Emergency transition coupler beneath a Siemens train
5 February 2015 17:34 PMViewed 983 times
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Looking down on slowly rusting roofs of a number of X'Trapolis trains
2 February 2015 14:17 PMViewed 968 times
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'GEC Traction' badge on the electric equipment beneath Comeng 354M
30 December 2014 17:50 PMViewed 1322 times
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Orange LED destination board retrofitted to EDI Comeng 501M
Retrofitted sometime before July 2013
21 October 2014 08:29 AMViewed 1861 times
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'Guard iron low' chalked on the side of a Comeng M car
The guard irons are affixed on the bogies and prevent debris on the track from getting stuck under the wheels. Also note the transition coupler stored beneath the cab.
9 September 2014 08:26 AMViewed 926 times
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X'Trapolis 925M with the 'Don Corrie' name reapplied
20 July 2014 11:16 AMViewed 1379 times
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Washing down a Comeng train by hand at Melbourne Yard
11 July 2014 13:36 PMViewed 3712 times
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Washing down a Comeng train by hand at Melbourne Yard
11 July 2014 13:30 PMViewed 3115 times
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Comeng M carriage running around with one of the four pantographs in the down position
9 May 2014 07:49 AMViewed 964 times
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Electric arc causes a blue flash when the pantograph crosses a section insulator
At the up end of Sunshine station - the arc occurs because the train is drawing power while powering away from the station, and momentarily connects the two otherwise isolated electrical sections in the overhead.
30 April 2014 17:27 PMViewed 1542 times
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Lowered pantograph atop a X'Trapolis EMU
24 April 2014 14:23 PMViewed 930 times
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Raised pantograph atop a X'Trapolis EMU
24 April 2014 14:22 PMViewed 1336 times
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Twin-arm pantograph on Hitachi 273M
12 April 2014 13:13 PMViewed 816 times
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Coupled Scharfenberg couplers between two Comeng trains
28 February 2014 08:25 AMViewed 1398 times
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'Metro Trains Melbourne' decals on the side of a Siemens train starting to turn tatty
25 February 2014 08:36 AMViewed 2180 times
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Comeng 537M with trial forwards facing CCTV cameras installed
Running around as a fixed 6-carriage set, with 528M up the other end having the same equipment.
25 February 2014 08:31 AMViewed 1488 times
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Siemens train with the rear headlights still turned on
12 February 2014 08:43 AMViewed 937 times
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Resistor grids on the roof of an X'Trapolis train
Part of the rheostatic brake system, used to dissipate the energy from the traction motors running as generators.
18 January 2014 07:15 AMViewed 1835 times
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In service Siemens train, with out of four pantographs down
13 January 2014 17:49 PMViewed 824 times
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'Data Version 7.0' on the headboard of a Siemens train
13 January 2014 08:37 AMViewed 953 times
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Good to see PTV focusing on the important stuff!
'PTV' sticker applied over the top of the 'Metro' beside the doors of a Siemens train
13 January 2014 08:34 AMViewed 790 times
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Freshly refurbished bogies on a disk braked Comeng train
Note the blue boxes hiding behind the frames - these are the traction motors
8 January 2014 20:08 PMViewed 2516 times
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Very cramped 'Flemington Racecourse' destination displayed on a Siemens train
31 December 2013 17:19 PMViewed 828 times
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Not-quite-right placement of the 'Metro' sticker on the front of a Comeng train
30 December 2013 18:02 PMViewed 1200 times
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