Substation 'Co' traction feeders to Nicholson Street and Moreland Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 7:08 PMViewed 784 times
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Substation 'Ep' traction feeds for route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:34 PMViewed 769 times, 0 times this year)
Substation 'Ep': another 1990s demountable building
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:33 PMViewed 872 times
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Substation 'Ep' on Plenty Road at David Street, near East Preston Depot
Presumably commissioned around 1992-93 at the same time as other similar looking units.
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:33 PMViewed 827 times
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Substation 'Rv' traction feeds for route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:20 PMViewed 776 times
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Substation 'Rv': a small demountable style building seen elsewhere on route 86
Presumably commissioned in 1985 with the extension to La Trobe University
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:17 PMViewed 781 times
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Substation 'Rv' on Plenty Road, near the end of the light rail section in Reservoir
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:17 PMViewed 1088 times
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Substation 'L' traction feeds for route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:09 PMViewed 801 times, 0 times this year)
Substation 'L': a small demountable style building seen elsewhere on route 86
Presumably commissioned in 1985 with the extension to La Trobe University
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:07 PMViewed 842 times
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Substation 'L' outside the La Trobe University bus interchange
Saturday 18 February 2012 6:06 PMViewed 900 times
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Substation 'Bu': small demountable style building, and the mains power feed
Saturday 18 February 2012 5:42 PMViewed 1008 times
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Substation 'Bu': a small demountable style building seen elsewhere on route 86
Presumably commissioned in 1987 with the extension to Bundoora
Saturday 18 February 2012 5:41 PMViewed 928 times, 0 times this year)
Substation 'Bu': warning sign on non-standard earthing on the input side
Saturday 18 February 2012 5:41 PMViewed 972 times
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Substation 'Bu' on Plenty Road at Grimshaw Street
Saturday 18 February 2012 5:40 PMViewed 884 times
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Substation 'Bu' traction feeds headed north on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 5:39 PMViewed 778 times
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Substation 'Bu' traction feeds to route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 5:33 PMViewed 817 times
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Substation 'Mp' traction feeders to route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 3:58 PMViewed 919 times
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Substation 'Mp' just before the route 86 terminus at Bundoora
A different style of prefabricated building to others on the network. Probably commissioned in 1995 with the extension of the tram line.
Saturday 18 February 2012 3:46 PMViewed 964 times
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Substation 'Vs': detail of the substantial brick building
Saturday 18 February 2012 2:01 PMViewed 842 times
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Substation 'Vs' just beyond the Vermont South terminus of route 75
Commissioned in 2004 for the Vermont South tram extension
Saturday 18 February 2012 2:01 PMViewed 1163 times
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Substation 'Eb' builders details: prefabricated by Ampcontrol SWG of Tomago, NSW
Their website says these substations convert 22 kV AC to 600 V DC, with a 3000 amps (1,800 kW) output:
http://www.ampcontrolgroup.com/Our-Products--Services/Product-Details/Pages/Power/Power-Electronics-Systems/Traction-Rectifier.aspx
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Substation 'Eb': single modular transformer sits outside the substation itself
Saturday 18 February 2012 1:48 PMViewed 1050 times
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Substation 'Eb' on Burwood Highway: another 1990s prefabricated structure
Commissioned in 1993 for the East Burwood extension: http://www.railpage.org.au/ausrail/01may/msg01177.html
Saturday 18 February 2012 1:48 PMViewed 1020 times
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Substation 'Eb' located outside the Kmart in East Burwood
Saturday 18 February 2012 1:47 PMViewed 1310 times
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