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Metro Trains Melbourne trackwork

Trackwork and maintenance on the Metro Trains Melbourne network

Metro staff inspect the air compressor at Franklin Street Junction

It runs the backup compressed air supply for the pneumatically operated train stops in the area

Tuesday 18 February 2014 8:41 AM
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Pressure cleaning the suburban tracks in the middle of peak hour

I have no idea why!

Tuesday 3 September 2013 8:32 AM
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Metro staff inspect the tracks into the Burnley Loop at Southern Cross

Friday 23 August 2013 5:33 PM
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Replacement crossovers being installed at Kensington station

Saturday 30 March 2013 9:12 AM
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Ballast regulator working on the replacement crossovers at Kensington station

Saturday 30 March 2013 9:11 AM
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Ballast tamper working on the replacement crossovers at Kensington station

Saturday 30 March 2013 9:09 AM
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Amazing! Metro spending money to replace the sump pump in a pedestrian underpass!

Friday 21 September 2012 8:46 AM
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Replacing the sump pump in the pedestrian subway at Ascot Vale station

Friday 21 September 2012 8:45 AM
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Hi-rail excavator dropping off sleepers beside the tracks at Jordanville

Saturday 7 July 2012 5:12 PM
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Concrete sleepers laid around along the Glen Waverley line at East Malvern

Saturday 7 July 2012 2:17 PM
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Suction excavator removing ballast at Darling station

Saturday 7 July 2012 2:08 PM
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Hi-rail excavator between jobs at Darling station

Saturday 7 July 2012 2:07 PM
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Replacing a dodgy CRT display in the SPOT monitors at Footscray station

The SPOT monitors are provided on curved platforms so train drivers can ensure the doors at the rear of the train are clear

Saturday 7 July 2012 11:18 AM
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Another hi-rail truck at Melbourne Central platform 1, this time at the west end

Saturday 23 June 2012 6:44 PM
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Hi-rail truck at the east end of Melbourne Central platform 1

Saturday 23 June 2012 6:37 PM
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Hi-rail truck with cherry picker parked in the Burnley Loop tunnel at Parliament station

Saturday 16 June 2012 8:02 AM
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Hi-rail truck with cherry picker parked in the Burnley Loop tunnel at Parliament station

Saturday 16 June 2012 8:01 AM
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Chopping down trees from the railway cutting near Malvern

Saturday 19 May 2012 3:10 PM
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Excavator at work on new retaining walls beside the Caulfield Through tracks

Saturday 19 May 2012 3:10 PM
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Mini dump trucks with hi rail wheels near Toorak station

Saturday 19 May 2012 3:08 PM
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Hi rail excavator speeding along the tracks between work sites

Just outside South Yarra on the Caulfield Through tracks

Saturday 19 May 2012 3:03 PM
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Track across the mud hole jacked up, so the new ballast can be tamped

Saturday 19 May 2012 2:36 PM
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Hi rail excavator with tamper attachment about to get to work

Saturday 19 May 2012 2:36 PM
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A bit later in the day, a hirail has delivered ballast to the mud hole at South Yarra

Saturday 19 May 2012 2:36 PM
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