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Re: SLR Extensions
The Wentworth park to glebe tunnel section worked just fine, but the
Jubilee park - rozelle section didn't
This is what I got:
"You don't have permission to access /railway/slr/images/Extension
Construction/Jubilee Park - Rozelle area/03_March/ on this server."
Matthew Geier wrote:
>
> I did another walk along the SLR extension from Jubilee Park to
> Wentworth Park on Tuesday.
>
> Semi's loaded with concrete sleepers were lining up at the Jubilee Park
> works depot, were sleepers are being stock piled. 2 road/rail flatop
> trucks were on the outbound track down at the station, one loaded with
> sleepers, the other came out of the tunnel while I was there. It is
> possible they are 'manually' relaying track in the tunnel.
>
> Jubilee Park station now has an inbound platform. The outbound is still
> a line of reinforcing rods, but the retaining wall on this side looks to
> be near completion.
>
> At the other side of the Glebe point tunnel, earth works are now underway
> for the Bridge Rd station, making the location of this station now quite
> clear.
>
> Onward to Wentworth Park station, were the new platform is pretty well
> complete from the heavy construction point of view - the concreteing and
> earth works are complete, it basicly only needs finishing surface work now,
> and fit out.
>
> Some signaling contractors were working at Wentworth Park putting in
> cabling and signal post bases for the signals that mark the start of
> the extension.
>
> At most places along the line where I could see the track, staunchion
> foundations have been cast, although I expect the actual instalation of
> posts and wires will be the very last step.
>
> While at Wentworth Park, 2104 arrived, now decorated in Apple IMacs
> instead of Radio 2UE slogans.
>
> Pictures at http://www.sleeper.apana.org.au/railway/slr/images/
> I've updated by liveries page to show a 3/4 view of 2104 in its new
> colours.