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Photos of all kinds of rail infrastructure and doodads from around Australia

Melbourne transport murals

Friday 7 April 2023

Murals featuring public transport, found at Melbourne railway stations and tram stops

Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project

Friday 15 March 2024

The Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project includes the installation of new platform smoke extraction systems, upgraded station sprinklers and alarm system at Parliament, Melbourne Central and Flagstaff stations.

Melton Highway level crossing removal project

Friday 17 June 2022

A road over rail bridge is building built in two stages over the Sunbury line at Sydenham

Metcard

Monday 10 July 2023

Equipment and infrastructure for the Metcard automated ticketing system used throughout Melbourne until December 2012.

Metro Tunnel geotechnical investigations

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Preliminary geotechnical investigation work on the Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel commenced in 2015.

Mitcham level crossing removal project

Tuesday 7 January 2014

In 2013-2014 two level crossings at Mitcham were removed from the Lilydale / Belgrave line, when the railway line was lowered beneath Rooks Road and Mitcham Road, with the station at Mitcham also having to be rebuilt.

Myki

Photos of bits and pieces to do with Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system

North East Victoria stations and infrastructure

Railway stations and other infrastructure on the line north from Seymour towards Albury and the NSW border.

North McKinnon Centre level crossing removal project

Tuesday 7 December 2021

In 2015/16 three level level crossings on the Frankston line were removed - North Road, McKinnon Road, and Centre Road with Ormond, McKinnon and Bentleigh stations also being rebuilt

NSW stations and infrastructure

Photos of stations and stuff from the wacky land up north - mostly in the southern areas.

Petersham Training College

Thursday 31 August 2017

Transport for NSW operate an internal rail skills training centre Petersham.

Queensland stations and infrastructure

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Railway stations and other infrastructure around Queensland

Railway stations of suburban Sydney

Photos of the stations around suburban Sydney

Richmond station

Wednesday 10 November 2021

A windblown concrete monolith from the 1950s with inadequate passenger interchange passageways and narrow platforms

Second Merri Creek bridge at Clifton Hill

Sunday 20 January 2019

Clifton Hill is the junction of the Epping and Hurstbridge lines in inner Melbourne, with a new bridge being built in 2008 across Merri Creek to duplicate the Hurstbridge line tracks.

Signage at Melbourne stations

Station signage across the Melbourne railway network

Southern Cross Station office towers

Monday 2 September 2019

The 664 Collins Street and 699 Bourke Street office towers have been built atop Southern Cross Station platforms 13 through 16

Spencer Street Station pedestrian subways

Until the 2005 redevelopment as Southern Cross Station, passengers at Spencer Street Station used a pedestrian subway to access the platforms, as well as to pass under Spencer Street.

Sunbury electrification project

Saturday 9 May 2015

Electrification of the Bendigo line between Sydenham and Sunbury started in 2011 and was completed in 2012. Diggers Rest and Sunbury stations were upgraded, a new stabling yard built at the end of the line, overhead wires were installed above the tracks, and five new traction substations were built.

Swan Hill line stations and infrastructure

Saturday 24 June 2006

Swan Hill station yard and facilities, plus a few bits from other places along the line

Sydney light rail infrastructure

Wednesday 5 October 2022

Infrastructure from across the Sydney light rail system.

Sydney Monorail infrastructure

Sunday 24 March 2013

More than just the trains that run on the Sydney Monorail

Tottenham Yard

All sorts of stored and damaged wagons clogging up Tottenham Yard in Melbourne's west, with a few operational ones thrown in for good measure

TPWS in suburban Melbourne

Wednesday 15 December 2021

Commencing in 2010 Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) has been retrofitted to signals across suburban Melbourne.

Tram infrastructure of Melbourne

Wednesday 13 January 2021

Bits and pieces of tramway infrastructure from around the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne

Tram stop extensions for E class trams

Friday 1 January 2021

As part of the preparation for the longer E class trams entering service across Melbourne, tram stops along route 96 and La Trobe were extended to cater for their length.

Victoria Dock

Rail sidings served two parts of Victoria Dock - wharves 16-23 on the north side, and wharves 1-4 on the south

Webb Dock line

Sunday 11 August 2019

Disused railway line in inner Melbourne, opened in the mid 1980s. Running from Melbourne Yard, over the Yarra River to the south bank to Webb Dock, only the line west of CityLink exists today, reserved for future rebuilding

Wycheproof to Dunolly stations and infrastructure

Sunday 12 October 2008

Infrastructure from Wycheproof through Teddywaddy, Charlton, Korong Vale and Dunolly

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