Mix of timber and concrete sleepers between East Richmond and Burnley stations
3 June 2016 08:39 AMViewed 494 times
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Freshly replaced rails beside the Buckley Street level crossing at Essendon
19 May 2016 08:43 AMViewed 561 times
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Freshly replaced rails beside the Buckley Street level crossing at Essendon
19 May 2016 08:43 AMViewed 535 times
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Solacoat paint applies to the running rails at the west end of Flinders Street Station
11 May 2016 08:33 AMViewed 405 times
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Solacoat paint applies to the running rails at the west end of Flinders Street Station
11 May 2016 08:33 AMViewed 377 times
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Concrete sleepers either side of the station subway at Noble Park
12 March 2016 17:03 PMViewed 504 times
(2 times this month, 94 times this year)
Fresh rail weld at Noble Park
12 March 2016 16:59 PMViewed 1107 times
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Pile of new insulated rail joints stockpiled at Ararat station
25 January 2016 14:42 PMViewed 555 times
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AN7 pattern concrete sleepers at Mont Albert
24 December 2015 16:29 PMViewed 713 times
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Concrete replacement sleeper in the Frankston line tracks at Glenhuntly
23 August 2015 16:16 PMViewed 573 times
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Transition weld between two different rail weights
22 August 2015 09:48 AMViewed 1298 times
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'Culvert' marked on the rails above a concrete culvert
12 August 2015 13:42 PMViewed 561 times
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53kg rail rolled by AIS in 11/1977 to the AS E22-1964 standard
19 July 2015 10:29 AMViewed 594 times
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Hollow steel sleepers allow for cables to run beneath the tracks
18 October 2014 14:56 PMViewed 964 times
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Rails bolted to the concrete deck of the Racecourse Road bridge at Newmarket
5 September 2014 08:46 AMViewed 593 times
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'BS1' pattern dual gauge concrete sleepers manufactured by Rocla
27 June 2014 08:21 AMViewed 1559 times
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Active gauge splitter at West Footscray Junction
The change in gauge requires the single point blade on the common rail to be moved. The single gauge rails on the other side just continue on
9 May 2014 07:44 AMViewed 1166 times
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Mix of new concrete 'timber replacement' and existing timber sleepers
27 April 2013 10:10 AMViewed 946 times
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Date marked beside a fresh rail weld: 24/3/2013
28 March 2013 08:33 AMViewed 1035 times
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White 'Solacoat' paint applied to the rails outside Flinders Street Station
Metro aim to reduce track temperatures, which limits the thermal expansion of tracks, which leads to less wear and tear on insulated rail joints, hence less risk of signalling system faults.
5 March 2013 08:41 AMViewed 621 times
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White 'Solacoat' paint applied to the rails outside Flinders Street Station
Metro aim to reduce track temperatures, which limits the thermal expansion of tracks, which leads to less wear and tear on insulated rail joints, hence less risk of signalling system faults.
11 February 2013 08:47 AMViewed 1120 times
(9 times this month, 115 times this year)
Pantrol baseplate for 53/60 kg rail, with zero cant
8 September 2012 09:44 AMViewed 1921 times
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Fishplate on a siding completely broken through
Presumably the fishplate on the other side is holding it all together
8 September 2012 09:10 AMViewed 4930 times
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Position of Train System (POTS) transponder located between the rails
There are around 650 units around the suburban network, located at major junctions as well as intermediate locations. When a train runs over the top, the antenna picks up the unique identifier, then transmits the data back to Metrol via radio, enabling them to know where a specific train set currently is.
10 August 2012 09:03 AMViewed 1987 times
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