Lidcombe Triangle

Ben_Daui · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:20 am

I noticed tonight the railway overpass/bridge span at Bridge & Samuel st Licombe is being replace with a concrete span.
Location for this is the Bridge that connects from Berala-Auburn.

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nazarail · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:38 am

yeah thats been in place for about a week or so!
They gona rip out the old and slip in the new.

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42101 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:22 pm

Yep i got a quick shot of the new bridge from the tamper i was traveling on from Lidcombe to Clyde.

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vendettachild · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:34 pm

I was wondering about that for a long time. Thanks for that!

No chance of a duplication hey?!

nazarail · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:44 pm

Nope no need for it.

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KRviator · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:01 am

Might see track speed lifted a little, within the limitations of the turnouts at either end.

Never travelled over that particular leg of the triangle, but if the old bridge had simple wood transoms and this one is a ballasted deck, it should allow slightly higher speeds. Although this is useless if you have X25's at either end...

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nazarail · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:03 am

indeed, I think they were more worried about the old bridge falling down than track speed!

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EMD-SD45X · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:08 pm

Not getting picky but you wont see an increase of track speed as it still has a Radius of 165m and your train is wrapped around a less than 90 degree curve (from West to South).
The new bridge deck is actually a "slab type", much more stable and quiet.

Ben_Daui · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:47 pm

I have travelled on the triangle when there use to be a Peak hour service Blacktown via Sydenham.

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nazarail · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:06 pm

that whould be blacktown via sydenham from hornsby, used to be a K set.

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Bwana · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:25 am

Done it on an 8 car S set and a 620/720 - both on regular Cityrail services. The railways were far more interesting in the 80s and 90s...

I am SO moving to Victoria Street!!

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fernhill · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:02 am

Does this mean we will get our Sydney - Bankstown - Parramatta service back that we lost in the Vince Graham 'Better Service Upgrade With Less and Slower Trains Program

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I don't think anything has changed????? Still zoned for 12 storeys of development

Brianr · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:09 am

I regularly used it to go to work when there was a U-set from Springwood to Regents Park each morning. Also stopped at Clyburn and continued on for railway workers only.

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drwaddles · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:07 am

Search is thy friend:
http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p1042109.htm

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