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Hump Yard and West Tower

Located between the main passenger lines and Victoria Dock, Melbourne Yard has been swallowed up by the Dockland redevelopments. The hump itself is the last bit left, located between the Melbourne Steel Terminal and North Melbourne station

Looking down the tunnel, a number of staircases emerged beside the tracks

Sunday 5 September 2010 3:07 PM
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Tunnel under the hump yard tracks, parallel to Dudley Street

Sunday 5 September 2010 3:06 PM
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Western side of the hump, looking north

Saturday 22 August 2009 3:10 PM
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Western side of the hump, looking north

Saturday 22 August 2009 3:10 PM
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Western side of the hump, looking south

Saturday 22 August 2009 3:10 PM
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Friction buffer installed at the Dudley Street end of the South Hump Avoiding Track

Enabling the track to be use by trains shunting the Melbourne Steel Terminal

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:18 AM
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Overgrown secondary retarders beneath West Tower

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:16 AM
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Overgrown tracks leading towards the hump balloons

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:16 AM
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Overgrown secondary retarders beneath West Tower

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:16 AM
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Leads to the hump balloons truncated at Dudley Street

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:16 AM
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Looking north towards the Departure Track underpass, tracks long since removed

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:15 AM
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One of many stairways linking the hump tracks to the West Tower staff subway

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:14 AM
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Looking west from the Departure Track underpass towards West Tower

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:13 AM
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Looking south from the Departure Track underpass, tracks long since removed

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:13 AM
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Looking north under the Departure Track underpass, tracks long since removed

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:13 AM
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Looking north under the Departure Track underpass, tracks long since removed

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:12 AM
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Looking back to the hump crest from the tail sidings

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:11 AM
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Secondary retarders in the lead to 'B' balloon

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:11 AM
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Staff telephone beside the lead to 'B' balloon

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:10 AM
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Secondary retarders in the lead to 'B' balloon

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:10 AM
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Secondary retarders in the lead to 'B' balloon

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:09 AM
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Secondary retarders in the lead to 'A' balloon

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:08 AM
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Secondary retarders in the lead to 'A' balloon

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:08 AM
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Secondary retarders in the lead to 'A' and 'B' balloons

Saturday 11 July 2009 10:07 AM
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