Train carriage at new Burnside Camilla store lets locals experience public transport without going anywhere near the type of people who catch trains

TRENT BARTLETT

Burnside Village’s updated Camilla boutique store has solved the public transport problem that has been plaguing the eastern suburbs for decades, the physical inability of anybody east of Fullarton Road to knowingly board public transport.

The store’s prop train carriage features velvet seats, digital window displays and the sound of Aussie hip-hop being played as loud as possible through a smartphone speaker.

“We wanted to give the residents of Adelaide’s eastern suburbs the opportunity to live, just for a moment, like some of those salt-of-the-earth, erm, people,” says Creant Logcabin, Director of In-Store Experience and Public Transport Cosplay at Camilla.

“The train doesn’t go anywhere, it just sits there stationary. So technically it’s a fairly accurate representation of how quickly an Adelaide train can get you to your destination.

“It’s the perfect opportunity for our customers to live a day in the life of a working class, erm, person. Catch the train, rub shoulders with a stranger in a crowded carriage then slip into their $740 silk caftan.”