Triplication NOW QUADRUPLICATION Corinda to Darra - Oxley precinct

[ozbob]

Some on board photographs of the location known as Susannah St, UP from Oxley, between Oxley and Darra.

Earth works for new double track.









Photographs mufreight 25th June 2009

[ozbob]

Progress at Oxley, won't be long before the new tracks are in position.

Looking up from the station






Back of bus station now filled.





Photographs R Dow 5th July 2009

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Work proceeding for the new lines.







Photographs R Dow 3rd August 2009

[ozbob]

Toilets on platforms 1 and 2 out of order.  Three Portaloos have been placed at the down end of the station building.

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Photographs R Dow 6th August 2009

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Updates around Oxley

Looking up from the road bridge




Around the station, new track bed taking shape













Photographs R Dow 16th August 2009

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Between Oxley and Darra, near Susannah Street.









Photographs R Dow 23rd August 2009

As it looks from the train





Photographs mufreight 17th August 2009

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Looking towards Corinda from Platform 1 Oxley ...  rail ready for the new tracks.





Photographs R Dow 1st September 2009

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Track bed ready for the new track through Oxley.


Looking  towards Oxley from the Seventeen Mile Rocks Road overbridge






Looking towards Darra  from the Seventeen Mile Rocks Road overbridge





Photographs R Dow 12th September 2009

[ozbob]

Further work on track bed.

Down





Up



Photographs R Dow 19th September 2009


PIDs now operational platform 3



Up service EMU 75



Photographs R Dow 20th September 2009

[ozbob]

Down early morning coalie platform 3 Oxley



Photograph R Dow 22 September 2009

[ozbob]

Track closure Corinda - Rosewood 26 and 27 September


Early morning visitor to Oxley






BBL Rail Bus on duty between Darra and Oxley



Photographs R Dow 26th September 2009

[#Metro]

Excellent photos Ozbob!

So you can run cars down a rail track! That is pretty neat.
... I wonder if you could do that with a bus...

[ozbob]

Off topic, but what the heck ..  the vehicle above at Oxley is a Hi-Rail truck

Here is a bus that could run on rail.


Ro-Railer
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Text from http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Gov06_04Rail-t1-body-d7-d2.html
The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 4 (September 1, 1931.)

1931 September.

The Novel ?Ro-railer? Unit.

By the London, Midland and Scottish line there has just been introduced a novel railroad travel unit styled the ?Ro-railer,? which in its appearance differs little from the conventional road motor coach. It seats 26 passengers, and its engine, developing a maximum horse-power of 120, is equipped with a supplementary gearbox giving increased speeds on long railway runs with lower engine speed.

To enable the  ?Ro-railer? to run on either rail or road, special flanged rail wheels are fitted to the axles. On the outside of these are placed pneumatic-tyred road wheels, mounted on eccentrics fitted to an extension of the axles through the rail wheels. When on the road, the road wheels are locked concentrically to the rail wheels, which are of smaller diameter, and clear of the road. When on the rail, they can be raised by giving them half a turn. They are then locked to the chassis, and do not revolve.

For road to rail transference, the ?Ro-railer? is driven on to the rails at any point where the road has been made up level with the railtops. Then, with the rail wheels directly over the rails, it is driven forward for a few yards. On reaching the point where the made-up road is tapered off, the rail wheels gradually come in contact with the rails and take the weight of the vehicle off the road wheels. The changeover normally occupies from two and a half to five minutes. The ?Ro-railer,? built by Karrier Motors, Ltd., of Hudderfield, has been designed principally for branch-line operation, and one would imagine a handy vehicle of this description would be of real service in a country like New Zealand. The system is, of course, equally applicable to freight transport, an ordinary truck body being then employed in place of the passenger body.

[ozbob]

Track not far away ..



Photograph R Dow 28 September 2009

As it was 28th June 2008



Photograph R Dow 28 June 2008




Photograph R Dow 27 September 2009

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Early morning at Oxley

Up service




4 aspect signal east platform 3




Ready for the track platform 1 Oxley





Photographs R Dow 2nd October 2009

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Wont be long now ..











Photographs R Dow 11th October 2009

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Couple of track vehicles parked on the new platform 1 road Oxley





Photographs R Dow 15th October 2009

[ozbob]

Sussanah St Oxley, approximately mid way between Darra and Oxley.

Track closure this weekend Corinda to Rosewood. Construction crew in occupation of the line, ballast trains have been around all weekend.  Sleepers and rail laid out for the new line construction to begin ...
















View from my back verandah  4 track OHT supports going up ..





Photographs R Dow 18th October 2009

[ozbob]

Looking towards Corinda from the foot bridge at Oxley.  The 4th line is almost at Oxley.



Photograph mufreight 22nd October 2009

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Ready to lay the new tracks through Oxley station and towards Darra.





Photographs R Dow 24th October 2009

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Sunday morning at Oxley















Photographs R Dow 25th October 2009

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The fourth line (freight) has reached Oxley station.  The suburban line has started to be put back platform 1 Oxley.















Photographs R Dow 28th October 2009

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The suburban line through platform one progress today.



Photograph mufreight 28th October 2009

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Morning of the 29th October.











Photographs R Dow 29th October 2009

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Afternoon of the 29th October ...





Photographs R Dow 29th October 2009

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Looking towards Darra from the Seventeen Mile Rocks Road bridge





Photographs R Dow 30th October 2009

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Progress between Darra and Oxley, Sussanah Street area















Photographs R Dow 7th November 2009








Photographs mufreight 7th November 2009

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Signals at the western end of Oxley (UP heading towards Darra).  Platform 3 road is bi-directional.

All roads at Oxley are bi directional.






BBL Rail bus on the run between Darra and Oxley early this morning.  



Photographs R Dow 8th November 2009

[ozbob]

Next train on platform one is all stations to Richlands!



Track vehicle on the platform one road Oxley



Photograph R Dow 12th November 2009

[ozbob]

Oxley is now officially a quad!










UP





Photographs R Dow 28th November 2009

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Progress at Oxley







Photographs R Dow 5th December 2009

[ozbob]

Work continues, hot Sunday ..















Photographs R Dow 6th December 2009

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UP from the Seventeen Mile Rocks Road overbridge






Down





Photographs R Dow 13th December 2009

[ozbob]

Ballasting has continued during the week ..





UP



1744D  Down LE



Photographs R Dow 18th December 2009

[ozbob]

Track work on the main down line Sussanah Street.










More signals being placed at Oxley





Photographs R Dow 20th December 2009

[ozbob]

Some more updates around Sussanah Street .. note crossovers









Photographs mufreight 21st December 2009

[ozbob]

Oxley, showing the new freight line and platform one road. 



Photographs R Dow 22nd December 2009

[ozbob]

More signals at Oxley, just west end of platforms.

One signal to be finally positioned yet ..





Photographs R Dow 23rd December 2009

[longboi]

Thanks for the update!

Nice shiny new LED signals and route indicators *drool*