Substation 'Rv' traction feeds for route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 18:20 PMViewed 728 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 18:17 PMViewed 731 times
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Substation 'Rv' on Plenty Road, near the end of the light rail section in Reservoir
Saturday 18 February 2012 18:17 PMViewed 982 times
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Substation 'L' traction feeds for route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 18:09 PMViewed 743 times
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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 18:07 PMViewed 761 times
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Substation 'L' outside the La Trobe University bus interchange
Saturday 18 February 2012 18:06 PMViewed 841 times
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Substation 'Bu': small demountable style building, and the mains power feed
Saturday 18 February 2012 17:42 PMViewed 951 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 17:41 PMViewed 878 times
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Substation 'Bu': warning sign on non-standard earthing on the input side
Saturday 18 February 2012 17:41 PMViewed 907 times
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Substation 'Bu' on Plenty Road at Grimshaw Street
Saturday 18 February 2012 17:40 PMViewed 841 times
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Substation 'Bu' traction feeds headed north on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 17:39 PMViewed 729 times
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Substation 'Bu' traction feeds to route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 17:33 PMViewed 771 times
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Substation 'Mp' traction feeders to route 86 on Plenty Road
Saturday 18 February 2012 15:58 PMViewed 872 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 15:46 PMViewed 889 times
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Substation 'Vs': detail of the substantial brick building
Saturday 18 February 2012 14:01 PMViewed 790 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 14:01 PMViewed 1059 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 13:48 PMViewed 925 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 13:48 PMViewed 920 times
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Substation 'Eb' located outside the Kmart in East Burwood
Saturday 18 February 2012 13:47 PMViewed 1112 times
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Substation 'Eb': traction feeds outside on route 75 on Burwood Highway
Saturday 18 February 2012 13:44 PMViewed 823 times
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Substation 'Bd': VicTrack comms box outside the building
Saturday 18 February 2012 13:36 PMViewed 975 times
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Substation 'Bd' outside view
Saturday 18 February 2012 13:35 PMViewed 824 times
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Substation 'Bd': transformers located outside the building
Saturday 18 February 2012 13:34 PMViewed 1271 times
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