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Melbourne railway traction substations

Scattered around Melbourne's suburban railway network, 68 traction substations convert 22,000V AC power supplied by electricity companies to the 1500V DC used by trains. The extension of suburban trains to South Morang and Sunbury will add four more. (a different source put the number in 2008 at 67 substations and 23 tie stations)

Additional equipment room at Dandenong East, provided with the 1995 electrification to Cranbourne

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Feeders 485/3, 484/3, E1 and E2

Saturday 14 September 2013 3:40 PM
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Equipment yard and substation building at Dandenong East

Saturday 14 September 2013 3:39 PM
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Traction feeder at Hampton Park tie station

Saturday 14 September 2013 2:55 PM
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Hampton Park tie station, provided with the 1995 electrification to Cranbourne

Saturday 14 September 2013 2:54 PM
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Craigieburn Sidings substation, commissioned with the yard to power the stabled trains

Saturday 9 March 2013 10:01 AM
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Craigieburn substation, commissioned with the extension to Craigieburn?

Saturday 9 March 2013 10:00 AM
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Galvin tie station, commissioned in 2011 to replace the original one across the mainline

Sunday 3 March 2013 3:16 PM
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Victoria Park substation, commissioned in 1964 with 3,000 kW capacity

Saturday 2 February 2013 5:53 PM
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Victoria Park substation, pair of 1,500 kW transformers in the yard outside

Saturday 2 February 2013 5:53 PM
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Victoria Park substation, traction feeders 200/3, 204/1, 201/3 and 205/1

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Victoria Park substation, feeder cables to the overhead at the down end of the station

Saturday 2 February 2013 5:52 PM
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Victoria Park substation, new transformer awaiting installation

Saturday 2 February 2013 5:48 PM
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Croxton substation, commissioned in 1962 with 1,500 kW capacity

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:38 PM
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Croxton substation, switchyard and transformers

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:37 PM
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Croxton substation, transformers and circuit breaker in the switchyard

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:37 PM
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Croxton substation, traction feeders 232/1, 233/1, 231/1 and 230/1

Saturday 2 February 2013 1:34 PM
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Jacksons Hill substation, now painted in orange and yellow

Thursday 8 November 2012 5:48 PM
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Royal Park substation: modern ABB switchgear replacing the 1960s stuff that used to be there

Saturday 27 October 2012 5:10 PM
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Westona tie station, located at the down end of the station

Monday 8 October 2012 12:19 PM
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Westona tie station, underground feeders to the overhead

Monday 8 October 2012 12:18 PM
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Craigieburn substation, not to be confused with Craigieburn Sidings substation a few hundred metres away

Saturday 29 September 2012 12:51 PM
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Craigieburn substation, feeders to the mainline plus some siding roads

Saturday 29 September 2012 12:47 PM
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Coolaroo substation, commissioned in 2007 along with electrification to Craigieburn

Saturday 29 September 2012 12:11 PM
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