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Re-occupying the line for that purpose would have slowed down electrification but I'm guessing they only do familiarisation during daylight hours. Re-opening next week makes the assumption that all signalling and support works are ready and operational.I can, with overwhelming confidence, say that, thankfully, overhead wiring has not reached Black Forest.
Has the contact wire progressed past Black Forest?
I can, with overwhelming confidence, say that, thankfully, overhead wiring has not reached Black Forest.
If it had I would worry about the wasted expenditure in wiring to a suburb a considerable distance from the railway.
I can, with overwhelming confidence, say that, thankfully, overhead wiring has not reached Black Forest.
If it had I would worry about the wasted expenditure in wiring to a suburb a considerable distance from the railway.
Check the map, and you'll see Black Forest is a kite-shaped suburb. The northern boundary is the Glenelg tramline (with a Black Forest stop), while the southern boundary is defined by the Noarlunga rail line. Clarence Park and Emerson stations are at the apexes.The earth and return conductors are already there! The Cross Rd crossing closure for today seems to have been rescheduled into two parts. Last night the earth and return conductors on both tracks have been clamped to the masts from S of Cross Rd to just south of Fairfax Ave, Millswood. There is a further closure overnight tonight so I guess some catenary and contact wire may appear from Emerson to Clarence Park, where the cantilever arms are on the masts. N of C Pk the arms are lying trackside. I suspect the work was rescheduled to allow driver training to take place today. Late this afternoon 4 3000s over 1/2 hr headed south and I saw three return at c. 5 min intervals.
So the 25 kV wires will certainly be coming to Black Forest (although it seems they are not there yet) and Don Dunstan's question was valid.
Emerson could quite legitimately have been called Black Forest Station. I think Emerson relates to the name of of a local property subdivision at the time of opening; it is next to Emerson Road, Black Forest
Emerson could quite legitimately have been called Black Forest Station. I think Emerson relates to the name of of a local property subdivision at the time of opening; it is next to Emerson Road, Black ForestEmerson Station is named after the small street running from South Rd to the North eastern extent of the platform. This street is named Emerson Rd. By extension, it could be argued that the station is named after the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson as other roads in the immediate area are also named with the same names as other famous literary writers, most of them poets:
according to the press today the line will be back to normal next week
http://www.railpage.com.au/news/article-13357/
according to the press today the line will be back to normal next week
http://www.railpage.com.au/news/article-13357/
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