Re: Upfield (VIC) update

Daniel Gerrard (gerrard@ontherun.com.au)
Mon, 16 Feb 1998 10:35:31 GMT

On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 08:41:47 +1000, sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au
(Stuart Thyer) wrote:

>After being closed for many months by the City Link freeway works, the
>upfield line thru to Flemington bridge looks to be reopening soon(ish).
>The last couple of weeks have ssen the freeway completed to the end of
>where it leaves the line. This has enabled the erection of new overhead
>masts and now the replacement of overhead has commenced. The level
>crossing equiment at Arden St has been partially reinstated.
>I haven't heard a statement from the Met, but then I don't travel regularly.
>I thought the next interesting piece of work would have been to cross all
>the rail lines leading west without causing disruption but they never had
>to close tArden St, so there may well be minimum disruption, the machines
>used for adding in bridge sections just fasten themselves to the already
>completed parts and never getsd close to the ground.
>
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The story goes that travel will be free on the line for a mounth after
it reopens, so the reopening must be happening in Feburary.