Illawara rail upgrading

pict4519 * Alawah. From the road bridge. Alawah station is just behind me. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.71MB)

pict4520 * Between Hustville and Alawah - The crane on the rail transporter/recovery train. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.65MB)

pict4521 * Between Hustville and Alawah - The  rail transporter/recovery train. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.95MB)

pict4525 * Carlton Station - These guys are using a

pict4526 * Carlton Station - A rail train is passing. The spot tamper and what I know know is a pandrol clip inserting machine are at the Alawah end of the platform. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.15MB)

pict4527 * Carlton Station. * 1920 x 2560 * (888KB)

pict4528 * Carlton Station. The traveling crane on the rail train. The rail train has

pict4531 * Carlton Station - closer view of the Pandrol clip inserters. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.41MB)

pict4532 * Carlton Station - closer view of a Pandrol clip inserter. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.31MB)

pict4533 * Carlton station - This is a mechanised pandrol placer and inserter. Every know and then the operator stopped and poked something with a stick, so it

pict4534 * Carlton station - Closer view of the mechanics of the pandrol placer and inserter. * 1920 x 2560 * (861KB)

pict4535 * Carlton station, Kogarah side. The van is stocked with pandrol clips, which they drop down tubes to the guys sitting underneath who set them out on the sleepers. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.31MB)

pict4537 * Midway between Carlton and Kogarah. JL402 leads a 44, a GM and  4488 on a spoil train. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.29MB)

pict4538 * Midway between Carlton and Kogarah. 4488 is looking decidedly grubby. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.25MB)

pict4539 * Kogarah - the spoil train heads off towards Carlton. A balast undercutter/cleaner is working off in the distance. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.22MB)

pict4540 * Between Kogarah and Carlton. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.95MB)

pict4541 * Between Kogarah and Carlton. The machine is

pict4542 * Hustville. A partially painted 4486 leads a faded 4401 on the rail train. Only the ends of 4486 are complete, but the paint job looks pretty good. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.56MB)

pict4543 * Rockdale - The South Spur Rail EE

pict4544 * Rockdale - The South Spur Rail EE

pict4545 * Rockdale - The South Spur Rail EE

pict4547 * Rockdale perway siding. A Continous Action Tamping machine, a balast regulator and a Dynamic Stabliser wait their turns. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.64MB)

pict4548 * Rockdale. A balast cleaner returning

pict4549 * Carlton - Kogarah side. The line up on the spoil train. The tail end of the track laying train is also in view. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.27MB)