Wongm's Rail Gallery

Sunshine tie station: currently under construction near Albion station

Sunshine tie station: currently under construction near Albion station

Sunshine tie station: power feeds to the overhead under construction

Located next door to the former Albion substation

Albion substation, part of the original electrification of the Melbourne suburban network

Replaced by the new Albion substation down the line in 1960

North Melbourne substation, located in the triangle between the Upfield line and Moonee Ponds Creek

4,000 kW capacity commissioned in 1966

Greensborough substation, railway side

Greensborough substation, railway side

Greensborough substation, road side

1,500 kW capacity commissioned in 1962, the building was previously used for an older 25 Hz fed traction substation

South Morang substation, opened with the extension of the line

Located at the far east end of the railway station carpark

Bell tie station: opened in 2012 as part of the South Morang Rail Extension Project

It cost around $3.4 million? See SMREP Bell Station Traction Power Upgrade Project

Bell tie station: underground feeder cables between the overhead and the tie station

Overhead feeder cables disconnected for an occupation, jumper cabled to earth for safety

Footscray tie station: feeder cables disconnected for an occupation, jumper cabled to earth for safety

Footscray tie station: feeder cables on the tracks towards Sunshine

Essendon substation, commissioned in 1966 with 1,500 kW capacity

The transformers and switchgear are enclosed in the brick enclosure, out of photo to the right

Rushall Switching Station: High voltage lines terminate nearby

Rushall Switching Station, near the Epping Line

Beside the North Fitzroy Country Line leg of the former Inner Circle line

Rushall Switching Station, near the Epping Line

Bayswater tie station, at the down end of the yard

Electrical sections are numbered 137/1, 143/1, 141/1, 142/1 and 140/1

Bayswater tie station, at the down end of the yard

Electrical sections are numbered 137/1, 143/1, 141/1, 142/1 and 140/1

Footscray tie station: the original building, since abandoned

Footscray tie station: opened in the 1980s

Flinders Street substation, commissioned as part of the Jolimont rationalisation works. Tramway substation is smaller building to the left, railway is the larger one to the right

Albion substation, commissioned in 1960 with 1500 kW capacity