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Sydney Monorail infrastructure

More than just the trains that run on the Sydney Monorail

Abandoned ticket office at the unmanned Chinatown station

Located at the upper level of a dead shopping centre, the station is only open 7am to 9am, Monday to Friday, presumably for commuters

Monday 23 July 2012 8:54 AM
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Forgotten Tcard reader mounted on a turnstile at Chinatown station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:53 AM
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Token and Metrocard payment options for the monorail turnstile at Chinatown station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:53 AM
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Inward and outward turnstiles at Chinatown station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:53 AM
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Notice of the limited operating hours at Chinatown station

Located at the upper level of a dead shopping centre, the station is only open 7am to 9am, Monday to Friday, presumably for commuters

Monday 23 July 2012 8:53 AM
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'Monorail Station' sign in Chinatown

Monday 23 July 2012 8:52 AM
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'No entry' sign on a monorail car with the doors locked out of use

One one trip I was delayed for some time because of door faults

Monday 23 July 2012 8:47 AM
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Departure end of Paddy's Market station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:40 AM
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Exit turnstiles at Paddy's Market station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:40 AM
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Approach end of Paddy's Market station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:39 AM
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Doors opened on a monorail carriage

Monday 23 July 2012 8:38 AM
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Looking back down the beam towards Harbourside station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:34 AM
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Emergency help point and exit key inside a monorail carriage

Monday 23 July 2012 8:32 AM
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Complicated looking joint in the monorail beam across Pyrmont Bridge

The monorail beam can be swung out of place to let *really* tall ships through

Monday 23 July 2012 8:23 AM
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Everything broken on the Sydney Monorail

Turnstiles at Darling Park station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:14 AM
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Signage from the TNT Harbourlink era at Darling Park station

Monday 23 July 2012 8:14 AM
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Metro Monorail head office beside the depot in Ultimo

Saturday 21 July 2012 10:02 AM
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Looking north towards the monorail depot

With the Sydney Light Rail heading beneath

Saturday 21 July 2012 9:49 AM
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Pair of busbars run alongside the monorail beam

Another set of busbars are on the other side

Saturday 21 July 2012 9:31 AM
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Plaque marking the opening of the monorail at Haymarket station on 21 July, 1988

Back when it was run by TNT Harbourlink, it was opened by the chairman of TNT Limited, F. W. Millar CBE. Meanwhile Haymarket station is now called "Paddy's Market"

Saturday 21 July 2012 9:25 AM
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