As has been quite the custom for decades, interest turns towards the Botany railway line around this time of year.
With the looooong planned duplication works finally becoming a reality, that is pretty much the main focus for this year.
This work, coupled with a huge amount of work around QANTAS Drive and jet base, has made access a lot harder than in past years, so we are limited in how we can cover it.
Yesterday we went down to Banksia Street to check out how things were progressing there.
We noticed rail has been dumped lineside further back towards Mascot, so it is hoped track laying may soon start to take place.
Former Danish locomotives 1428 (above) and 1437 (below) pass the Banksia Street bridge with their respective container trains from Port Botany.
Photos: Brad Peadon
A rather shiny 8207 was the third train from the port during our morning slumming around the bridge.
Photos: Brad Peadon
The rather extravagant bridge that replaced the humble little pedestrian foot crossing that once existed here.
Photos: Brad Peadon
A 'Dry Vac Suction Excavator' apparently.
Photos: Brad Peadon
Banksia Street looking back towards Cooks River and the junction at Marrickville.
The second line will obviously be in the cleared area to the left of the current one. Though I am told that it changes sides somewhere along the golf course area.
Can someone help with photos from Botany Road to the golf course? Happy to keep the credit anonymous.
Photos: Brad Peadon
GL107 and G516 arrive from Enfield with a Lynx shuttle.
Photos: Brad Peadon
GL108 leads Spud and Carrot towards the port with a Crawford's train from Sandgate (Newcastle).
Sprinkler truck to reduce dust on the worksite.
Photos: Brad Peadon
John Holland vehicles aplenty.
Photos: Brad Peadon
How it used to look.
In the foreground is the former pedestrian crossing which was replaced by the bridge seen above. All that survives is some of the concrete footpath on the left-hand side.
All the factories on the right-hand side are now units. Not that you could see them from this angle nowadays, as the bridge ramps would block the view.
Photos: Brad Peadon
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Thanks to:
Tezza
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Links that may be of some interest.
Dry Vac Suction Excavator - Wikipedia
Mascot Level Crossing - Last night
AMPOL Pagewood - Branch Line Pt1
Botany Line - 80 Class Album
Port Botany Yard Work - 2010
Port Botany Duplication
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