Works are now well underway on the Loop Line Upgrade Project between Buxton and Colo Vale.
The team are currently focused on re-sleepering the 18.3-kilometre section of track, with more than 15,000 sleepers being replaced.
Already, re-sleepering of a six-kilometre stretch between Colo Vale and Hill Top is complete and will now continue over the coming weeks through Balmoral and onto Buxton.
Looking ahead, planned construction works include:
The replacement of the Ligar Street Bridge (Hill Top) with a newly fabricated span.
Remediation of a small number of failed culverts.
The installation of a turnout at Colo Vale.
Geotechnical stabilisation of cuttings.
The placement of more than 7,000 tonnes of new ballast right along the reactivated section of line.
Transport Heritage NSW will be hosting community 'drop-in' sessions to answer any of your questions in relation to the Loop Line Upgrade Project at the following locations on Sunday 11 August:
10.00am – 12.00pm: Hill Top Station Precinct
1.00pm – 3.00pm: NSW Rail Museum (inside Main Exhibition Building)
There is no need to register! Just turn up at a time that’s convenient to you at one of the above locations.
For more information visit the Loop Line Upgrade Project page.