Extensions of the Sydney Light Rail system - July

July saw operational testing of the line. Bulk infrastructure was complete and the overhead energised. Signals appeared to be complete and operating. The construction work appeared to mainly consist of station fit out, and dismantling of the works depot at Jubilee Park station.
During following weeks, trams were often seen on the line, running a ghost service, with trams stopping at stations and running to regular timings. 2101 was seen twice on the 14th, first inbound, the half an hour later, out-bound at Jubilee Park, enough time to run to Central and back out.
By the 3rd week of July, it appears a full ghost service was operating on the extension. An SLR driver posted that when he was at work on Tuesday 18th, he ran 4 trips to Lilyfield before they 'closed' the extension in the late afternoon. On Thursday the 20th, I observed and photographed 6 of the fleet of 7 trams on the extension between Jubilee Park and Wentworth Park. The new platform was Wentworth Park was in use, with services 'terminating' there and then running onto Lilyfield and back empty. At the stations themselves, Jubilee Park was having minor repairs done to the brick work. (Construction damage) and Glebe station was being cleaned and finishing work on the fencing.
A visit on the 24th of July also showed full ghost services running, with 6 different trams seen in the space of 1 hour, with the same pattern apparent as the week before.

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Mainline junction at
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Catherine St station
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Rozell Bay station
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Jubilee Park station
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2107 at Jubilee Park station
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2107 leaving
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2107 crossing Federal Park
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2107 crossing 'The Cresent'
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Glebe Station
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2107 arriving at
Glebe Station
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2107 at Glebe station
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2107 crossing Bridge Rd
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Wentworth Park station
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2101 at Jubilee Park
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2101 entering Glebe tunnel
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2101 leaving Glebe tunnel
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2101 at Jubilee Park station
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2101 approaching
Rozelle Bay station
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2101 at Rozelle Bay
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2104 departing
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2106 & 2104 crossing
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2101 & 2104 on the Jubilee viaduct
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2103 crossing
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2103 crossing Bridge Rd
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2103 departing Glebe Station
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2105 crossing Bridge Rd
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2102 crossing
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2102 approaching
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2104 at Wentworth Park's
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2104 about to cross
Wattle St
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2101 crossing Jubilee Park
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2105 departing
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2106 crossing
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2105 alongside
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2106 crossing
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2107 heading west
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2107 crossing
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2107 departing
Rozelle Bay station
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2103 approaching
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2106 on the
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2105 at Lilyfield Station
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2105 at Lilyfield Station
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