MALDON JUNCTION (CASTLEMAINE) TO MUCKLEFORD RESTORATION

• Track

  • Removing old sleepers, November, 2001
  • First length of new track, December, 2001
  • Newly laid track, 9th June, 2002
  • Screw-Dog driver, 9th June, 2002
  • Laying track near 83mp, 10th June, 2002
  • First day of ballast trains. 27th July, 2002.
  • Driving spikes with pneumatic hammer, August, 2002
  • Closing the Gap near Farmer's Bridge. 14th Sept, 2002
  • Sleeper Train crossing Farmers Bridge. November, 2002
  • Laying track, up side of Sawmill Road Crossing. 26th Nov, 2002
  • Laying Maldon Jctn / Midland Hwy, 16th Feb, 2003
  • F212 on sleeper train at M'ford, 27th Feb, 2003
  • Btwn Midland Hwy & Winters Flat, 2nd March, 2003
  • Laying track Winter's Flat Bridge, 8th March, 2003
  • Ballast Plough, 14th March, 2003
  • Track across Winter's Flat Bridge, 15th March, 2003
  • Join-Up. 14th June 2003
  • Join-Up. Workers Group Photo. 14th June 2003
  • Ballast at Maldon Junction 7th July 2003
  • Ballast Machines 22nd July 2003
  • After tamper & regulator have passed. 22nd July 2003
  • VGR Tamper at Pyrenees Hwy Bridge. 16th Aug. 2003
  
  
  

• Muckleford - Castlemaine Signals & Safeworking

  • M'ford Down Home Signal Mast, 4th Sept. 2003
  • Midland Hwy Lights, 26th Sept. 2003
  • Midland Hwy Crossing (i), 25th Oct. 2003
  • Midland Hwy Crossing (ii), 25th Oct. 2003
  • C'maine Catch Points signal mast installed, 14 Feb, 2004
  • C'maine Catch Points at Up end, 28 Feb, 2004
  • C'maine New Arrival signal mast, 28 Feb, 2004
  • C'maine New Pull Wires, 1 May, 2004
  • C'maine Pull Wires, 1 May, 2004
  • Castlemaine Post 8, 22 May 2004
  
  
  

• Winter's Flat Bridge

  • Removing material over Langslow Street. 25th January, 2002
  • New piers over Langslow Street. February, 2002
  • Only 3 piers to be replaced, 6th February, 2002
  • The last pier being positioned, 27th February, 2002.
  • Decking progress, April, 2002
  • Decking work progress, April, 2002
  • View along up side of completed bridge, 19th May, 2002
  • View along top of completed bridge, 10th June, 2002
  • The Bridge Gang, May, 2002.
  
  
  

• Pyrenees Highway Bridge

  • As at 14th September, 2002
  • Removing spans, 18th November, 2002
  • Preparing bridge bearings, 27th February, 2003
  • Replacing spans, 7th April, 2003
  • Decking the bridge, April 2003
  
  
  

• Rifle Range Bridge

  • August, 2002
  
  
  

• Sawmill Road (Prison Farm) Bridge

  • Bridge Details.
  • 'Up' end of the bridge before work commenced
  • Deck removed, March, 2002
  • Deck removed, March, 2002
  • Pier removal commenced, April, 2002
  • Backfilling new pier, 31 May,2002
  • New pier is prepared, 31 May,2002
  • Towards 'down' end creek bed, 9 June, 2002
  • Section of bridge over the creek bed, 6 July, 2002
  • Completed bridge from the 'down' side, July, 2002
  • Laying track, 5th Oct, 2002
  
  
  

• Farmers Bridge

  • Bridge Details.
  • Before restoration, December, 2001
  • Before restoration, March, 2002
  • First new pier, July, 2002.
  • Placing 'up' end pier, 13th July, 2002.
  • Final pier in place, 28th July, 2002.
  • South Side with track laid. 8th Sept, 2002
  • Track laid across bridge, 14th Sept, 2002
  • Sleeper Train crossing Farmers Bridge. November, 2002
  
  
  

• Walmer Road Bridge

  • Bridge Details
  • Before restoration. 2000
  • During Restoration. Early January, 2002
  • Decking nears completion, 6th April, 2002
  • Decking nears completion, 7th April, 2002
  • Completed, 5th May, 2002
  • First Train, 27th July, 2002
  • First Train & volunteers, 27th July, 2002

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