Editing Adelaide Metro (section)

== History ==
The Adelaide Metro is a brand introduced in April 2000, following the second round of tenders privatisation of formerly government-operated bus services.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Peter|last=Morgan|title=A new deal on the buses|publisher=[[The Advertiser (Australia)|The Advertiser]] |date=21 April 2000}}</ref><ref>"Adelaide Metro Introduced" ''[[Australian Bus Panorama]]'' issue 16/1 August 2000 page 12</ref>

The public transport system in Adelaide has previously been known under several names. The [[State Transport Authority (South Australia)|State Transport Authority]] was formed in 1974, combining the metropolitan rail operations of the former [[South Australian Railways|South Australian Railways Commission]], and the bus and tram operations of the former [[Municipal Tramways Trust]]. Adelaide removed almost all tramlines from the 1930s to 1958 leaving only the [[Glenelg tram line|Glenelg line]]. This tramline was extended in 2007 by the Department of Transport, Energy & Infrastructure (DTEI), and again to the [[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] in 2010. In July 1994, the STA was abolished and government public transport services were transferred to [[TransAdelaide]], a publicly owned corporation.

In 1995–96, there was a partial tendering of the bus services. [[TransAdelaide]] retained three contract regions, [[Serco]] won two contract regions, and Hills Transit a [[joint venture]] between [[Australian Transit Enterprises]] and TransAdelaide, one.<ref>"Hills Transit" ''Australian Bus Panorama'' issue 11/3 October 1995 page 33</ref><ref name=Wallis&Bray2001>{{cite journal|last=Wallis|first=Ian|author2=Bray, David|title=Competitive Tendering for Bus Services: The Improved Adelaide Model|journal=Thredbo Series|date=June 2001|url=http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/6309/1/thredbo7-workshopA-Wallis-Bray.pdf|access-date=18 September 2012|archive-date=13 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213234707/http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/6309/1/thredbo7-workshopA-Wallis-Bray.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Services were run and marketed under each operator's name, presenting a disjointed network to the public.

The 2000 round of tenders ended TransAdelaide's direct operation of bus services, while retaining the train and tram services. Serco won the North-South, Outer North, and Outer North-East contract areas. [[SouthLink]] won the Outer South contract area. [[Torrens Transit]] won the East-West contract area. City Free services and [[Transitplus]], a joint venture between Australian Transit Enterprises and TransAdelaide, won the [[Adelaide Hills|Hills]] contract area.<ref name=Wallis&Bray2001/> The Adelaide Metro brand was applied across all transport operators, appearing to the public as a unified network, with common livery, timetable designs and a city Information Centre.

=== Environmental Incentives ===
The State Government has pledged that the Adelaide Metro would use cleaner fuels like biodiesel and [[natural gas]] in an effort to make Adelaide a [[carbon neutral]] city. In 2016, nearly 80 percent of the Adelaide Metro buses ran on diesel, which is harmful for the environment due to the presence of sulfur.<ref name="Diesel" /> In 2023, the state government announced that a feasibility study was underway to replace Adelaide Metro's ageing diesel train fleet with zero-emission technology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelsall |first=Thomas |date=2023-06-02 |title=Journey to Adelaide zero-emission trains leaves station |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2023/06/02/journey-to-adelaide-zero-emission-trains-leaves-station/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=InDaily |language=en}}</ref>