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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.

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

Monday 9 September 2019 11:30 AM
Viewed 366 times, 7 times this year)

Mud hole in the up track at North Melbourne platform 5

Monday 2 September 2019 5:37 PM
Viewed 390 times, 18 times this year)

Platform drainage doing sweet FA at Sunshine station

Thursday 29 August 2019 8:13 AM
Viewed 642 times
(5 times this week, 6 times this month, 84 times this year)

Deteriorating tactile paving at the down end of Caulfield station

Sunday 25 August 2019 11:52 AM
Viewed 390 times
(1 time this month, 12 times this year)

Another temporary fishplate on the rails at Flinders Street platform 3

Sunday 28 July 2019 1:32 PM
Viewed 327 times, 15 times this year)

Temporary fishplate on the rails at Flinders Street platform 3

Sunday 28 July 2019 1:29 PM
Viewed 431 times
(5 times this week, 6 times this month, 30 times this year)

Leaking guttering at Flinders Street platform 3

Friday 26 July 2019 5:03 PM
Viewed 337 times, 16 times this year)

Temporary fishplate attached to flawed rail at South Kensington

Tuesday 9 July 2019 1:02 PM
Viewed 384 times
(2 times this week, 2 times this month, 27 times this year)

Faded yellow line at South Kensington platform 2

Tuesday 9 July 2019 1:02 PM
Viewed 668 times, 128 times this year)

Temporary fishplate attached to flawed rail at South Kensington

Tuesday 9 July 2019 12:55 PM
Viewed 475 times, 20 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 440 times
(2 times this week, 2 times this month, 31 times this year)

Repairing the escalator to Flinders Street platform 4 and 5

Monday 24 June 2019 12:52 PM
Viewed 373 times, 15 times this year)

Big step up to a Comeng train at Richmond platform 1

Monday 24 June 2019 12:46 PM
Viewed 374 times, 15 times this year)

Queue for the escalators at Flagstaff platform 3 and 4

Monday 17 June 2019 8:37 AM
Viewed 530 times, 19 times this year)

Mud hole in the down suburban track at Sunshine station

Monday 17 June 2019 8:15 AM
Viewed 438 times
(2 times this week, 22 times this year)

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

Monday 3 June 2019 5:33 PM
Viewed 363 times, 16 times this year)

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

Friday 31 May 2019 4:37 PM
Viewed 432 times, 23 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 557 times
(1 time this month, 24 times this year)

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

Monday 6 May 2019 9:32 AM
Viewed 421 times
(1 time this month, 18 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 8:11 AM
Viewed 390 times, 20 times this year)

Wet floor at North Melbourne station

Wednesday 24 April 2019 8:29 AM
Viewed 376 times
(1 time this month, 15 times this year)

Temporary fishplate attached to flawed rail outside Flinders Street Station

Wednesday 10 April 2019 1:41 PM
Viewed 341 times, 0 times this year)

Rust marks the concrete at the recently rebuilt West Footscray station

Thursday 4 April 2019 5:52 PM
Viewed 359 times, 0 times this year)

Broken down escalator to North Melbourne platforms 2 and 3

Monday 1 April 2019 5:38 PM
Viewed 410 times, 0 times this year)
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Viewed 6297 times (2 times this week, 1 time this month, 42 times this year)