheaper and quicker to build/maintain than a regular road. Even if they still neglect that maintenance, like every normal road.
Maintenance was probably not considered well enough when it was proposed. The only way to maintain it would be to shut it down to traffic as any significant maintenance would likely be too intensive to be done within off hours (assuming it isn't in 24/7 use). Least restrictive would be shutting down only one direction at a time, but the detours and inconveniences to riders would still be immense.
@@Mrbrendonmills As a bus driver on a route that has it's own private, but normal, roads I can say that is exactly what they would do. Except the police don't really do anything about it, it's down to cameras (if they even bother to install them and they work) to enforce fines. So you're probably right, I can imagine driving down this 'road' with a vehicle that doesn't have both the wide wheelbase of a bus and it's guidance system to be risky at best.
Adelaide has a constantly moving ground If you ever travelled on McIntyre Rd, sections of North East Rd and how the roads are always deforming / undulating, they fix them up but within 2 to 5 years it just goes back to a bouncy road. It was considered just a busway road surface between Klemzig and Tea Tree Plaza but it never happened as the ground of the route was to unstable after a series of tests and would have been even costlier to maintain to allow buses to travel at speed safely. Time and constant use has slowly taken it toll as has ground movement but it has been the only part of public transport system in Adelaide that has had steady increase of patronage while train, tram and sections of road only buses have been decreasing in patronage levels over the same time period.
my personally thoughts: this is sth between APM and BRT. This system consists of guide-wheel(similar to APM) and BUS as vehicle. the whole system is not costly as APM but both achieving ROW A and ROW B. Better than APM & normal BRT?
Unusual mode of transportation. Though it does take a load off the driver in steering the vehicle, is it cost effective? Much forethought must have gone into its construction. If the people are happy with it, that counts.
These kind of systems are generaly not cost effective compared to light rail. The track requires much more maintainance and you need to use special busses for it. The ride quality is lower and the busses generaly have a lower capüacity than tram cars and last much less longer. However if you have a situation where a lot of lines need to use a single shared section - and these lines have many different routes after that - it can be worth it sometimes.
The system was developed by Mercedes-Benz and it was first deployed in the city of Essen in 1980. All routes except one were closed during the last 10 years, though and the last route will also be closed in the forseeable future.
Смотрите внимательно по встречке автобус. Это дорога бывшей электрички. Очень похоже по растоянию м-у станциями..Отличное транспортное решение с минимальными переделками. Есть ещё видео про троллейбусы в тоннеле. Тоже переделали и используют.
This looks dangerous to me. They're just regular buses right? The lip of that track doesn't look much higher than a gutter, a bus could so easily 'jump tracks'. What sort of clearance do they have? Do they drivers have to turn or does the bus do that itself?
@@nfwolf20 You should work on your reading comprehension. I said it looked dangerous (not that it was/is dangerous), and then asked how it worked. The difference is subtle.
A wystarczyło wybudować jebany tramwaj, albo tylko ładnie przygotować i wylać asfalt dzięki czemu pewnie można by było szybciej jechać i nie budować jakiś dziwnych budowli, bezsens...
I grew up in Adelaide, I even remember the fanfare of the O-Bahn opening.
I never actually been on it though.
It’s a hybrid of bus and train !!
15:45
㊨前方の建物🏢
どう見ても“錯視”にしか見えない😲😲😲
I did this trip in the reverse direction on my last visit to Adelaide just over two years ago (I'm from England). I take the points that others have made. On the other hand, the vehicle is able to maintain a consistent speed of 90kph, which would be difficult on a normal road, even one confined to bus use; it avoids all the traffic; it runs through the middle of some pretty scenery and the one I travelled on visited the exotic-soundingTea Tree Plaza. What's not to like?
It wouldn't be that hard to maintain 90 if the road was a bit larger, and they have more than enough room to expand the lane.
Thank you for this video. I was confused at first but I now understand. Adelaide is an interesting city. Go Crows
Thanks for the video! Sorry for the rattly, shaky experience. These busses aren't really suited for this task and the actual track is slowly degrading after 30 years or so of continuous use. It does get tiring if you have to commute on the o-bahn often. I sometimes wonder why they didn't build a normal restricted road for public transport instead of this 🤷♂️
This is probably far easier, cheaper and quicker to build/maintain than a regular road. Even if they still neglect that maintenance, like every normal road.
Maintenance was probably not considered well enough when it was proposed. The only way to maintain it would be to shut it down to traffic as any significant maintenance would likely be too intensive to be done within off hours (assuming it isn't in 24/7 use). Least restrictive would be shutting down only one direction at a time, but the detours and inconveniences to riders would still be immense.
@@Mrbrendonmills As a bus driver on a route that has it's own private, but normal, roads I can say that is exactly what they would do. Except the police don't really do anything about it, it's down to cameras (if they even bother to install them and they work) to enforce fines. So you're probably right, I can imagine driving down this 'road' with a vehicle that doesn't have both the wide wheelbase of a bus and it's guidance system to be risky at best.
Adelaide has a constantly moving ground If you ever travelled on McIntyre Rd, sections of North East Rd and how the roads are always deforming / undulating, they fix them up but within 2 to 5 years it just goes back to a bouncy road.
It was considered just a busway road surface between Klemzig and Tea Tree Plaza but it never happened as the ground of the route was to unstable after a series of tests and would have been even costlier to maintain to allow buses to travel at speed safely.
Time and constant use has slowly taken it toll as has ground movement but it has been the only part of public transport system in Adelaide that has had steady increase of patronage while train, tram and sections of road only buses have been decreasing in patronage levels over the same time period.
nice video bro
An incredible ride! Really love this. Appreciate you sharing it. Thank you!
初歩中の初歩の質問で申し訳ないですが。ガイドウェイバスっていうことは両サイドにあるガードみたいなものがある専用区間では運転手はハンドルを握らないのでしょうか？
What if the bus tyres get punctured???is it safe during nite journey
German engineering by benz/züblin same system as in essen, germany.
西鉄バス軍団のようにバス多いですね、反面一般車少な。それからオーストラリアって左側通行だったんですね、日本人はなじみやすいかな。
my personally thoughts: this is sth between APM and BRT. This system consists of guide-wheel(similar to APM) and BUS as vehicle. the whole system is not costly as APM but both achieving ROW A and ROW B. Better than APM & normal BRT?
I miss Adelaide so much.
is this a bus or train?
yes
Rayi Prayoga HAHA i almost spat my food out from that initial chuckle
yeah, sorry, we don't have anything like this in the US...wish we did, very cool :)
It's great! Thanks for the video!
Love from India ❤️❤️❤️
Why's it called O-*Bahn*?
Good video
UA-cam friends
日本の場合は法規制で60キロ以上出せないってのがネックだよね。
BRTの場合はそうだけど、ガイドウェイの場合は鉄道扱いだからないのでは？o-bahnの方式はオーストラリアのアデレードだけだった気がします。
Unusual mode of transportation. Though it does take a load off the driver in steering the vehicle, is it cost effective? Much forethought must have gone into its construction. If the people are happy with it, that counts.
These kind of systems are generaly not cost effective compared to light rail. The track requires much more maintainance and you need to use special busses for it. The ride quality is lower and the busses generaly have a lower capüacity than tram cars and last much less longer.
However if you have a situation where a lot of lines need to use a single shared section - and these lines have many different routes after that - it can be worth it sometimes.
@@lars7935 Appreciate your enlightenment.
@Tone. Appreciate your enlightenment.
Which country
山火事どうなりましたか？
Hello, where is that exactly in which city?
Best regards from Germany
Adelaide, South Australia
04:28 amazing 😲 👍
O bahn sounds german. Where did the name come from?
The system was developed by Mercedes-Benz and it was first deployed in the city of Essen in 1980. All routes except one were closed during the last 10 years, though and the last route will also be closed in the forseeable future.
@@olli2591 thanks!
Amazing ride 👍🏻
Which City?
Does the driver need to steer the bus at all when they are riding the O-Bahn?
no
It's like a train track just for buses.
never seen adelaide before... cool
Kalau di indo mah jalus busway kalau kaya gini motor pun gak ada yg berani masuk gan ☺
日本の名古屋にあるやつに近い感じだけど案内軌条がないように見えるな。
案内軌条は固定式でタイヤの各々前側に付いてるよ。
日本では固定式やと道路運送車両法やったかに引っ掛かるから可動式にするしかなくて、結局ツーステップバスでないと改造出来んかったって聞いた
это Античная инженерия подогнали под автобусы!! По ним ездил совсем другой транспорт. Прошлое у нас было намного развитым чем сейчас.
you can bring your barrels on the bus for free on the weekends ..sweet
Что это за транспорт такой странный,что по таким необычным дорогам ездит?
Смотрите внимательно по встречке автобус. Это дорога бывшей электрички. Очень похоже по растоянию м-у станциями..Отличное транспортное решение с минимальными переделками. Есть ещё видео про троллейбусы в тоннеле. Тоже переделали и используют.
Очень необычно)
This looks dangerous to me. They're just regular buses right? The lip of that track doesn't look much higher than a gutter, a bus could so easily 'jump tracks'. What sort of clearance do they have? Do they drivers have to turn or does the bus do that itself?
Melon Lord There’s no need to use the steering wheel.
Not going to happen, the guide wheel directs the bus
Melon Lord I like how people saying things are dangerous while have no idea how it work
@@nfwolf20 You should work on your reading comprehension. I said it looked dangerous (not that it was/is dangerous), and then asked how it worked. The difference is subtle.
Belo video!
Очень интересно!
Mengerikan pa g terpelosok tu bus 👍
Hebat ya supir nya
Nice
Why ?
4K? are you serious?
福建廈門BRT、完全高架橋化
这个不是brt哦
Zapewne bardzo niszczy opony
Miss Adl
AWESOME
A wystarczyło wybudować jebany tramwaj, albo tylko ładnie przygotować i wylać asfalt dzięki czemu pewnie można by było szybciej jechać i nie budować jakiś dziwnych budowli, bezsens...
なんか名古屋のアレみたい
坐起來應該不舒服，好晃的感覺，而且怎麼好像都用低速檔在硬拖。。。
*pink jdj*
ジャカルタが追いつくことを願って 😀
What
🇹🇷❤🤟❤
This is NOT 4k and is only a Bus ride.
Qué coños es esto?
This makes no sense!
操作失敗するとタイヤが乗り上げそうな
WTF?
ANOTHER WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
THERE WAS NO NEED FOR AN EXPENSIVE TRACK SYSTEM WHEN EACH BUS HAS A DRIVER