Illawara rail upgrading - July 2005 »  Viewing pict4520     [Image 52 of 76]  :: Jump To  
  First slide Previous slide      Show/Hide EXIF Info Index Page Start/Stop the slide show      Next slide Last slide  
Comment: Between Hustville and Alawah - The crane on the rail transporter/recovery train.
pict4515 * Near Carlton - the 'business' end of the train is laying track through the platform. Another two guys sit under this wagon and place pandrol clips into position. A team walk along behind the train and knock them in. At this point the entire track replacement train has run over track where the rails are NOT fastened to the sleepers! * 2560 x 1920 * (3.04MB)

pict4516 * Near Carlton - the 'business' end of the train is laying track through the platform. The guys in 'front' of the locomotive are putting the pandol clips in. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.36MB)

pict4517 * Between Carlton and Alawah. The machines following the track train. This machine looks like a 'spot tamper' * 2560 x 1920 * (2.42MB)

pict4518 * Between Carlton and Alawah. The machines following the track train. I have no idea what this machine does...
 * 2560 x 1920 * (2.81MB)

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

Next slide
 
pict4520.jpg - 2560 x 1920 - (2.65MB)
7/07/05 11:13
pict4521 * Between Hustville and Alawah - The  rail transporter/recovery train. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.95MB)

pict4525 * Carlton Station - These guys are using a 'pandrol fastening' device. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.28MB)

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 'tracks' along the side (like the sleeper train behind the track laying machine) so that it can run along the wagons. * 2560 x 1920 * (2.6MB)

Album last updated on 7/07/05 18:10
Powered by JAlbum 5.2 and BluPlusPlus skin
(C) Matthew Geier 2005