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Debris across the railway line at 343.3km being cleared. Trackman and trolley sitting on exposed sleepers near 343.3km. Filled flood opening near 342km, with exposed sleepers. Exposed sleepers and remaining flood water, near 341.9km.
A steel sleeper is suspended in mid-air near 341.8km. Sleepers and vegetation along the railway line near 341.7km, looking up towards the Tuggeranong valley. The points at Tuggeranong siding have received a new coat of topsoil and vegetation, near 335.6km. A closer look at the point mechanism for Tuggeranong siding. A new layer of topsoil and vegetation has been washed onto part of the mechanism.
A new layer of topsoil has been washed onto recently reballasted railway track at Tuggeranong Siding. Flood opening at Tuggeranong Siding. Overview of the new layer of topsoil at Tuggeranong Siding, looking down the line. Remaining flood water still flows down near 341.8km, looking up towards the Tuggeranong valley.
Exposed sleepers and flood water looking up the line towards the Tuggeranong valley, near 341.8km. Flood water carved away a path towards the valley, exposing sleepers near 341.7km. Several sleepers stand suspended from the railway line, as flood water has washed away much of the ballast, near 341.7km. Trackman and trolley sit on exposed track near 341.7km, after flood water removes much of the supporting ballast.
The depth of scouring by flood water is shown here, near 341.7km. The difference between the track height and where remaining flood water lies is shown here, near 341.7km. Looking down the line toward 341.8km, remaining flood water continues to flow from the ballast. An echidna in the four-foot, near the Old Cooma Road crossing.
Rainer shows the difference between the rail height and the present height of the adjacent rocky surface. Looking out across the track at 341.77km across the new scar caused by the flood waters. Looking down the line towards 341.8km, the depth of ballast excavated by the water flow can be seen next to the down rail. A shadow from the steel sleeper indicates how much ballast was removed from the track bed itself near 341.8km.

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