This is very similar to they way Box Hill was done.
It is possible to only close the line on weekends (1 or 2) and still have
2 tracks and trains running as per normal during the weekend
Chris Gordon.
Peter Berrett VK3PZ (pberrett@tbsa.com.au) wrote:
: Today Sun 5/4/98 was open day at the Boronia rail crossing construction
: site.
: Mrs VK3PZ and I went down and had a look. The open day was very popular
: (thousands of people came and there were very long queues - even at the
: end of the day) and it was pleasing to see that Rotary had tins
: overflowing with donations for the Salvation Army. The project is well
: underway. the big ditch has been dug out and a station with central
: platform is about half complete. About half the tunnel has been
: excavated and covered but the major part of the work (under Boronia
: road) is still underway.
: One of the notable architectural aspects is the use of a blue glazed
: brick on some walls. There is a small structure (like a small wall)
: built out of this brick behind Mcdonalds but its purpose remains a
: mystery. Why was it built?
: It will be interesting to see whether trains will keep running when the
: use of the old station is stopped and the new station commences to be
: used. It could be done using single line working ie a single line spur
: off the old line would be connected at either end and then trains in
: both direction would use this one track whilst the second track is being
: built and the old line is demolished.
: Then again they may just shut the line down for several weeks.
: cheers peter
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