Wongm's Rail Gallery » Failing rail infrastructure of Melbourne

Failing rail infrastructure of Melbourne

Melbourne's railway network is held together with bubblegum and duct tape - here are examples of the way that it is falling apart.

Mud hole in the suburban tracks at Sunshine

Thursday 7 December 2023 9:09 AM
Viewed 12 times
(2 times this week, 5 times this month, 12 times this year)

Mud covers at the tracks at Sunshine

Friday 1 December 2023 8:42 AM
Viewed 17 times
(2 times this month, 17 times this year)

Platform subsidence at the down end of Sunshine

Friday 1 December 2023 8:41 AM
Viewed 16 times
(4 times this month, 16 times this year)

Platform subsidence at the down end of Sunshine

Friday 1 December 2023 8:41 AM
Viewed 24 times
(6 times this month, 24 times this year)

'Sheltered' bench seat at South Kensington station is covered in rain

For some reason the back wall doesn't run up to the roof!

Sunday 26 November 2023 8:54 AM
Viewed 22 times
(5 times this month, 22 times this year)

'Better Stations for everyone' poster beside the dank walls of the South Kensington station underpass

Sunday 26 November 2023 8:47 AM
Viewed 27 times
(6 times this month, 27 times this year)

Steps down to North Melbourne platform 6 blocked off from usage

Monday 20 November 2023 7:47 AM
Viewed 18 times
(2 times this month, 18 times this year)

Grass growing through cracks in the platform at Cobblebank

Friday 10 November 2023 7:17 PM
Viewed 16 times
(1 time this month, 16 times this year)

Sunshine platform 4 covered in pigeon crap thanks to the exposed station concourse trusses forming a perfect home for birds

Monday 30 October 2023 8:28 AM
Viewed 25 times
(1 time this month, 25 times this year)

Another broken down lift at Sunshine station - this time the eastern exit

Thankfully it was fixed later that day

Tuesday 24 October 2023 12:22 PM
Viewed 53 times
(2 times this month, 53 times this year)

Rotten timber weatherboards at Ripponlea station

Saturday 21 October 2023 5:46 PM
Viewed 34 times, 34 times this year)

Mud hole in the up track at Ripponlea station

Saturday 21 October 2023 5:44 PM
Viewed 26 times, 26 times this year)

Mud hole forming under a concrete sleeper at the Parkers Road level crossing in Parkdale

Saturday 21 October 2023 3:21 PM
Viewed 26 times, 26 times this year)

Rotten timber sleepers between concrete sleepers at Moorabbin

Saturday 21 October 2023 1:58 PM
Viewed 38 times, 38 times this year)

Big mud hole in the tracks at Moorabbin

Saturday 21 October 2023 1:57 PM
Viewed 31 times, 31 times this year)

Mud hole in the down track at Malvern

Saturday 21 October 2023 1:41 PM
Viewed 32 times, 32 times this year)

Bushes growing on the tracks at Armadale station so tall that the undercarriage of trains is trimming them to shape

Saturday 21 October 2023 1:40 PM
Viewed 34 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 34 times this year)

Bushes growing bigger and bigger on the tracks at Armadale station

Saturday 21 October 2023 1:40 PM
Viewed 21 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 21 times this year)

Accessible toilet at Footscray station out of order

The other working one is over on platform 4/5, a long walk and two lift rides away

Friday 20 October 2023 6:11 PM
Viewed 45 times
(3 times this month, 45 times this year)

Two 'door open' and no 'door close' buttons in the lift at Sunshine station

Just the wrong button installed, but makes choosing the right one impossible!

Monday 16 October 2023 6:05 PM
Viewed 25 times
(1 time this month, 25 times this year)

Absolutely filthy tunnel walls opposite the platforms at Melbourne Central station

Thursday 12 October 2023 8:31 PM
Viewed 47 times, 47 times this year)

Big puddle at the bottom of the stairs at Sunshine station

Thursday 12 October 2023 5:37 PM
Viewed 27 times
(1 time this month, 27 times this year)

Gap between the steps at Sunshine station and the Hampshire Road bridge leave pedestrians out in the rain

Thursday 12 October 2023 7:14 AM
Viewed 32 times
(1 time this month, 32 times this year)
Tags

Viewed 6296 times (1 time this week, 24 times this month, 41 times this year)