Posts Tagged ‘LXRA’

LXRA’s stuck station building at Mont Albert

This is the story of how the Level Crossing Removal Authority contractors tried and failed to deliver a prefabricated station building to the new Union station, part of the Surrey Hills and Mont Albert level crossing removal project. Working within a constrained railway corridor, there as no space to build a new station clear of […]

First day at the new Deer Park station

On Monday 24 April 2023 the new elevated station at Deer Park opened as part of the Mt Derrimut Road level crossing removal project, so I headed out there to take a look. Taking a look around The new station has two side platforms, flanking a pair of tracks. The station itself is located on […]

Skyrail bridges and precast concrete

With the Level Crossing Removal Project in full swing, new road and road bridges are taking shape all across Melbourne. But where does all of the precast concrete come from? In the beginning For many decades, precast concrete ‘Super T’ girders have been the goto design for new road and rail bridges. With concrete poured […]

Rail replacement buses and the 2022 State Election

As the Level Crossing Removal Project and ‘Big Build’ have ramped up across Melbourne in recent years, rail replacement buses have been a constant spectre following those wanting to catch a train. But early November they suddenly disappeared, only to return with a vengeance a few weeks later. But why? Tracking the rail replacement buses […]

What does $2.1 billion for the Sunbury line get?

In the 2019/20 Victorian Budget a total of $2.1 billion was allocated for upgrades to the Sunbury line, in preparation for the new High Capacity Metro Trains set to run via the Metro Tunnel by late 2025. So what does that money get you? Digging deeper First stop – the 2019/20 State Budget papers: New […]