There’s a bit of La Trobe Street in Docklands that goes over the Southern Cross rail yard.
This would be a great spot to take train photos from, except that there’s a tough metal grate/mesh that runs along the full length of the bridge (for obvious safety reasons).
Fortunately, there are little square cut-outs in this mesh that let me take a bunch of interesting photos. #FrameWithinAFrame
V/Line train out of Southern Cross Station
Photo of a silver-and-purple diesel engine train going along its tracks next to the Southern Cross rail yard. The photo is taken through a square hole cut out of a large metal mesh. This mesh is installed along the side of a road and pedestrian bridge that crosses the rail yard.
V/Line train heading from Melbourne to Geelong
Photo of a silver, purple, and yellow coloured diesel engine train going along its tracks next to the Southern Cross rail yard. The photo is taken through a square hole cut out of a large metal mesh. This mesh is installed along the side of a road and pedestrian bridge that crosses the rail yard.
Train lines crisscrossing outside Southern Cross rail yard
Photo of about a dozen individual train lines intersecting each other next to a rail yard.
Alstom West Melbourne Depot
Photo of a large building at a train depot with a sign on it that reads ‘Alstom’. The building has a couple of trains parked inside it, and there are several other silver, purple, and yellow coloured trains parked around the depot.
Yep, that’s locked
Photo of a single metal loop attached to a large brick pillar that’s next to a building. Five sturdy, brass locks have been locked onto this loop.
Pointing out birds in Flagstaff Gardens
Photo of two people standing on a path in a public garden containing several large, old trees. Both have white hair and are wearing trousers and warm jackets. One of them is showing the other a bird that’sin the trees.