3. Goodwood and Forestville
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Stop 7 is where the tramline crosses Goodwood Road - a busy north-south arterial route into Adelaide. The neighbourhood around the tram stop is also a busy local shopping & business area, which retains much of the character of the "high streets" of the past. Around Goodwood Rd, especially to the west, there is a higher density of settlement than was the case at Wayville, with more compact dwellings including a number of old-style workers cottages and modern units. The Wayville Showgrounds are also located just north of the line here, and can generate heavy traffic around the time of the Royal Show and during other large events which are staged there during the year. Prior to tramway conversion, Goodwood Road was a station on the steam railway, and had a fairly substantial station building. The station building survived for some time after electrification (used for other purposes), and was eventually demolished in the late 1960's.
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361 & 369 accelerate away from Stop 7 Goodwood Rd on 31 March 2005. 10.15 departure from City |
364 & 369 pause to load & unload passengers at Stop 7 Goodwood Rd. 14.45 service from City on 29 April 2005 |
358 & 357 pass Goodwood Rd on 29 April 2005 with the 15.00 tram from City | ||
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West of the Goodwood Road stop, the tram rises to cross the Adelaide to Melbourne railway by means of an overpass. The overpass is the only significant gradient on the Glenelg line. The tram passes directly above the suburban station at Goodwood (which is served by local trains on the Belair and Noarlunga Centre lines), but no transfer facilities are available. A notice at Goodwood rail station advises transferring passengers to walk to Tram Stop 8 at Leah St, which is a significant walk across a park and along Norman Terrace. Grade separation between trains and trams only occurred in 1929 when the Glenelg railway line was converted to tramway and when ownership & operation transferred from the South Australian Railways to the Municipal Tramways Trust. Prior to this the Glenelg railway had crossed the Main South line on the level - this was not an option with the frequent service implemented on the tramway. The original overpass was constructed of timber. This was replaced by the current concrete and steel structure in 1978/79. The extra-high stobie poles which support the overhead power lines are separate from the bridge structure, and these are still 1929-vintage.
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| 351 & 380 approach the Overpass from the Goodwood Rd direction with the 09.01 departure from City on 24 May 2005. | 365 crosses above Goodwood Station on the rail route from Adelaide to the south. 13.45 from City, 2 May 2005 | Car 373 coasts off the Overpass working the 14.15 from City on 2 May 2005 | ||||
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After the Goodwood Overpass the tram enters the suburb of Forestville. Like Goodwood, Forestville is an older suburb with its own character. There are a number of smaller workers cottages and some pockets of light industry.Tram stop 8, Leah St./Forestville serves this neighbourhood. There is a crossover just west of the Leah St level crossing, which allows trams to be turned back towards Glenelg in an emergency. This crossover has been used very infrequently.
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| 373 & 368 depart Stop 8, Forestville towards the City. 14.50 departure from Glenelg on 7 April 2005 | 370 & 367 descend from the Goodwood Overpass on 29 April 2005 with the delayed 15.45 from City |
351 & 380 clatter past the Leah St crossover approaching Stop 8, Forestville. 15.05 from Glenelg on 7 April 2005 | ||
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