Re: SLR - Extensions work progressing

["M.G.Smith" <gard@bigpond.com>]

Try:
http://www.sleeper.apana.org.au/railway/slr/images/
The address has a ) in it
Try the link above and it should work
Regards Mr. Smith




"Matthew Geier" <matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
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>
>  I took a walk from Jubilee Park to Catherine St Lilyfield on the
> 18th and took some pictures.
> (http://www.sleeper.apana.org.au/railway/slr/images/)
>
>  In the last month i've covered the entire line.
>
>  The extra platfom at Wentworth park is taking shape, the
> foundations now completed. New staunchion supports are being
> cast in that area. It looks like quite soon they will be in a
> position to put the new set of points in and adjust the
> overhead. It is possible that Wentworth park will get its 2nd
> platform completed and made available way before the rest of
> the extension.
>
>  Heading west, the location of the Bridge St station is not
> yet evident.
>  Earth works and foundations for the Jubilee Park station are
> quite advanced.
>  The location of 'Rozelle Bay' station is not yet evident.
>  Catherine St station appears to be going to be an island platform
> that starts in the 'gap' between the Catherine St bridge over the
> throat of Rozelle yard and the CityWest link road. If the foundations
> I saw are for the station and not a substation, this will make
> Catherine St the only island plaform on the system!.
>
>  At most bridges along the line the 'outbound' track, (Originally
> the 'UP' track ?, the goods line was a little odd about up and down),
> has been lifted and the balast cleared off the bridge decks, I
> presume to allow inspection and repair of the bridge structures.
>
>  At Railway Pde , Annandale, I made use of an open gate to walk up
> onto the line, and to my surpise, I notice some one has been replacing
> sleepers on the line. It is hard to tell exactly when this happened,
> as the shavings from the drilling of the sleepers are still there,
> indicating recent activity but weathered to a grey colour. Since one
> of the tracks was closed long before the other, and sleepers have been
> replaced on the track that was closed first, this quite odd. (Could the
> drill shavings lasted 3 or more years ?)
>
>  Down near where City West Link road crosses, at another access gate,
> there was a balast plough sitting on the 'outbound' track (ie the same
> one with bits missing at each bridge!). The 'outbound' track is also
> missing under the City-West road. There was also a stockpile of used
> but still servicable sleepers stacked here.
>
>  Also of note were 2 or 3 RSA side-tipper wagons parked on the
> 'inbound' track under the City-West Rd. Due to their location I
> could not photograph them, or determine how many were down there
> , although the end of a wagon is just visible in the Catherine St
> shots.
>  On the western side of the City-West road at this point (ie next
> to Rozelle Yard) it appears a balast stockpile is being built.
>
>  I assume that when the crews working on Wentworth Park and Jubilee
> Park station finish thier earth and foundation works,the crews will
> move sites and make a start on the Bridge St and Rozelle Bay
> stations.
>