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High Capacity Metro Train curve testing at Rushall

In January 2021 a number of High Capacity Metro Trains test runs were completed on the Mernda line as far as Reservoir, in order to test how the new trains would handle the curve at Rushall, the sharpest on Melbourne's rail network.
HCMT set 4 arrives into Bell on the up, having turned back at Reservoir

HCMT set 4 arrives into Bell on the up, having turned back at Reservoir

Sunday 17 January 2021 9:35 PM
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HCMT set 4 arrives into Bell on the up, having turned back at Reservoir

HCMT set 4 arrives into Bell on the up, having turned back at Reservoir

Sunday 17 January 2021 9:34 PM
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Safeworking staff guard the end of the occupation at Bell

Safeworking staff guard the end of the occupation at Bell

Sunday 17 January 2021 9:20 PM
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HCMT set 4 exits the Rushall curve and crosses Merri Creek, bound for Reservoir

HCMT set 4 exits the Rushall curve and crosses Merri Creek, bound for Reservoir

Sunday 17 January 2021 8:39 PM
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Big gaps between carriages as HCMT set 4 traverses the Rushall curve

Big gaps between carriages as HCMT set 4 traverses the Rushall curve

Sunday 17 January 2021 8:38 PM
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HCMT set 4 traverses the Rushall curve, bound for Reservoir

HCMT set 4 traverses the Rushall curve, bound for Reservoir

Sunday 17 January 2021 8:38 PM
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HCMT set 4 traverses the Rushall curve, bound for Reservoir

HCMT set 4 traverses the Rushall curve, bound for Reservoir

Sunday 17 January 2021 8:38 PM
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