Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardrops
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- TrickyMario7654
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
Found one at Ogilvie Street, Denman in NSW. Image is from 2010, so no idea if it's still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.388918 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.388918 ... 312!8i6656
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- McK&H.Aust
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
Sadly it has gone, remember seeing in a video that it now has Safetran type 3. I'll try to find the video.TrickyMario7654 wrote:Found one at Ogilvie Street, Denman in NSW. Image is from 2010, so no idea if it's still there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.388918 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
Sorry for bumping this topic.
Princes Highway has a crossing with two McK&H Aust teardrop bells.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@-34.0497 ... 312!8i6656
Princes Highway has a crossing with two McK&H Aust teardrop bells.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@-34.0497 ... 312!8i6656
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- TrickyMario7654
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
That has already been posted before...NathanFromEngland wrote:Sorry for bumping this topic.
Princes Highway has a crossing with two McK&H Aust teardrop bells.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@-34.0497 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
Bummer.TrickyMario7654 wrote:That has already been posted before...NathanFromEngland wrote:Sorry for bumping this topic.
Princes Highway has a crossing with two McK&H Aust teardrop bells.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@-34.0497 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
A roofing business in Deer Park, Victoria has a whole bunch of old signals on display including a Teardrop Bell! As a bonus, they also have (what appear to be) vintage AWA traffic lights and even an original 'Red Rattler' carriage! I drove past this place the other day and all of this memorabilia is still there!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.774 ... 6656?dcr=0
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.774 ... 6656?dcr=0
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.774 ... 6656?dcr=0
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.774 ... 6656?dcr=0
- TrickyMario7654
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
I can confirm that another Teardrop bell is still in service on the Portland line! This one is on the Princes Highway at Heathmere.
Here's a video of it from this month (you can hear it in action at 3:35), it also appears to be an earlier cast iron model.
The crossing on Street View. Asides from an LED upgrade, the crossing is still the same today. Amazing, considering that it's on a major highway.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.219 ... 328!8i1664
Also, it seems that the Safetran bell at Heywood is still around as well.
Here's a video of it from this month (you can hear it in action at 3:35), it also appears to be an earlier cast iron model.
The crossing on Street View. Asides from an LED upgrade, the crossing is still the same today. Amazing, considering that it's on a major highway.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.219 ... 328!8i1664
Also, it seems that the Safetran bell at Heywood is still around as well.
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.
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- TrickyMario7654
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
Found a few more in NSW that are at Out of Service crossings...
These two are on the Murwillumbah line, which has been out of service since 2004.
Johnston Rd, Eltham (this crossing has had all of the lights removed).
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.755579 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.755460 ... 312!8i6656
Shirley Street, Byron Bay (this one appears to have been missing a signal for a while now).
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.642024 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.642063 ... 312!8i6656
Most of the signals along the line appear to still be in good shape (judging by the latest street view images available), although the track is heavily overgrown.
John St, Coonabarabran (this one has a signal with two SORS signs on it!).
https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.270700 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.270829 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.270997 ... 312!8i6656
These two are on the Murwillumbah line, which has been out of service since 2004.
Johnston Rd, Eltham (this crossing has had all of the lights removed).
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.755579 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.755460 ... 312!8i6656
Shirley Street, Byron Bay (this one appears to have been missing a signal for a while now).
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.642024 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.642063 ... 312!8i6656
Most of the signals along the line appear to still be in good shape (judging by the latest street view images available), although the track is heavily overgrown.
John St, Coonabarabran (this one has a signal with two SORS signs on it!).
https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.270700 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.270829 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-31.270997 ... 312!8i6656
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.
- TrickyMario7654
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
I think they're gone now. Found this video of a car trip from Melbourne to Mount Gambier from around 2013 which shows them passing through both crossings, and I couldn't see any signals standing at either of them. (Slow the video speed down to 0.25 from 10:38 to 10:40 to get a better look at the former crossings.)TrickyMario7654 wrote:Found an old cab view video of the line in 1992. I'm wondering if the signals are still there?chris96 wrote:Old signals (including teardrop bells) still stood on the abandoned Mt Gambier line in 2008. This line hasn't seen a train since 1995:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.127 ... 64!6m1!1e1
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.126 ... 64!6m1!1e1
Stupid VicRoads.
On a more positive note, the other active crossing on Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road appears to be intact and the Teardrop most likely still in service.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.127 ... 328!8i1664
EDIT: Looks like they where still standing in 2011, the Princes Highway crossing can be seen in this video (at 4:22).
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.
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- TrickyMario7654
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
Sorry for the quadruple post, but sadly, I can confirm that the Teardrop bell at Hamilton-Port Fairy Road (on the Portland line) has been replaced.
However, it was not replaced with an e-bell, but with a WCH m-bell! You can hear the new bell in this 2014 video.
Back in 2008, it still had the Teardrop bell.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.763 ... 328!8i1664
Hey, at least the one at Tyers Street is still around!
However, it was not replaced with an e-bell, but with a WCH m-bell! You can hear the new bell in this 2014 video.
Back in 2008, it still had the Teardrop bell.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.763 ... 328!8i1664
Hey, at least the one at Tyers Street is still around!
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.
Click here if you want to see which crossings haven't been ruined by Metro Trains bell nazis.