Here's a list of the remaining mechanical bells on the Metro Rail network in Melbourne. The list includes crossings which had them from January 2016
COLOR KEYS
Crossings in red indicates crossing has been grade separated.
Crossings in orange indicates crossing has been closed off and removed
Crossings in blue indicates bell has been replaced with an E-Bell.
Crossings in magenta indicates that one of the bells have been replaced with an ebell.
Crossings in green indicates that I'm unsure if it's still there.
Sandringham Line
•Union Street, Windsor (Westinghouse Hybrid & Safetran Mechanical bell, replaced August 2016)
•Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea (Westinghouse Hybrid & Safetran Mechanical bell, replaced August 2016)
•Hampton Street, Hampton (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced August 2016)
Sadly, the last remaining mechanical bells on the line were replaced by August 2016.
Frankston Line
•North Road, Ormond (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated June-July 2016)
•Centre Road, Bentleigh (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated June-July 2016)
•Eel Race Road, Carrum (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced July 2018. Hybrids sounded flat because the crossing was right next to the ocean, road closed and crossing removed February 2020)
•Armstrongs Road, Seaford (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced January 2016)
•Seaford Road, Seaford (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced January 2016, grade separated September 2018)
•Skye/Overton Road, Frankston (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated June 2018)
With the replacement of the Westinghouse hybrid bells at Eel Race Road the Frankston line is now 100% ebells
Stony Point Line
•Moorooduc Highway, Frankston (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
•Hillcrest Road, Frankston (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced early 2019)
•Robinsons Road, Langwarrin (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
•Golf Links Road, Langwarrin South (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
•Frankston - Flinders Road, Baxter (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced late 2018)
•Eramosa Road West, Somerville (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
•Frankston - Flinders Road, Tyabb/Hastings (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced mid or late 2019)
Long Island Branch Line
•Frankston-Flinders Road, Tyabb/Hastings (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced early 2021)
Dandenong Corridor
•Grange Road, Carnegie (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated June 2018)
•Clayton Road, Clayton (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated April 2018)
•Centre Road, Clayton (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated April 2018)
•Corrigan Road, Noble Park (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, stupidly replaced April 2017, grade separated February 2018. There was also a disused teardrop bell)
•Chandler Road, Noble Park (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated January-February 2018)
All level crossings on this section of the line have being removed, which means there are no more crossings on the Dandenong Corridor.
Pakenham Line
•South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong South (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated August 2021)
•Progress Street, Dandenong South (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal, replaced by June 2016)
•Hallam Road, Hallam (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, stupidly replaced early 2019, grade separated early April 2022)
•Brunt Road, Beaconsfield (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal, replaced January 2021. The hybrid bell on the south western gated signal had died in late 2020.)
•Station Street, Officer (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal)
•Cardinia Road, Pakenham (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced June 2016, road duplicated shortly after. Grade separated November 2020.)
•Main Street, Pakenham (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal, replaced December 2017)
•Racecourse Road, Pakenham (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal, one of the hybrid bells replaced mid 2021.)
Cranbourne Line
•Greens Road, Dandenong South (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, stupidly replaced September 2020. Crossing grade separated February 2022)
•Abbotts Road, Dandenong South (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated September 2018)
•Thompsons Road, Cranbourne North (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated June 2018)
•Camms Road, Cranbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal. Crossing upgraded with a second track and new signals with General Signals electronic bells in February 2022.)
Werribee and Willamstown Lines (Between Footscray and Newport)
•Hudsons Road, Spotswood (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced mid 2020)
Pakenham and Cranbourne lines
•Webster Street, Dandenong (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal)
Werribee Line
•Aviation Road, Laverton (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated September 2019, crossing infrastructure removed October 2019)
•Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing (Westinghouse Hybrid x2. Grade separated December 2021. Signals removed February 2022.)
•Cherry Street, Werribee (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade seperated March 2021, crossing infrastructure removed May 1st and 2nd 2021)
Since the removal of Old Geelong Road, the Werribee line is now 100% electronic bells.
Werribee Line (Altona Loop)
Kororoit Creek Road, Williamstown North (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated June 2018)
•Maidstone Street, Altona (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced March 2017)
Since the grade separation of Kororoit Creek Road the Altona Loop line is now 100% electronic bells.
Willamstown Line
Only one level crossing on this line (Giffard Street, Williamstown which has Barker Technics electronic bells)
Sunbury Line
•Main Road, St Albans (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated October 2016)
Since the grade separation of Main Road, St Albans the Sunbury line is now 100% electronic bells)
Cragieburn Line
•Buckley Street, Essendon (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated September 2018)
•Glenroy Road, Glenroy (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated early May 2022)
Flemington Racecourse Line
This special events & stabling line only has one level crossing (Ascot Vale Road, Flemington) and it has General Signals Type 2 electronic bells.
Upfield Line
•Arden Street, North Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, hybrid bell on the eastern side replaced September 2019, other hybrid bell replaced mid 2020)
•Macaulay Road, North Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
•Poplar Road, Parkville (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced early 2019)
•Bell Street, Coburg (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, stupidly replaced in late 2017. Grade separated November 2020.)
•Boundary Road, Hadfield (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced early 2019)
•Camp Road, Campbellfield (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated November-December 2017)
CLIFTON HILL GROUP
Mernda and Hurstbridge Lines (Between Jolimont and Clitfton Hill)
Only one level crossing on this line (Ramsden Street, Clifton Hill) and it has Barker Technics electronic bells.
Mernda Line
•Oakover Road, Preston (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated late May 2022)
•Murray Road, Preston (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, the hybrid which sounded till the gates rose died in early 2019 because of an accident there and the hybrid bell died after constant activation, dead hybrid replaced with a Safetran Type 3 in July-August 2019 and working hybrid and Safetran Type 3 replaced August-September 2019. Level crossing grade separated in late May 2022)
•High Street, Reservoir (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, stupidly replaced between April & July 2017, grade separated December 2019)
•Keon Parade, Reservoir (Westinghouse Hybrid x3, the middle one didn’t sound, slated for removal, replaced July 2021. The other one in the middle which didn’t work was oddly replaced in mid 2019 with a General Signals ebell which also didn’t work. The signal the hybrid bell was on was knocked over after a truck crashed into it after getting hit by a train)
Since the grade separation of Oakover Road, Preston the Mernda line is now 100% electronic bells.
Hurstbridge Line
•Marshall Street, Ivanhoe (Westinghouse Hybrid & McK&H Teardrop bell, sadly replaced in February 2017)
•Allendale Road, Eltham (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced late July 2020)
•Main Hurstbridge Road, Diamond Creek (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced mid April 2022)
Since the replacement of the Westinghouse hybrid bells at Main Hurstbridge Road, Diamond Creek the Hurstbridge line is now 100% electronic bells.
Belgrave and Lilydale Lines (Between Camberwell and Ringwood)
Both crossings have electronic bells. Union Road, Surrey Hills has General Signals ones, also slated for removal, and Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert Barker Technics, also slated for removal.)
Belgrave Line
•Bedford Road, Ringwood (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, slated for removal)
•Mountain Highway, Bayswater (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated November-December 2016)
•Hilltop Road, Upper Ferntree Gully (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, replaced late 2017)
Lilydale Line
100% electronic bells
Glen Waverley Line
•Glenferrie Road, Kooyong (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, tramsquare. My favourite Metro crossing also.)
•Toorak Road, Kooyong (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, grade separated April 2020. Hybrid's sounded flat.)
•Burke Road, Glen Iris (Westinghouse Hybrid x3, tramsquare, grade separated January 2016)
Alamein Line
Both level crossings have electronic bells. Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell uses General Signals' ones, while Riversdale Road, Camberwell uses Barker Technics ones. The latter is also a tramsquare.
Total amount of crossings with M-Bells: 10
Total Unconfirmed: 0
Total at the start of 2016: 63
Total Grade Separated (2016): 5
Total Replaced (2016): 7
Total at the start of 2017: 51
Total Grade Separated (2017): 1
Total Replaced (2017): 7
Total at the start of 2018: 43
Total Grade Separated (2018): 9
Total Replaced (2018): 2
Total at the start of 2019: 35
Total Grade Separated (2019): 1
Total Replaced (2019): 6
Total one of the bells replaced (2019): 2
Total at the start of 2020: 26
Total Grade Separated (2020): 1
Total Replaced (2020): 5
Total at the start of 2021: 20
Total grade separated (2021): 2
Total replaced (2021): 3
Total one of the bells replaced (2021): 1
Total at the start of 2022: 15
Total grade separated (2022): 3
Total replaced (2022): 2
Total one of the bells replaced (2022): 0
Remaining Mechanical Bells On The Metro Rail Network In Melbourne
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Remaining Mechanical Bells On The Metro Rail Network In Melbourne
Last edited by Jack2003 on Tue May 31, 2022 8:16 pm, edited 19 times in total.
Here's a list of remaining mechanical bells on Victoria's railways: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5126&p=41865&hilit=metro#p41865
Re: Remaining Mechanical Bells On V/Line and ARTC Crossings In Victoria
This is a list of of VLine and ARTC crossings which still have mechanical bells. The list includes crossings which had them from the start of 2019.
Crossing in green indicates that I'm unsure if it's still there
Crossing in blue indicates that it has been replaced with an ebell
Crossing in orange indicates that the crossing has been upgraded with boom gates
Crossing in magenta indicates that one of the bells have been replaced with an ebell
Mildura Line
100% ebells
Donald Sub Terminal Siding Line
- Racecourse Road, Donald (WABCO x1, very sadly replaced October 2019)
This is the only active crossing on the line. There is a passive crossing past the grain silos which I think is disused. This was the last crossing to have a working WABCO bell in Australia.
Murrayville Line
100% ebells
Serviceton Line
100% ebells
Hopetoun Line
100% ebells
Serviceton Line
100% ebells
Portland Line
- Mortlake - Ararat Road, Maroona (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Delacombe Way, Willaura (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Willaura - Wickliffe Rd, Willaura (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Glenelg Highway, Glenthompson (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. This bell replaced a teardrop bell sometime after 2010.)
- Penhurst - Dunkeld Road, Dunkeld (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. The bell here sounds a bit flat.)
- Glenelg Road, Moutajup (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, replaced October 2020)
- Mill Road, Strathkellar (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, replaced October 2020)
- Mill Road, Hamilton (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Tyers Street, Hamilton (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1)
- Hamilton - Port Fairy Road, Hamilton (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1. This bell replaced a teardrop bell bell sometime after 2008.)
- Henty Highway, Branxholme (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Condah - Coleraine Road, Condah (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Henty Highway, Condah (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Woolsthorpe - Heywood Road, Heywood (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1)
- Mount Clay Road, Heywood (Safetran mechanical bell x1)
- Henty Highway, Heathmere (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, upgraded to boom gates in April 2018. Worthless upgrade!)
- Gorae Road, Bolwarra (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Westlakes Road, Portland North (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Darts Road, Portland North (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Cashmore Road, Portland (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Anderson Street/Julia Street, Portland (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1. Bell is dying. This bell replaced a Safetran mechanical bell in 2008-2009)
- Cliff Street, Portland (Westinghouse Teardrop x1. Teardrop bell misses every few beats during activation)
Western Standard Gauge Line
- Camperdown-Lismore Road, Lismore (Westinghouse hybrid x1)
- Gnarpurt Road, Lismore (Westinghouse hybrid x1)
- Barwon Park Road, Inverleigh (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Mahers Road, Inverleigh (Westinghouse Hybrid and Safetran Type 3 ebell, hybrid bell replaced early 2021. Hybrid bell replaced a Safetran Type 3 in 2016)
- Railway Street, Inverleigh (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, replaced early 2021)
- Inverleigh - Winchelsea Road (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, replaced July 2021)
Ararat Line
100% ebells
Avoca Line
100% ebells
Warrnambool Line
- Peak School Road, Little River (Dead Westinghouse Hybrid bell and Safetran Type 3 ebell, Hybrid bell replaced July 2019)
- Hunts Road, Freshwater Creek (Westinghouse Hybrid x2. Upgraded with gates July 2020. Worthless upgrade!)
Sadly with the boom gate upgrade at Hunts Road the Warrnambool line is 100% ebells
Ballarat Line
100% ebells
Gheringhap Line
- Geelong - Ballan Road, Moorabool (Westinghouse Hybrid and Safetran Type 3 ebell. The hybrid bell replaced a dead Safetran Type 3 in 2016)
Maryborough Line
100% ebells
Sea Lake Line
100% ebells
Manangatang Line
100% ebells
Piangil Line
- Bryan Street, Swan Hill (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, replaced mid or late 2019, crossing has since been upgraded with boom gates)
- McCallum Street, Swan Hill (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, upgraded with gates June 2019. Worthless upgrade)
Sadly with the replacement of the hybrid bell at Bryan Street, the Piangil line is now 100% ebells 
Bendigo Line
100% ebells
Deniliquin Line
100% ebells
North East Line
- Donnybrook Road, Donnybrook (Westinghouse Hybrid x2. Hybrids sound a bit flat)
- Minton Street - Beveridge Road, Beveridge (Westinghouse x1, upgraded with gates October 2019. Worthless upgrade)
- Epping - Kilmore Road, Heathcote Junction (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Escrites Road, Heathcote Junction (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Dockerys Road, Tallarook (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Sharps And Taylors Road, Tallarook (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Schoolhouse Lane, Hilldene (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- High Street, Seymour (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Aerodrome Road, Avenel (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Ewings Road, Avenel (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, crossing upgraded with gates March-April 2019. Worthless boom gate upgrade)
- Bank Street, Avenel (Westinghouse Hybrid x3. The only crossing in Victoria to have 3 working hybrids)
- Creighton Siding Road, Creighton (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Balmattum Siding Road, Balmattum (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Cowslip Street, Violet Town (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- High Street, Violet Town (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Faithful Street, Benalla (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Arundel Street, Benalla (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Nunn Street, Benalla (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop and Westinghouse Hybrid. My favourite regional Victoria crossing. Last gated crossing in Victoria with a Teardrop bell and also the last in Australia to have a Teardrop bell and a Hybrid bell.)
- Sisely Avenue, Wangaratta (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, one of the hybrids were replaced with a Safetran Type 3 in mid 2019)
- McMahons Road, Springhurst (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, Upgraded with gates September 2020. Pointless upgrade!)
- High Street, Barnawartha (Safetran mechanical bell x1, crossing upgraded with gates March - April 2019. Worthless boom gate upgrade)
Tocumwal Line
100% ebells
Oaklands Line
- Link Road, Benalla (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. Hybrid sounds pretty flat)
- Murray Valley Highway, Yarrawonga (Westinghouse Teardrop x1)
South Dynon Siding Line
- Dock Link Road, West Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Dynon Yards, West Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x2 and Safetran mechanical bell x1) Last crossing in Victoria with a hybrid bell and Safetran mechanical bell
Swanson Dock Siding line
Only one crossing on this line
- Dock Link Road, West Melbourne (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x2)
Appleton Dock Siding Line
Only one crossing on this line
- Appleton Dock Road, West Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid and Safetran Type 3. The signal with the hybrid bell was knocked down in a vehicle strike in late 2020 and the hybrid bell was replaced with a Safetran Type 3)
Bairnsdale Line
100% ebells
Maryvale Paper Mill Siding Line
Both crossings have ebells
Total amount of crossings with mechanical bells: 46
Total at the start of 2019: 63
Total with teardrops at the start of 2019: 9
Total with teardrop bells upgraded with gates in 2019: 2
Total with hybrid bells at the start 2019: 46
Total with hybrid bells replaced in 2019: 2
Total one of the hybrid bells replaced in 2019: 1
Total with hybrid bells upgraded with gates in 2019: 2
Total with WABCO bells at the start of 2019: 1
Total with WABCO bells replaced in 2019: 1
Total with Safetran mechanical bells at the start of 2019: 3
Total with Safetran mechanical bells upgraded with gates in 2019: 1
Total at the start of 2020: 55
Total with teardrops at the start of 2020: 7
Total with teardrops replaced in 2020: 2
Total with hybrid bells at the start 2020: 43
Total with hybrid bells replaced in 2020: 1
Total with hybrid bells upgraded with gates in 2020: 2
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells: 3
Total with Safetran mechanical bells: 2
Total at the start of 2021: 49
Total with teardrops at the start of 2021: 5
Total with teardrops replaced in 2021: 0
Total with teardrops: 5
Total with hybrid bells at the start 2021: 41
Total with hybrid bells replaced in 2021: 3
Total with hybrid bells: 38
Total with hybrid bells upgraded with gates in 2021: 0
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells: 3
Total with Safetran mechanical bells: 2
Crossing in green indicates that I'm unsure if it's still there
Crossing in blue indicates that it has been replaced with an ebell
Crossing in orange indicates that the crossing has been upgraded with boom gates
Crossing in magenta indicates that one of the bells have been replaced with an ebell
Mildura Line
100% ebells
Donald Sub Terminal Siding Line
- Racecourse Road, Donald (WABCO x1, very sadly replaced October 2019)
This is the only active crossing on the line. There is a passive crossing past the grain silos which I think is disused. This was the last crossing to have a working WABCO bell in Australia.
Murrayville Line
100% ebells
Serviceton Line
100% ebells
Hopetoun Line
100% ebells
Serviceton Line
100% ebells
Portland Line
- Mortlake - Ararat Road, Maroona (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Delacombe Way, Willaura (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Willaura - Wickliffe Rd, Willaura (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Glenelg Highway, Glenthompson (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. This bell replaced a teardrop bell sometime after 2010.)
- Penhurst - Dunkeld Road, Dunkeld (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. The bell here sounds a bit flat.)
- Glenelg Road, Moutajup (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, replaced October 2020)
- Mill Road, Strathkellar (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, replaced October 2020)
- Mill Road, Hamilton (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Tyers Street, Hamilton (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1)
- Hamilton - Port Fairy Road, Hamilton (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1. This bell replaced a teardrop bell bell sometime after 2008.)
- Henty Highway, Branxholme (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Condah - Coleraine Road, Condah (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Henty Highway, Condah (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Woolsthorpe - Heywood Road, Heywood (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1)
- Mount Clay Road, Heywood (Safetran mechanical bell x1)
- Henty Highway, Heathmere (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, upgraded to boom gates in April 2018. Worthless upgrade!)
- Gorae Road, Bolwarra (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Westlakes Road, Portland North (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Darts Road, Portland North (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Cashmore Road, Portland (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Anderson Street/Julia Street, Portland (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1. Bell is dying. This bell replaced a Safetran mechanical bell in 2008-2009)
- Cliff Street, Portland (Westinghouse Teardrop x1. Teardrop bell misses every few beats during activation)
Western Standard Gauge Line
- Camperdown-Lismore Road, Lismore (Westinghouse hybrid x1)
- Gnarpurt Road, Lismore (Westinghouse hybrid x1)
- Barwon Park Road, Inverleigh (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Mahers Road, Inverleigh (Westinghouse Hybrid and Safetran Type 3 ebell, hybrid bell replaced early 2021. Hybrid bell replaced a Safetran Type 3 in 2016)
- Railway Street, Inverleigh (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, replaced early 2021)
- Inverleigh - Winchelsea Road (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, replaced July 2021)
Ararat Line
100% ebells
Avoca Line
100% ebells
Warrnambool Line
- Peak School Road, Little River (Dead Westinghouse Hybrid bell and Safetran Type 3 ebell, Hybrid bell replaced July 2019)
- Hunts Road, Freshwater Creek (Westinghouse Hybrid x2. Upgraded with gates July 2020. Worthless upgrade!)
Sadly with the boom gate upgrade at Hunts Road the Warrnambool line is 100% ebells
Ballarat Line
100% ebells
Gheringhap Line
- Geelong - Ballan Road, Moorabool (Westinghouse Hybrid and Safetran Type 3 ebell. The hybrid bell replaced a dead Safetran Type 3 in 2016)
Maryborough Line
100% ebells
Sea Lake Line
100% ebells
Manangatang Line
100% ebells
Piangil Line
- Bryan Street, Swan Hill (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, replaced mid or late 2019, crossing has since been upgraded with boom gates)
- McCallum Street, Swan Hill (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, upgraded with gates June 2019. Worthless upgrade)
Sadly with the replacement of the hybrid bell at Bryan Street, the Piangil line is now 100% ebells
Bendigo Line
100% ebells
Deniliquin Line
100% ebells
North East Line
- Donnybrook Road, Donnybrook (Westinghouse Hybrid x2. Hybrids sound a bit flat)
- Minton Street - Beveridge Road, Beveridge (Westinghouse x1, upgraded with gates October 2019. Worthless upgrade)
- Epping - Kilmore Road, Heathcote Junction (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Escrites Road, Heathcote Junction (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Dockerys Road, Tallarook (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Sharps And Taylors Road, Tallarook (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Schoolhouse Lane, Hilldene (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- High Street, Seymour (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Aerodrome Road, Avenel (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Ewings Road, Avenel (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, crossing upgraded with gates March-April 2019. Worthless boom gate upgrade)
- Bank Street, Avenel (Westinghouse Hybrid x3. The only crossing in Victoria to have 3 working hybrids)
- Creighton Siding Road, Creighton (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Balmattum Siding Road, Balmattum (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Cowslip Street, Violet Town (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- High Street, Violet Town (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Faithful Street, Benalla (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Arundel Street, Benalla (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Nunn Street, Benalla (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop and Westinghouse Hybrid. My favourite regional Victoria crossing. Last gated crossing in Victoria with a Teardrop bell and also the last in Australia to have a Teardrop bell and a Hybrid bell.)
- Sisely Avenue, Wangaratta (Westinghouse Hybrid x2, one of the hybrids were replaced with a Safetran Type 3 in mid 2019)
- McMahons Road, Springhurst (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, Upgraded with gates September 2020. Pointless upgrade!)
- High Street, Barnawartha (Safetran mechanical bell x1, crossing upgraded with gates March - April 2019. Worthless boom gate upgrade)
Tocumwal Line
100% ebells
Oaklands Line
- Link Road, Benalla (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. Hybrid sounds pretty flat)
- Murray Valley Highway, Yarrawonga (Westinghouse Teardrop x1)
South Dynon Siding Line
- Dock Link Road, West Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Dynon Yards, West Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x2 and Safetran mechanical bell x1) Last crossing in Victoria with a hybrid bell and Safetran mechanical bell
Swanson Dock Siding line
Only one crossing on this line
- Dock Link Road, West Melbourne (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x2)
Appleton Dock Siding Line
Only one crossing on this line
- Appleton Dock Road, West Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid and Safetran Type 3. The signal with the hybrid bell was knocked down in a vehicle strike in late 2020 and the hybrid bell was replaced with a Safetran Type 3)
Bairnsdale Line
100% ebells
Maryvale Paper Mill Siding Line
Both crossings have ebells
Total amount of crossings with mechanical bells: 46
Total at the start of 2019: 63
Total with teardrops at the start of 2019: 9
Total with teardrop bells upgraded with gates in 2019: 2
Total with hybrid bells at the start 2019: 46
Total with hybrid bells replaced in 2019: 2
Total one of the hybrid bells replaced in 2019: 1
Total with hybrid bells upgraded with gates in 2019: 2
Total with WABCO bells at the start of 2019: 1
Total with WABCO bells replaced in 2019: 1
Total with Safetran mechanical bells at the start of 2019: 3
Total with Safetran mechanical bells upgraded with gates in 2019: 1
Total at the start of 2020: 55
Total with teardrops at the start of 2020: 7
Total with teardrops replaced in 2020: 2
Total with hybrid bells at the start 2020: 43
Total with hybrid bells replaced in 2020: 1
Total with hybrid bells upgraded with gates in 2020: 2
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells: 3
Total with Safetran mechanical bells: 2
Total at the start of 2021: 49
Total with teardrops at the start of 2021: 5
Total with teardrops replaced in 2021: 0
Total with teardrops: 5
Total with hybrid bells at the start 2021: 41
Total with hybrid bells replaced in 2021: 3
Total with hybrid bells: 38
Total with hybrid bells upgraded with gates in 2021: 0
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells: 3
Total with Safetran mechanical bells: 2
Last edited by Jack2003 on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:53 pm, edited 25 times in total.
Here's a list of remaining mechanical bells on Victoria's railways: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5126&p=41865&hilit=metro#p41865
Re: Remaining Mechanical Bells On Heritage Railways In Victoria
This list is of level crossings on heritage railways which still have mechanical bells. The list includes crossings with them from the start of 2019.
Crossing in green indicates that I'm unsure if it's still there
Crossing in blue indicates that it has been replaced with an ebell
Crossing in orange indicates that the crossing has been upgraded with boom gates
Crossings in brown indicates that the crossing has been upgraded with gates and has a new mechanical bell
Victorian Goldfields Railway
- Johnstone Street/Midland Highway, Castlemaine (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Maclise Street, Castlemaine (Cast Iron McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1)
Daylesford Spa Railway
No active crossings on the line
Bellarine Peninsula Railway
- Queenscliff Road - Portarlington Road, Point Lonsdale (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. Hybrid bell sounds a little flat)
Mornington Railway
- Wooralla Drive, Mount Eliza (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1)
- Bungower Road, Mornington (Westinghouse Teardrop x1)
Puffing Billy Railway
- Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Long Pockitt Road, Selby (Westinghouse Hybrid x2. The hybrid which sounds till the gates rise is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
- Selby - Aura Road, Selby (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
- School Road, Menzies Creek (West of Menzies Creek station) (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. Teardrop bell sounded very fast. Upgraded with gates November 2019. The new gated crossing has a Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell.)
- Menzies Creek Station, Pedestrian Crossing (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop & General Signals Type 2 ebell)
- School Road, Menzies Creek (East Of Menzies Creek station) (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell replaced the original teardrop bell mid 2019. Crossing to be upgraded with gates in 2021) 
- Belgrave - Gembrook Road, Clematis (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Edenmont Road, Clematis (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Pinnocks Road, Emerald (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Belgrave - Gembrook Road, Emerald (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Kilvington Drive, Emerald (Cast Iron McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. My favourite crossing on Puffing Billy also)
- Beaconsfield - Emerald Road, Emerald (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. Crossing upgraded with gates May 2020. Now has a Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell.)
- Lakeside Station Pedestrian Crossing (Westinghouse Teardrop & General Signals Type 2 ebell)
- Lakeside Station Carpark Pedestrian Crossing (Wig Wag x1. Last operating wig wag on an operating railway)
- Lakeside Station Carpark Entrance, Emerald (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
- McBride Street, Cockatoo (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x2. Crossing upgraded with gates May 2020. Now has two Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells. Was the last crossing in Victoria to have two teardrop bells. The teardrop bell on the north western side was dead.)
- Main Street, Gembrook (Westinghouse Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
All active crossings on the line have mechanical bells
Yarra Valley Railway
- Healesville - Kinglake Road, Healesville (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. Crossing to be upgraded with gates during 2020)
Walhalla Goldfields Railway
Only one crossing on this line and it is passive
Total amount of crossings with mechanical bells: 23
Total at the start of 2019: 23
Total with teardrop bells at the start of 2019: 13
Total with teardrop bells upgraded with gates with new mechanical bell in 2019: 1
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells at the start of 2019: 4
Total unconfirmed: 0
Total at the start of 2020: 23
Total with hybrid bells: 5
Total with teardrop bells at the start of 2020: 12
Total with teardrop bells: 10
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells at the start of 2020: 5
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells: 7
Crossing in green indicates that I'm unsure if it's still there
Crossing in blue indicates that it has been replaced with an ebell
Crossing in orange indicates that the crossing has been upgraded with boom gates
Crossings in brown indicates that the crossing has been upgraded with gates and has a new mechanical bell
Victorian Goldfields Railway
- Johnstone Street/Midland Highway, Castlemaine (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Maclise Street, Castlemaine (Cast Iron McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1)
Daylesford Spa Railway
No active crossings on the line
Bellarine Peninsula Railway
- Queenscliff Road - Portarlington Road, Point Lonsdale (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. Hybrid bell sounds a little flat)
Mornington Railway
- Wooralla Drive, Mount Eliza (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1)
- Bungower Road, Mornington (Westinghouse Teardrop x1)
Puffing Billy Railway
- Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Long Pockitt Road, Selby (Westinghouse Hybrid x2. The hybrid which sounds till the gates rise is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
- Selby - Aura Road, Selby (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
- School Road, Menzies Creek (West of Menzies Creek station) (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. Teardrop bell sounded very fast. Upgraded with gates November 2019. The new gated crossing has a Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell.)
- Menzies Creek Station, Pedestrian Crossing (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop & General Signals Type 2 ebell)
- School Road, Menzies Creek (East Of Menzies Creek station) (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell replaced the original teardrop bell mid 2019. Crossing to be upgraded with gates in 2021)
- Belgrave - Gembrook Road, Clematis (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Edenmont Road, Clematis (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Pinnocks Road, Emerald (Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell x1)
- Belgrave - Gembrook Road, Emerald (Westinghouse Hybrid x2)
- Kilvington Drive, Emerald (Cast Iron McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. My favourite crossing on Puffing Billy also)
- Beaconsfield - Emerald Road, Emerald (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. Crossing upgraded with gates May 2020. Now has a Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell.)
- Lakeside Station Pedestrian Crossing (Westinghouse Teardrop & General Signals Type 2 ebell)
- Lakeside Station Carpark Pedestrian Crossing (Wig Wag x1. Last operating wig wag on an operating railway)
- Lakeside Station Carpark Entrance, Emerald (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
- McBride Street, Cockatoo (McKenzie & Holland Teardrop x2. Crossing upgraded with gates May 2020. Now has two Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells. Was the last crossing in Victoria to have two teardrop bells. The teardrop bell on the north western side was dead.)
- Main Street, Gembrook (Westinghouse Teardrop x1. The teardrop bell is deliberately modified to sound flat due to nearby housing)
All active crossings on the line have mechanical bells
Yarra Valley Railway
- Healesville - Kinglake Road, Healesville (Westinghouse Hybrid x1. Crossing to be upgraded with gates during 2020)
Walhalla Goldfields Railway
Only one crossing on this line and it is passive
Total amount of crossings with mechanical bells: 23
Total at the start of 2019: 23
Total with teardrop bells at the start of 2019: 13
Total with teardrop bells upgraded with gates with new mechanical bell in 2019: 1
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells at the start of 2019: 4
Total unconfirmed: 0
Total at the start of 2020: 23
Total with hybrid bells: 5
Total with teardrop bells at the start of 2020: 12
Total with teardrop bells: 10
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells at the start of 2020: 5
Total with Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bells: 7
Last edited by Jack2003 on Fri May 08, 2020 2:09 am, edited 6 times in total.
Here's a list of remaining mechanical bells on Victoria's railways: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5126&p=41865&hilit=metro#p41865
Re: Remaining Mechanical Bells On Disused Crossings In Victoria
This is a list of crossings on disused railway lines in Victoria which have mechanical bells. The list includes crossings which hadthem from January 2019 and of disused railways that still have quite a large section of track left.
Crossing in green indicates that I'm unsure if it's still there
Crossing in blue indicates that the bell has been removed[/
Crossing in orange indicates the bell has been replaced by another mechanical bell
Crossing in red indicates that the signals have been removed
Taliem Bend-Murrayville line
No active crossings in the Victoria part left
Murtoa Freezing Works siding
One crossing is passsive, while the other has no signage
Sea Lake- Kulwin line
No active crossings left
Mangatang-Robinvale line
100% passive crossings
Rainbow-Yaapeet line
Only one crossing on this line and it has an ebell
Heywood-Mt Gambier line
No active crossings in the Victorian part left
Portland Spur line
-Garden Street, Portland (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, the hybrid bell rather oddly replaced a teardrop bell in about the mid 2010's)
-Kennedy Street, Portland (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Port Fairy-Warrnambool line
No active crossings left
Redan line
No active crossings left, the section between Latrobe Street and the Insignia Estate has all been pulled up
Moolort line
-McClure Street, Maryborough (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, crossing infrastructure removed September 2020)
-Moscript Street, Campbells Creek (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, crossing infrastructure removed late 2020)
Inglewood-Eaglehawk line
Lyndhurst Street, Bridgewater On Loddon (Westinghouse Teardrop x1, replaced oddly with a hybrid bell in mid or late 2019. Hybrid bell oddly replaced with a Safetran Type 3 in early 2021. The Safetran Type 3 has since been removed)
Fyansford Cement Works line
Only one crossing survives on this line (McCurdy Road, Herne Hill) which only has the masts and no signage, lights or bells left. The whole section between North Geelong and McCurdy Road has all been pulled up.
Drysdale-South Geelong line
No level crossings left
Corio Quay Wharf Siding
Only one crossing on this line and it doesn’t have any equipment or signage
Midway Siding
-The Esplanade, North Shore (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Phosphate Siding
-Seabeach Parade, North Shore (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Elders IXL Siding
-Forest Road North, Lara (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Toolamba-Echuca line
100% ebells
Dookie line
100% passive crossings
Cobram line
No active crossings left
Webb Dock Line
- Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Cresco Siding
- Bayview Road, Hastings (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1)
This is the only crossing on the line
Mornington line (between Baxter and Moorooduc)
Only one active crossing left on this line (Baxter-Tooradin Road) and it has ebells as it’s shared with the Stony Point Line which is in use.
South Gippsland line
-South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Warragul Road, Korumburra (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, signals removed March 2020)
- Turner Street, Leongatha (Westinghouse Teardrop x1, signals removed March 2020)[/
The section between Nyora and Leongatha is in the process of being pulled up to extend the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Healesville line (between Lilydale and Tarrawarra)
Only one active crossing on this line (Melba Highway, Yarra Glen) and it has ebells.
The section between Yarra Glen and Tarrawarra is in the process of being reopened.
Wahgunyah line
No active crossings on this line
Total amount of crossings with mechanical bells: 8
Total unconfirmed: 0
Total amount at the start of 2019: 14
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells at the start of 2019: 6
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells replaced with another mechanical bell (2019): 1
Total amount of crossings with hybrid bells at the start of 2019: 8
Total amount at the start of 2020: 14
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells at the start of 2020: 5
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells which had their signals removed (2020): 4
Total amount of crossings with hybrid bells at the start of 2020: 9
Total amount at the start of 2021: 9
Total amount with hybrid bells at the start of 2021: 8
Total amount with hybrid bells replaced 2021: 1
Total amount with hybrid bells: 7
Total amount with teardrop bells at the start of 2021: 1
Total with teardrop bells: 1
Crossing in green indicates that I'm unsure if it's still there
Crossing in blue indicates that the bell has been removed[/
Crossing in orange indicates the bell has been replaced by another mechanical bell
Crossing in red indicates that the signals have been removed
Taliem Bend-Murrayville line
No active crossings in the Victoria part left
Murtoa Freezing Works siding
One crossing is passsive, while the other has no signage
Sea Lake- Kulwin line
No active crossings left
Mangatang-Robinvale line
100% passive crossings
Rainbow-Yaapeet line
Only one crossing on this line and it has an ebell
Heywood-Mt Gambier line
No active crossings in the Victorian part left
Portland Spur line
-Garden Street, Portland (Westinghouse Hybrid x1, the hybrid bell rather oddly replaced a teardrop bell in about the mid 2010's)
-Kennedy Street, Portland (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Port Fairy-Warrnambool line
No active crossings left
Redan line
No active crossings left, the section between Latrobe Street and the Insignia Estate has all been pulled up
Moolort line
-McClure Street, Maryborough (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, crossing infrastructure removed September 2020)
-Moscript Street, Campbells Creek (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, crossing infrastructure removed late 2020)
Inglewood-Eaglehawk line
Lyndhurst Street, Bridgewater On Loddon (Westinghouse Teardrop x1, replaced oddly with a hybrid bell in mid or late 2019. Hybrid bell oddly replaced with a Safetran Type 3 in early 2021. The Safetran Type 3 has since been removed)
Fyansford Cement Works line
Only one crossing survives on this line (McCurdy Road, Herne Hill) which only has the masts and no signage, lights or bells left. The whole section between North Geelong and McCurdy Road has all been pulled up.
Drysdale-South Geelong line
No level crossings left
Corio Quay Wharf Siding
Only one crossing on this line and it doesn’t have any equipment or signage
Midway Siding
-The Esplanade, North Shore (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Phosphate Siding
-Seabeach Parade, North Shore (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Elders IXL Siding
-Forest Road North, Lara (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Toolamba-Echuca line
100% ebells
Dookie line
100% passive crossings
Cobram line
No active crossings left
Webb Dock Line
- Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
Cresco Siding
- Bayview Road, Hastings (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1)
This is the only crossing on the line
Mornington line (between Baxter and Moorooduc)
Only one active crossing left on this line (Baxter-Tooradin Road) and it has ebells as it’s shared with the Stony Point Line which is in use.
South Gippsland line
-South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne (Westinghouse Hybrid x1)
- Warragul Road, Korumburra (McKenzie And Holland Teardrop x1, signals removed March 2020)
- Turner Street, Leongatha (Westinghouse Teardrop x1, signals removed March 2020)[/
The section between Nyora and Leongatha is in the process of being pulled up to extend the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Healesville line (between Lilydale and Tarrawarra)
Only one active crossing on this line (Melba Highway, Yarra Glen) and it has ebells.
The section between Yarra Glen and Tarrawarra is in the process of being reopened.
Wahgunyah line
No active crossings on this line
Total amount of crossings with mechanical bells: 8
Total unconfirmed: 0
Total amount at the start of 2019: 14
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells at the start of 2019: 6
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells replaced with another mechanical bell (2019): 1
Total amount of crossings with hybrid bells at the start of 2019: 8
Total amount at the start of 2020: 14
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells at the start of 2020: 5
Total amount of crossings with teardrop bells which had their signals removed (2020): 4
Total amount of crossings with hybrid bells at the start of 2020: 9
Total amount at the start of 2021: 9
Total amount with hybrid bells at the start of 2021: 8
Total amount with hybrid bells replaced 2021: 1
Total amount with hybrid bells: 7
Total amount with teardrop bells at the start of 2021: 1
Total with teardrop bells: 1
Here's a list of remaining mechanical bells on Victoria's railways: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5126&p=41865&hilit=metro#p41865