Campbellfield substation: 1,000 kW capacity commissioned in 1959 for the Fawkner to Upfield extension
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:01 PMViewed 987 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Campbellfield substation: 22 kV AC input and the 1500 V DC output to track
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:05 PMViewed 1490 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Comeng 677M leads an up service down the hill from Upfield
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:06 PMViewed 1205 times
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In album: Metro Trains Melbourne - Northern group
Comeng passes the Campbellfield substation on an up Upfield service
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:06 PMViewed 1932 times
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In album: Metro Trains Melbourne - Northern group
Reservoir substation: 1,500 kW capacity commissioned in 1963
Originally opened on electrification, fed by a 25 Hz supply with a pair of rotary converters providing 1,500 kW capacity
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:35 PMViewed 1351 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Reservoir substation: 22 kV transmission lines approach from the city direction
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:44 PMViewed 1027 times, 0 times this year)
In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
X'Trapolis 23M leads an up South Morang train out of Reservoir
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:48 PMViewed 1867 times
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Down X'Trapolis climbs the grade into Reservoir station
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:49 PMViewed 1609 times
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Mixing of the 2nd series X'Trapolis trains with other 2nd series sets is now common: 121M with 89M
Saturday 16 June 2012 12:49 PMViewed 1624 times
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In album: New X'Trapolis EMUs
Thomastown substation: commissioned in 2011 as part of the South Morang Rail Extension Project
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:01 PMViewed 1069 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Thomastown substation: new-style traction feeds
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:04 PMViewed 1031 times
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'Overhead wiring above both tracks is LIVE' warning sign
Outside the Thomastown substation
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:04 PMViewed 1495 times
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In album: South Morang rail extension project
Thomastown substation: new-style traction feeds for the up direction
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:06 PMViewed 1101 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Thomastown substation: new-style traction feeds for the down direction
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:06 PMViewed 1022 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Thomastown substation: site of the original 1960 facility, since demolished
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:06 PMViewed 1060 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Typical VR fencing around a station yard
Made up of lengths of scrap rail concreted into the ground, with a length of tubular pipe welded between them
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:08 PMViewed 1037 times, 0 times this year)
In album: Melbourne stations and infrastructure
Eastern side of Thomastown station
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:11 PMViewed 1027 times
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In album: Melbourne stations and infrastructure
Eastern side of Thomastown station
Saturday 16 June 2012 1:12 PMViewed 429 times, 20 times this year)
In album: Melbourne stations and infrastructure
Macleod tie station, 1500 V DC connections to the overhead
Saturday 16 June 2012 3:20 PMViewed 961 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Macleod tie station, commissioned in 1989
Added to supply the auxiliary load of Comeng trains stabled in the yard
Saturday 16 June 2012 3:25 PMViewed 1039 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Rosanna substation: former 22 kV transmission line 22/45/1
Saturday 16 June 2012 3:32 PMViewed 1014 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Rosanna substation: former 22 kV transmission line 22/44
Saturday 16 June 2012 3:33 PMViewed 1497 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Rosanna substation: 1,500 kW capacity commissioned in 1961
Originally opened on electrification, fed by a 25 Hz supply with a pair of rotary converters providing 1,500 kW capacity
Saturday 16 June 2012 3:35 PMViewed 989 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations
Rosanna substation: 22 kV AC input up top, the 1500 V DC feeder to the trains down below
Saturday 16 June 2012 3:35 PMViewed 1324 times
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In album: Melbourne railway traction substations