Hawthorn substation, commissioned in 1959 with 1500 kW capacity
Tuesday 19 October 2010 09:14 AMViewed 1234 times
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Hawthorn substation, view of the old transformers and breakers in the switchyard
Tuesday 19 October 2010 09:14 AMViewed 1407 times
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Burnley substation, 1500 V feeder cables exit the building
Monday 6 September 2010 14:29 PMViewed 1231 times
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Newport Workshops substation, tilt-slab concrete construction built as part of the 2010 stabling upgrades
Sunday 25 April 2010 08:40 AMViewed 1127 times
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Hoppers Crossing substation at the down end, commissioned with 1983 Werribee electrification
Tuesday 22 December 2009 08:23 AMViewed 1486 times
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Roxburgh Park substation, traction power feeders run underground to a substation in the station building
Sunday 30 August 2009 12:32 PMViewed 804 times
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Cranbourne substation, located beyond the South Gippsland Highway level crossing
Saturday 22 August 2009 12:03 PMViewed 1143 times
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Newport tie station, outside the old substation, probably commissioned in the 1980s with Werribee electrification
Saturday 6 June 2009 15:29 PMViewed 2265 times
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Williamstown substation at the down end, 1500 kW capacity commissioned in 1967
Sunday 26 April 2009 11:38 AMViewed 1223 times
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Cremorne substation, commissioned in 1972 with 5000 kW capacity
Saturday 28 February 2009 18:19 PMViewed 1057 times
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Laverton tie station, commissioned in the 1990s
Sunday 26 October 2008 07:34 AMViewed 980 times
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Newport substation, now a community arts centre
Commissioned in 1920 with three 25 Hz rotary converters supplying 4500 kW capacity, replaced in 1967 by smaller substations at Yarraville and Williamstown
Tuesday 29 July 2008 10:12 AMViewed 1270 times
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Paisley substation at Altona Junction, 1500 kW capacity commissioned in 1969
Tuesday 29 July 2008 08:40 AMViewed 1242 times
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Aircraft substation at the down end, commissioned with 1983 electrification to Werribee
Wednesday 27 February 2008 08:24 AMViewed 1143 times
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22 kV AC transmission lines attached to the stanchions on the Epping line at Thornbury
Sunday 28 October 2007 17:01 PMViewed 1205 times
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Galvin tie station at the down end of former station, commissioned with 1983 electrification to Werribee, replaced in 2011 by a new building across the tracks
Thursday 18 October 2007 14:32 PMViewed 1133 times
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Werribee substation at the down end of the station, commissioned with 1983 electrification
Saturday 11 August 2007 08:42 AMViewed 1067 times
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Newmarket tie station, located in the building that once housed Melbourne's first traction substation
Originally it was fed by 25 Hz power and housed three rotary converters that gave 9,000 kW capacity
Wednesday 21 September 2005 14:17 PMViewed 1221 times
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Coburg substation, originally opened in 1933 as V.R. Sub-Station No. 33
Thursday 11 August 2005 15:37 PMViewed 910 times
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