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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.

Temporary fishplate reinforces a flawed rail joint at Tottenham

Tuesday 24 September 2019 12:42 PM
Viewed 566 times
(4 times this week, 11 times this month, 77 times this year)

Both escalators under repair at Footscray platform 2 and 3

Wednesday 11 September 2019 17:29 PM
Viewed 314 times
(1 time this month, 19 times this year)

Main concourse at Flinders Street Station is dark and dingy

Monday 9 September 2019 13:50 PM
Viewed 748 times
(1 time this month, 23 times this year)

Water still leaks in the centre subway ar Flinders Street Station

Monday 9 September 2019 11:56 AM
Viewed 393 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 30 times this year)

Palm tree grows out of the Flinders Street Viaduct at Spencer Street

Monday 9 September 2019 11:30 AM
Viewed 350 times, 22 times this year)

Mud hole in the up track at North Melbourne platform 5

Monday 2 September 2019 17:37 PM
Viewed 358 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 18 times this year)

Platform drainage doing sweet FA at Sunshine station

Thursday 29 August 2019 08:13 AM
Viewed 496 times
(9 times this month, 77 times this year)

Deteriorating tactile paving at the down end of Caulfield station

Sunday 25 August 2019 11:52 AM
Viewed 372 times, 24 times this year)

Another temporary fishplate on the rails at Flinders Street platform 3

Sunday 28 July 2019 13:32 PM
Viewed 304 times, 31 times this year)

Temporary fishplate on the rails at Flinders Street platform 3

Sunday 28 July 2019 13:29 PM
Viewed 388 times, 26 times this year)

Leaking guttering at Flinders Street platform 3

Friday 26 July 2019 17:03 PM
Viewed 308 times
(1 time this month, 21 times this year)

Temporary fishplate attached to flawed rail at South Kensington

Tuesday 9 July 2019 13:02 PM
Viewed 345 times, 27 times this year)

Faded yellow line at South Kensington platform 2

Tuesday 9 July 2019 13:02 PM
Viewed 491 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 43 times this year)

Temporary fishplate attached to flawed rail at South Kensington

Tuesday 9 July 2019 12:55 PM
Viewed 448 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 37 times this year)

Prefabricated concrete signal equipment room at Melbourne Yard, reinforced to prevent it falling over

Tuesday 9 July 2019 12:30 PM
Viewed 401 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 33 times this year)

Repairing the escalator to Flinders Street platform 4 and 5

Monday 24 June 2019 12:52 PM
Viewed 349 times, 35 times this year)

Big step up to a Comeng train at Richmond platform 1

Monday 24 June 2019 12:46 PM
Viewed 349 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 43 times this year)

Queue for the escalators at Flagstaff platform 3 and 4

Monday 17 June 2019 08:37 AM
Viewed 367 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 39 times this year)

Mud hole in the down suburban track at Sunshine station

Monday 17 June 2019 08:15 AM
Viewed 404 times
(2 times this month, 45 times this year)

Water covers the concourse at Sunshine station, thanks to the walls only being steel mesh

Monday 3 June 2019 17:33 PM
Viewed 343 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 38 times this year)

New tactile paving at Tottenham station, and the bits are already missing

Friday 31 May 2019 16:37 PM
Viewed 405 times
(2 times this month, 53 times this year)

Both escalators at the east side of the Footscray station footbridge out of service

Monday 6 May 2019 10:06 AM
Viewed 530 times, 53 times this year)

Desire line heads through the gardens on the west side of Sunshine station

Monday 6 May 2019 09:32 AM
Viewed 401 times
(1 time this week, 2 times this month, 39 times this year)

'Caution wet floor' signs on Footcray's 'Colander Bridge'

It now 'just' leaks, following the addition of a roof as part of the Regional Rail Link project

Monday 29 April 2019 08:11 AM
Viewed 368 times
(3 times this month, 46 times this year)
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Viewed 5885 times (6 times this week, 21 times this month, 69 times this year)