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Sunbury Line Upgrade

In 2019 work started to upgrade signalling, overhead wiring and platforms to enable High Capacity Metro Trains to operate on the Sunbury line following the completion of the Metro Tunnel.

Relocated signals SBY12, SBY10 and SBY14 for up trains at Sunbury

Completed to make room for the up end extension of Sunbury platform 2

Saturday 17 September 2022 4:23 PM
Viewed 118 times
(1 time this month, 25 times this year)

Completed extension at the up end of Sunbury platform 2

Saturday 17 September 2022 4:23 PM
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Signals SBY34, SBY30, SBY32P and SBY32 at the down end of Sunbury

Saturday 17 September 2022 4:16 PM
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Relocated signals SBY12, SBY10 and SBY14 for up trains at Sunbury

Saturday 17 September 2022 4:15 PM
Viewed 114 times
(1 time this month, 22 times this year)

Relocated signal SBY14 and rearranged triple track at the up end of Sunbury

Completed to make room for the up end extension of Sunbury platform 2

Saturday 17 September 2022 4:15 PM
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(1 time this month, 16 times this year)

Completed extension at the up end of Sunbury platform 2

Saturday 17 September 2022 4:15 PM
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VLocity VL63 passes work on underground traction feeder cables in the Sunshine station car park

Thursday 15 September 2022 7:28 AM
Viewed 49 times
(1 time this month, 9 times this year)

Upgraded overhead stanchion on the Footscray side of the Maribyrnong River

Wednesday 14 September 2022 7:43 AM
Viewed 60 times, 10 times this year)

Redundant Sunshine tie station at Albion station now cleared

Replaced by the new 'West Sunshine' traction substation next door

Sunday 4 September 2022 9:41 AM
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Demolishing the redundant Sunshine tie station at Albion station

Completed back in 2012, now replaced by the new 'West Sunshine' traction substation next door

Thursday 1 September 2022 11:37 AM
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Pole holes dug ready for a new welded mesh fence along the Sunbury line parallel to St Albans Road, Sunshine North

Thursday 18 August 2022 2:35 PM
Viewed 98 times
(1 time this month, 21 times this year)

STOP boards mark the entry to the Sunbury line occupation north of Albion

Thursday 18 August 2022 2:35 PM
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New portal gantries at Calder Park Drive to support the additional traction feeders

Saturday 13 August 2022 9:37 AM
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Additional single stanchions added at Calder Park Drive to support the additional traction feeders

The wide portal gantries were provided to allow a future station to be built

Saturday 13 August 2022 9:37 AM
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Additional single stanchions added at Calder Park Drive to support the additional traction feeders

The wide portal gantries were provided to allow a future station to be built

Saturday 13 August 2022 9:37 AM
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'This machine has been sanitised for your safety' message on a diesel powered light tower

Saturday 13 August 2022 9:37 AM
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New welded mesh fencing going in on the western side of the tracks at Sydenham

Friday 12 August 2022 10:11 AM
Viewed 58 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 17 times this year)

Short 10 metre section of track missing from the extended lead into Sunbury platform 2

Station end currently being used as a overrun track, complete track to be commissioned in the next stage of works

Thursday 4 August 2022 4:59 PM
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Short 10 metre section of track missing from the extended lead into Sunbury platform 2

Station end currently being used as a overrun track, complete track to be commissioned in the next stage of works

Thursday 4 August 2022 4:59 PM
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Buffer stop and buffer light SBY16 at the up end of the Sunbury platform 2 overrun track

Next stage of signalling works will see this continue as a third track leading into Sunbury platform 2

Thursday 4 August 2022 4:59 PM
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(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 26 times this year)

Raised boarding area at the down end of Sunbury platform 1

Thursday 4 August 2022 4:56 PM
Viewed 71 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 18 times this year)

Short 10 metre section of track missing from the extended lead into Sunbury platform 2

Station end currently being used as a overrun track, complete track to be commissioned in the next stage of works

Thursday 4 August 2022 4:35 PM
Viewed 61 times, 13 times this year)

New signal gantry awaiting commissioning at the up end of the platforms at Sunbury

The up end crossover is being replaced by a new one up the line, so the platforms can be extended

Thursday 4 August 2022 3:49 PM
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(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 30 times this year)

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