Repairs to the southbound line of Junee Railway Station have still not been completed after the track sustained damage from a derailed train more than four months ago.
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The delay is a result of manufacturing processes, according to an Australian Rail Track Corporation spokesperson.
"ARTC has been waiting for the supply of a specialised piece of equipment to undertake repair works," the spokesperson said.
"The equipment was ordered in June and ARTC was advised of a potential three-month delay by the supplier as the equipment needed to be manufactured."
With no set date on when, the spokesperson said "repair works will begin once the equipment arrives".
The incident originally occurred on June 7, forcing the temporary closure of the platform track.
The ARTC spokesperson suggested the damage was not of immediate concern in relation to timetabling.
"There is no impact to rail services at Junee due to the delay of the repair work," they said.
However, Junee resident and owner of Pete's Hobby Railway, Peter Neve, felt otherwise.
"There continues to be noticeable delays as all trains from the Sydney direction have to change tracks from the down line to the up line to avoid the damaged section, then in the case of the XPTs and Xplorer services, cross back to the down line, so as to pass through the main station platform," he said.
"All train movements are accordingly slower, thus extending time motorists and pedestrians are required to wait while the level crossing is closed for the passing train.
"[They should] understand that as one set of points has been clipped for an unsignalled movement, the through road is not able to be used, further reducing the flexibility of train operations through Junee."
An investigation was launched by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau after the derailment, but the ARTC spokesperson said they were yet to release the findings.