Tamping at Lidcombe Photo's 24/08/08

42101 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:58 pm

Some pics from yesterdays work site and traveling from it.
Early morning

A bit later in the morning

Auburn in the arvo after work.

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42101 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:05 pm

Some snaps while traveling back to Clyde.

New bridge at Lidcombe triangle.

along the line

tamper passing ballast train passing ballast train Shocked

Clyde

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42101 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:16 pm

Random arty farty shots Rolling Eyes

Reg from rail level.

Tamper from the ballast.

Regulators power pack

Being a tool with the camera.

Rookwood cemetary branch (remains of it)

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Pressman · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:19 pm

Great stuff again Greg, Thanks Well Done

Cheers,
Tony
Still drying out the falcoon after the now imfamous creek incident!http://tony33.fotopic.net

42101 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:54 pm

Tony no worries Very Happy

as always just glad that i am allowed to do it for everyone to share what i get to see.

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oren · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:07 pm

Great shots as always 42101. Always nice to see pics from a maintenance perspective.

Pardon my stupidity but what is 'tamping' or is tamping a fancy name for trackwork?

42101 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:10 pm

oren thanks Very Happy

Tamping is the process of packing the ballast around the sleepers and points timbers, to hold them in place the tamper lifts the track a little and forces the ballast underneath and around the sleepers/timbers.

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Sydney_Gunzel · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:15 pm

Wow - great shots again - there's some interesting angles in that, and the shots are, like you said, parts we don't get to see (as an average punter)!

42209 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:09 pm

Another great set of photographs Greg, Especially the seventh one in the first set. well done. Really like the "Arty Farty" ones as well.

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42101 · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:12 pm

Anthony thanks mate Very Happy

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8603 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:39 pm

Lovely photos Well Done

. When does the overhead wiring rebuild on the Lidcombe - Clyde section begin?

42101 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:47 pm

574M · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:09 pm

Ah, the wonders of an occo!

It's your railway line and you can do what you like on it! Very Happy

That photo of the trailing unit (or is it ahead?) was priceless. We often forget that you fellows often travel "in convoy" as it were, all following each other along the section... (ya never see trains doing that) Mr. Green

Thanks for sharing...

42101 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:16 pm

Cheers chris yeah the regulator was trailing us like they do most times as the tamper can do 80kph and the reg is 50kph so they follow along was funny passing the new big reg in that other photo.

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TheLoadedDog · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:36 pm

Yeah, not bad for a miserable bastard. Was out that way the last coupla days. Kept a look out for yer. Didn't see you, but was impressed with the work (esp. the bridge at Lidcombe).

Humphrey! We're leaving!