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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.

Every next train display at Flinders Street Station has broken down

With 14 platforms of trains listening for announcements isn't going to work - any which platform are you supposed to go to anyway?

Monday 11 April 2016 1:43 PM
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Every next train display at Flinders Street Station has broken down

With 14 platforms of trains listening for announcements isn't going to work - any which platform are you supposed to go to anyway?

Monday 11 April 2016 1:42 PM
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Every next train display at Flinders Street Station has broken down

With 14 platforms of trains listening for announcements isn't going to work - any which platform are you supposed to go to anyway?

Monday 11 April 2016 1:41 PM
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One big mud hole in the suburban lines at Richmond Junction

Monday 4 April 2016 5:39 PM
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Blocked drains cause water to pool beside the tracks at Huntingdale station

Tuesday 22 March 2016 4:31 PM
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Blocked drains cause water to pool beside the tracks at Huntingdale station

Tuesday 22 March 2016 4:30 PM
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(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 1 time this year)

Temporary fishplate affixed to a rail at Berwick

Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:29 AM
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Check rail marked for replacement at Caulfield

Tuesday 22 March 2016 10:46 AM
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Temporary fishplate affixed to a rail at Richmond Junction

Tuesday 22 March 2016 10:36 AM
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The rain ended hours ago, but this puddle remains on the platform at Newmarket

Saturday 19 March 2016 9:08 AM
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Temporary fishplate immediately adjacent to a fresh rail weld

Wednesday 16 March 2016 5:48 PM
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Temporary fishplate attached to a flawed rail outside Southern Cross Station

Wednesday 16 March 2016 5:48 PM
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Big looking gap in a fishplated rail joint

Wednesday 2 March 2016 8:54 AM
Viewed 958 times
(1 time this week, 2 times this month, 2 times this year)

Big looking gap in a fishplated rail joint

Wednesday 2 March 2016 8:54 AM
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Grass growing along the ramp to South Kensington station

Tuesday 1 March 2016 8:44 AM
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(1 time this month, 0 times this year)

Temporary fishplate attached to a flawed rail at North Melbourne station

Thursday 18 February 2016 1:26 PM
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Repairing the escalator to North Melbourne platform 6

Wednesday 17 February 2016 1:25 PM
Viewed 728 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 1 time this year)

Open gate into the rail corridor at Richmond Junction

Tuesday 16 February 2016 1:22 PM
Viewed 878 times
(3 times this week, 3 times this month, 3 times this year)

'These gates must be locked at all times' notice on an open set of gates

Tuesday 16 February 2016 1:22 PM
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Temporary fishplate in the tracks at Flinders Street Station platform 3

Sunday 14 February 2016 2:36 PM
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Temporary fishplate in the tracks at Flinders Street Station platform 3

Sunday 14 February 2016 2:35 PM
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Massive gap between the train and the platform at Auburn station

Monday 1 February 2016 4:37 PM
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Temporary fishplate attached to a flawed rail joint at Hawthorn

Monday 1 February 2016 4:33 PM
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(1 time this month, 0 times this year)

Temporary fishplate attached to a flawed rail joint at Burnley

Monday 1 February 2016 4:32 PM
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