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The last of the Eastern Line Regional Fast Rail
works being completed by Regional
Rail Link will commence on Saturday 29th April 2006, and run for
approximately four months. In this
time, a mix of stopping, semi-express, and express coaches will
replace all rail services between Bairnsdale and Pakenham, with
V/Line rail services continuing on to Melbourne connecting with the
coaches at Pakenham.
Works to be completed during this shutdown,
the second major shutdown of the Eastern line as part of the RFR
project, will include:-
- Installation of several new crossovers
in Warragul, Moe, Morwell and Traralgon.
- Decommissioning of the present
safeworking and signalling systems in place between Pakenham and
Traralgon, including the Large Electric Staff System in place
between Morwell and Traralgon.
- Full installation and commissioning of a
new, modern signalling system throughout the corridor, to be
controlled from Traralgon and Centrol.
- Safety improvements at 12 level and 11
pedestrian crossings, including installation of boom barriers at
8 level crossings
- Track and surface upgrades at the Lloyd
Street (129.445km) level crossing in Moe.
As part of the level crossing works, two
level crossings will be closed throughout the works to ensure the
safety of motorists.
These crossings are:-
- Waterloo Road (121.288km), near
Trafalgar, and
- Nine Mile Road (116.152km), near
Yarragon
Freight services will continue to run during
the night, and motorists are reminded to keep an eye out for
machinery operating on the tracks at crossings.
Once all of the works along the line have been completed,
comprehensive testing of the new signalling system and training of
drivers on the line will occur, and once testing of the signalling
system is completed and drivers are familiar with new aspects of the
line, rail services are set to return in around four months time
(around August 2006).
A temporary
purple timetable for this shutdown was released
online by V/Line on Thursday 20th April.
To view this timetable, please
click
here.
V/LineCars.com will keep viewers up to date
with news and information regarding this project as it comes to
hand.
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