Calder Park substation, commissioned in 2012 with the Sunbury electrification project
8 September 2012 09:29 AMViewed 779 times
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Sydenham substation, trio of traction feeders
8 September 2012 09:26 AMViewed 733 times
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Sunshine tie station: now completed
8 September 2012 09:14 AMViewed 745 times
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Former Hurstbridge substation: 600 kW commissioned in 1929
Fitted with a Mercury Arc rectifier and fed by 25 Hz power, it was decommissioned in the early 1960s
26 August 2012 14:51 PMViewed 610 times
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Diamond Creek tie station, commissioned in early 1960s
Gippsland-style stanchions were used when the substation was opened, but the rest of the line still used wooden poles
26 August 2012 13:06 PMViewed 688 times
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Diamond Creek tie station, traction feeds 221/1 and 219/1
26 August 2012 13:06 PMViewed 600 times
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Hurstbridge substation traction feeds
26 August 2012 12:05 PMViewed 663 times
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Hurstbridge substation, commissioned in 1993
Around 2,000 kW capacity, it was added to supply the auxiliary load of Comeng trains stabled in the yard
26 August 2012 12:05 PMViewed 676 times
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Hurstbridge substation, traction feeds 223/1 and 229/1
26 August 2012 12:05 PMViewed 725 times
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Wattle Glen substation, switchyard and main transformer
26 August 2012 11:54 AMViewed 779 times
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Wattle Glen substation, signalling and auxiliary transformers
26 August 2012 11:53 AMViewed 680 times
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Wattle Glen substation, commissioned in 1961 with 1,500 kW capacity
26 August 2012 11:52 AMViewed 720 times
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Wattle Glen substation, traction feeds 223/1 and 221/2
26 August 2012 11:51 AMViewed 609 times
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Wattle Glen substation, traction feeds to the overhead
Gippsland-style stanchions were used when the substation was opened, but the rest of the line still used wooden poles
26 August 2012 11:51 AMViewed 592 times
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Eltham substation, commissioned in 1958 with 1,000 kW capacity
26 August 2012 10:50 AMViewed 679 times
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Eltham substation, 22 kV mains power feed
26 August 2012 10:50 AMViewed 1081 times
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Eltham substation, auxiliary and signalling transformers
26 August 2012 10:49 AMViewed 1381 times, 47 times this year)
Eltham substation, rectifier transformer and regulator (?)
26 August 2012 10:49 AMViewed 1767 times
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Eltham substation, traction feeds
26 August 2012 10:49 AMViewed 734 times
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Flinders Street substation: trio of transformers for the main rectifier feed
28 July 2012 11:55 AMViewed 696 times
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Flinders Street substation: tramways is smaller building to the right, railway is the larger one to the top
28 July 2012 11:51 AMViewed 871 times, 30 times this year)
Signalling power transformer at East Malvern
7 July 2012 15:39 PMViewed 672 times, 26 times this year)
Rosanna substation: switchyard and traction feeders
16 June 2012 15:38 PMViewed 884 times
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Rosanna substation: 22 kV AC input up top, the 1500 V DC feeder to the trains down below
16 June 2012 15:35 PMViewed 815 times
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