Triplication NOW QUADRUPLICATION Corinda to Darra - Oxley precinct

[ozbob]

Busy at Oxley this Saturday morning.  The line is starting to be laid out on the new up road!

Some photographs at 8.30am.


















View looking west showing the wall taking shape.



Photographs R Dow 22nd November 2008

[ozbob]

At 1.20pm, track is taking shape!











Photographs R Dow 22nd November 2008

[O_128]

So is it 4 tracks along the complete section being built? Or only 3 with 4 on selected parts?

[mufreight]

It is now actually four tracks but the fourth track is only to be electrified for part of the distance and the configuration of the pointwork will not allow the operation of electrics over a considerable length of the fourth line which at this stage will effectively be only for freight services.
At this stage there will be no platform on the fourth line at Oxley despite the Queensland Transport Rail Capacity Study which states that the prediction of services required will require the avaliability of all four tracks for passenger services by 2010.
Trackstar are more than capable of carrying out the work in the current project but can only construct what they are funded to build by government despite it being fact that the cost to set up to construct the fourth platform at Oxley, reconfigure the pointwork and signaling at Corinda and Darra and complete the missing link with the electrification will probably be as much as the actual work if carried out as a component of the current project, a good point to raise with your local member after all it is your money the government is spending to only do 80% of the job this time supposedly to save money, sound familiar.

[ozbob]

Work over for the day, around 4.40pm.























Photographs R Dow 22nd November 2008

[ozbob]

Early Sunday morning, another work day ...















Photographs R Dow 23rd November 2008

[ozbob]

The new line is down through the station and extends about 30 metres past ...  good progress!   

Late afternoon (4.45pm).















Photographs R Dow 23rd November 2008

[ozbob]

Monday morning!



EMU 82 arrives at Oxley next to the new track



Photographs R Dow 24th November 2008

[ozbob]

Ballasting overnight!  Empty ballast train was noted between Oxley and Darra (down) around 5.30am this morning.
The line extends a couple of hundred metres short of Cliveden Avenue overbridge already!



















Photographs R Dow 25th November 2008

[ozbob]

Noted on the way home to Oxley yesterday evening that sleepers are now up to Cliveden Avenue over bridge, rail getting close too.  Work proceeding on the new platform at Oxley.

[ozbob]

From the South West News  26th November 2008 page 3

Noise worry for rail move

[ozbob]

Updates Oxley, Saturday 29th November 2008!

The final steps have been placed for the foot bridge.








The down line has almost reached Cliveden Avenue overbridge.

Track machines have been busy forming the new 'down' road








Section of track down from the Seventeen Mile Road Bridge, the track is now properly formed, kink gone!





Photographs R Dow 29th November 2008

[ozbob]

Some views of the new steps and formed track.





Photographs R Dow 1st December 2008

[ozbob]

Platform taking shape!






Down general freight passing through Oxley this morning, 2358/2321 doing the job.





Photographs R Dow 2nd December 2008

[ozbob]

A section of the new 'up' sub line is in place west of the Seventeen Mile Road overbridge.  The 'down' line is past Cliveden Avenue heading into Corinda.  It is understood that trains might be running through on the new platform by the end of December, weather permitting.

[ozbob]

Some updates showing the position of the new 'up' line, and the eventual position following the slew.
Work progressing with the new platform as well.

























Photographs R Dow 5th December 2008

[ozbob]

Work proceeding on new platform.  The track slew is scheduled for next weekend, looks like it will be tight ..

Hope the rain keeps away (storms on radar again ...)





Photographs R Dow 6th December 2008

[ozbob]

The wall protecting the railway is almost finished (see here for some background on the 'wall')





Photographs R Dow 9th December 2008

[ozbob]

Platform 3 was due to be commissioned this weekend, still a long way from completion. The rain storms the past month have contributed to some delays no doubt.  Still waiting official confirmation but the track slew scheduled for this weekend may be put off, as you can see the platform is a long way from completion or even basic functionality.  It is understood the track closure Corinda to Ipswich will still go ahead for other projects to be done.

General view of platform 3




Track vehicles for working on the overhead wiring, parked on new down line.




Eastern end of platform 3



Photographs R Dow 11th December 2008

[ozbob]

It's official, the opening date for platform 3 is now Monday 19th January 2009.  This delay was expected to anyone following the progress closely, and will mean that the foot bridge should be complete too.

[ozbob]

Work weekend, track closure Corinda to Ipswich.

Wall along Ardoyne Road is finished, safety barriers being removed this morning.

Work proceeding on new platform and subway.  A number of heavy lift cranes in the area.







Photographs R Dow 13th December 2008

[ozbob]

Panels lining the northern wall, down from the road bridge have been positioned during the day. Ardoyne Road has been closed to traffic.






BBL Rail Bus on the job.



Photographs R Dow 13th December 2008

[ozbob]

Safety barriers have been put back.

A few more shots of the wall.









Photographs R Dow 13th December 2008

[ozbob]

Sunday morning, and work gearing up for the day.

Some opportunity shots early this morning.

QR Track Vehicle - road and rail








Crane enroute to Oxley from Depot




KBL Rail Bus between Darra and Oxley



Photographs R Dow 14th Dec 2008

[ozbob]

Late Sunday afternoon, work over for the weekend.  All ready for resumption of services tomorrow morning.

Platform 3 taking shape








Looking west (up) from platform 2




Footbridge taking shape










Subway - basically complete underneath new down track



Photographs R Dow 14th December 2008

[ozbob]

First down service this morning EMU12/57 after the weekend closure





Photographs R Dow 15th December 2008

[ozbob]

Updated sign at Oxley railway station



Photograph R Dow 16th December 2008

[ozbob]

The new platform has started to be poured for the final formation.







Photographs R Dow 17th December 2008

[ozbob]

Work has stopped for a couple of weeks.

Platform 3 will be completed early January.









Photographs R Dow 19th December 2008

[ozbob]

Few more shots of platform 3






EMU 53 down



Photographs R Dow 20th December 2008

[ozbob]

New camera, good opportunity for a few more photographs!

A quiet Sunday morning at Oxley.























Photographs R Dow 21st December 2008

[ozbob]

Early morning service at Oxley  EMU87/58





Photographs R Dow 24th December 2008

[ozbob]

Christmas day, a few punters waiting for the 6.52am down service, special Christmas timetable.

A few more photographs before further works.


















Wall - some further fencing to go up on top.






Looking west (up) from the road bridge





Photographs R Dow 25th December 2008

[ozbob]

Boxing day, UP service departing Oxley




An Up grain train passing through Oxley 28th Dec.







Photographs R Dow 26th and 28th December 2008

[ozbob]

Work started again last Monday.  Track closure weekend 16th to 18th January.  New platform is scheduled to be in use from Monday the 19th January.   Still a lot of work to be done.



Photograph R Dow 8th January 2008

[ozbob]

Ardoyne road closed early this morning.  100 tonne crane and two smaller cranes being positioned.
It appears that the rest of lining to the wall structure north side down from the road bridge might be fitted later today.

Early morning up service, quite dark as evidenced by the headlight!



Photograph R Dow 9th January 2009

[ozbob]

Steady progress, wall lining completed.

A small part of the western end of the platform to be surfaced, most of the platform now completed.  Electric wiring has started for the platform.  Work is proceeding today.

























Photographs R Dow 10th January 2009

[ozbob]

Few close ups of the new platform.  Nice strips of maroon concrete!







Photographs R Dow 11th January 2009

[ozbob]

Some trains at Oxley this morning as I was waiting to journey to Darra.

The early bird (down 5.56am at Oxley) was EMU12/13






A train of locomotives enroute to Redbank came through.  Interesting was the last locomotive, 4026, an infrequent visitor to Oxley!
2212 doing the work at front.






4026 at the end of the train.



Photographs R Dow 12th January 2008

[ozbob]

The western end of the new platform surface is now basically finished.



Photograph R Dow 13th January 2009