Onehunga Electrification

Onehunga's near-completed electrification. We also look at Ellerslie and Puhinui projects
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ADC 852 emerges from between apartment buildings as it crosses the first crossing after Onehunga, some 160m from the station

28 November 2011

ADL 802 passes a cantilever on the Onehunga Branch as it enters the "big dip"

28 November 2011

Cantilevers along the Onehunga Branch

28 November 2011

The cantilevers from the other end of the "big dip"

28 November 2011

ADL 802 crosses two roads just after Te Papapa. The Onehunga Branch has eight level crossings in total

28 November 2011

ADC 852 passes masts without cantilevers near Te Papapa

28 November 2011

ADC 852 about to cross Church St

28 November 2011

Signs for height restrictions have appeared around the network, even though no live wires have actually been installed yet

28 November 2011

An electrification gantry at Te Papapa

28 November 2011

Signal gantries and some wires near Te Papapa

28 November 2011

A mast and gantry at Te Papapa

28 November 2011

ADL 803 passes under the signal gantry at Te Papapa

28 November 2011

ADC 853 arrives at Te Papapa

28 November 2011

ADL 803 at Ellerslie, looking somewhat worse for wear during construction works

28 November 2011

Works north at Ellerslie north of the bridge

28 November 2011

Works at Ellerslie south of the bridge. The station and tracks are being shifted over to make room for another lane on the motorway, which probably won't help congestion

28 November 2011

Temporary stairs at Ellerslie

28 November 2011

Showing off its new destination board layout, ADC 859 arrives at Ellerslie passing works

28 November 2011

The temporary bridge at Puhinui while the permanent bridge is being replaced

28 November 2011

SD 5860 passes under the temporary bridge at Puhinui

28 November 2011

Heading in the other direction towards Papakura, SD 6026 arrives at Puhinui, passing under the temporary bridge

28 November 2011

Electrification infrastructure at Onehunga station is now complete

13 January 2012

The curve into Onehunga station, showing its sharply cornered contact wire

13 January 2012

The electrification of the long straight "big dip" near Onehunga station

13 January 2012

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