Original 1950s overhead wiring on the Pakenham line at South Gippsland Highway in Dandenong South
Saturday 7 October 2017 15:01 PMViewed 1365 times
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Original 1950s overhead wiring on the Pakenham line at South Gippsland Highway in Dandenong South
Saturday 7 October 2017 15:01 PMViewed 1517 times
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Triple track wide overhead gantries at the up end of Oakleigh
Saturday 14 January 2017 11:11 AMViewed 821 times
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Plastic shrouds installed to insulate overhead stanchions at East Camberwell station
Wednesday 18 May 2016 08:05 AMViewed 970 times
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Reconfigured overhead stanchions at Seaholme following the installation of an parallel traction feeder cable
Sunday 17 April 2016 09:19 AMViewed 1149 times
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Additional bracing fitted to a 1980s-era stanchion on the Altona line
Sunday 17 April 2016 09:04 AMViewed 1000 times
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Grounding jumper between stanchion and running rails
It ensures that both pieces of metal are at the same electrical potential, reducing the possibility of electrocution if a fault develops
Friday 9 October 2015 18:30 PMViewed 1272 times
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Earthing jumper between stanchion and running rails
This ensures all of the metalwork is at the same electrical potential, to reduce the risk of electrocution if a fault develops
Saturday 26 September 2015 11:15 AMViewed 1389 times
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Additional traction feeder cable attached to the East Line at Williams Landing
Wednesday 31 December 2014 16:42 PMViewed 970 times
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Additional traction feeder cable attached to the West Line at Williams Landing
Wednesday 31 December 2014 16:39 PMViewed 883 times
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Spring tensioned overhead wires at the Macaulay Light Repair Centre sidings
Saturday 18 October 2014 08:44 AMViewed 909 times
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Merz-style tensioning structures just south of Essendon station
Installed as part of the original phase of electrification works in 1919
Wednesday 17 September 2014 09:47 AMViewed 1142 times
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Merz-style tensioning structures just south of Essendon station
Wednesday 17 September 2014 08:49 AMViewed 985 times
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Remains of the overhead wire supports beneath the Graham Street bridge in Port Melbourne
These tracks led towards Princess Pier and the goods yards at Port Melbourne
Wednesday 8 January 2014 17:06 PMViewed 1025 times
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Additional side feeder cable at Hampton Park tie station, headed for Lyndbrook Loop
Saturday 14 September 2013 14:55 PMViewed 1048 times
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Overhead suspended from an overhead gantry at Diggers Rest
With an extra 1500 V DC traction feeder cable suspended above
Thursday 8 November 2012 17:18 PMViewed 1178 times
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New copper dropper wire, yet to be attached to the contact wire
Wednesday 17 October 2012 14:53 PMViewed 1285 times
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Insulated gap between electrical sections at Westona
Monday 8 October 2012 12:21 PMViewed 967 times, 17 times this year)
New and shiny looking copper contact wire
Thursday 12 July 2012 18:41 PMViewed 2102 times
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Short jumper wire suspends the grooved contact wire from the stranded copper catenary wire
Saturday 7 July 2012 16:05 PMViewed 2902 times
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Clamp that suspends the solid copper contact wire from the vertical dropper wire
The contact wire is the level wire on the bottom, which the pantograph runs along. It has a groove either side, that the clamp grabs onto.
Saturday 7 July 2012 16:04 PMViewed 1844 times
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Clamp that attaches the vertical dropper wire to the stranded copper catenary wire
Saturday 7 July 2012 16:04 PMViewed 1976 times
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Overhead cables grounded for safety during trackwork
Saturday 7 July 2012 15:38 PMViewed 946 times
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Centrally located stanchions on the Upfield line between Batman and Merlynston stations
Uncommon in Melbourne, this arrangement was a result of track duplication works in 1959, when a new up track was added to the left of the original line
Sunday 25 March 2012 11:08 AMViewed 1752 times
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