Destination Codes
Between 1980 and 1988 the railcars displayed destination codes consisting of two numbers and a letter. The destination windows were eventually painted over, except for cars #2003, #2005, #2011, #2107, #2113, #2115 and #2117 which retained a window with no number. (The windows of #2003 and #2113 were covered over by yellow decal when converted to Adelaide Metro livery.) The numbers indicated the route, either from or to Adelaide and the letter indicated the stopping pattern. At the time of their introduction to traffic, destination codes had not been decided, so initially the trains showed the destination code OOX regardless of the destination or stopping pattern. Sometime during 1980, destination codes were decided and are shown as follows:
| 41 | Adelaide – Islington Works (later Adelaide – Salisbury) |
| 42 | Adelaide – Northfield (later Adelaide – Dry Creek) |
| 43 | Adelaide – Penfield 3 |
| 44 | Adelaide – G.M.H. |
| 45 | Adelaide – Gawler |
| 46 | Adelaide – Gawler Central |
| 51 | Dry Creek – Port Dock |
| 54 | Dry Creek – G.M.H. |
| 61 | Adelaide – Port Dock (later Adelaide – Glanville) |
| 62 | Adelaide – Grange |
| 63 | Adelaide – Outer Harbor |
| 71 | Adelaide – Tonsley |
| 72 | Adelaide – Brighton |
| 73 | Adelaide – Noarlunga Centre |
| 81 | Adelaide – Mile End Plant Depot |
| 82 | Adelaide – Belair |
| 83 | Adelaide – Bridgewater |
The letter part of the destination code indicated the stopping pattern and varied according to which line the train was running on.
| Gawler Central line | |
|---|---|
| A | Stopping all stations |
| B | Express to Salisbury then stopping all stations |
| D | Express to Dry Creek then stopping all stations |
| E | Stopping Salisbury, Elizabeth, Womma, Gawler, Gawler Oval, Gawler Central |
| F | Express to Greenfields then stopping all stations |
| Dry Creek – Port Dock Line | |
|---|---|
| A | Stopping all stations |
| Grange/Outer Harbor Lines | |
|---|---|
| A | Stopping all stations |
| C | Express to Woodville then stopping all stations |
| E | Express to Ethelton then stopping all stations |
| G | Change at Woodville for Grange Line stations |
| Tonsley/Noarlunga Centre Lines | |
|---|---|
| A | Stopping all stations |
| B | Stopping Oaklands, Brighton then stopping all stations |
| C | Express to Brighton then stopping all stations |
| D | Express to Goodwood then stopping all stations |
| E | Stopping Brighton, Hallett Cove Beach then all stations |
| F | Express to Woodlands Park then stopping all stations |
| G | Stopping Brighton, Hallett Cove, Hallett Cove Beach then all stations |
| X | Express from Adelaide to Noarlunga Centre and (or) back |
| Belair/Bridgewater Lines | |
|---|---|
| A | Stopping all stations |
| B | Stopping Mitcham, Eden Hills then all stations |
| D | Express to Goodwood then stopping all stations |
| E | Stopping Blackwood, Belair then all stations |
It should be noted that during the time destination codes were in use, STA Working Timetables showed both the number and letter while the relevant Public Timetables only showed the number. In theory, both the relevant number and letter codes were meant to be displayed but in practice the letter code displayed was almost always A regardless of the stopping pattern.
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