2010/2011 Rail Upgrades

The Clevedon side of the bridge. Note the KiwiRail logos carved on the bridge panels

2 January 2011

Close up of the KiwiRail logo

2 January 2011

Overview of the bridge worksite

2 January 2011

Thanks to a conveniently located hole in a fence, we can see this digger digging a trench next to the tracks

2 January 2011

On the other side of the bridge, concrete is poured over pipes to allow cabling through

2 January 2011

Current end of the line for trains, although points are stored on the track itself further up the line

2 January 2011

Clevedon Rd overbridge project as at 5 January 2011. Ballast has now been delivered

5 January 2011

Clevedon Rd overbridge viewed from the intersection of Broadway and Railway St West as the sun sets on the 7th of January

7 January 2011

Tracks have been replaced under the bridge in preparation for trains to begin running again on Monday. It appears as if the original tracks were relaid in their original positions

7 January 2011

View of the bridge works once the sun had set

7 January 2011

DC 4317 stabled at Papakura with the ballast cleaners. The security guard on the bridge is not too worried about taggers, rather the fuel tank on the wagon immediately behind the locomotive

7 January 2011

DCP 4663 has sat idle in this very spot for almost two weeks now, and may see a third week of nothing

7 January 2011

A closer view of DC 4317

7 January 2011

Essential utilities right at the front of the train. The mobile office, however, is at the rear of the train

7 January 2011

A view of the ballast cleaners from the overbridge

7 January 2011

DC 4317 from the bridge

7 January 2011

Trucks and a crane working on the Clevedon Rd overbridge on the morning of January 10

10 January 2011

Ballast wagons (with no locomotive) and a tamper stabled at Papakura

10 January 2011

Close up of ETM 499

10 January 2011

Ballast wagons and a plough stabled at Papakura

10 January 2011

On the first day of full Southern and Eastern Line services, ADL 809 passes through the Clevedon Rd overbridge worksite

17 January 2011

Clevedon Rd overbridge as at 2 February - the beams for the road deck are now in place

2 February 2011