Peter Berrett VK3PZ 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