Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardrops

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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by chris96 » Sun Feb 26, 2017 1:56 am

TrickyMario7654 wrote:Found one in Boort, VIC. The image is from 2010, so I have no idea if it's still there.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.116 ... 312!8i6656
Unfortunately, that line is now out of service.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by ZachL » Sun Feb 26, 2017 12:50 pm

chris96 wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote:Found one in Boort, VIC. The image is from 2010, so I have no idea if it's still there.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.116 ... 312!8i6656
Unfortunately, that line is now out of service.
I'd be curious to know though if signals are still standing or not!
Crossing pictures from Plant City, FL are finally here! viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2538
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Fri Mar 03, 2017 5:37 pm

chris96 wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote: Anyways, here's one in Benalla. (Image is from last year, so there's a good chance that it may still be there!)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.545 ... 312!8i6656

Apparently they were replaced earlier this year. :TDOWN:
I've just been tipped off by McK&H Aust. that it's still there. :TUP1:
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by chris96 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 7:42 am

TrickyMario7654 wrote:
chris96 wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote: Anyways, here's one in Benalla. (Image is from last year, so there's a good chance that it may still be there!)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.545 ... 312!8i6656

Apparently they were replaced earlier this year. :TDOWN:
I've just been tipped off by McK&H Aust. that it's still there. :TUP1:
That's great news! :TUP1: I wonder what condition it's in today?
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:25 pm

chris96 wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote:
chris96 wrote:
TrickyMario7654 wrote: Anyways, here's one in Benalla. (Image is from last year, so there's a good chance that it may still be there!)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.545 ... 312!8i6656

Apparently they were replaced earlier this year. :TDOWN:
I've just been tipped off by McK&H Aust. that it's still there. :TUP1:
That's great news! :TUP1: I wonder what condition it's in today?
It's an earlier iron cast model, from what I've heard. McK&H Aust. should make a full post about it soon.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by chris96 » Mon Mar 06, 2017 3:08 am

Werris Creek Rd, Currabubula, NSW still had a teardrop in 2015:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.265 ... 56!6m1!1e1

Here's an image of the crossing from 2004:
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:35 pm

Here's one at an out of service crossing on Bayview Road, Hastings. Located in the Long Island Bluescope Steel facility.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.289 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by McK&H.Aust » Wed Mar 15, 2017 3:02 pm

chris96 wrote:Werris Creek Rd, Currabubula, NSW still had a teardrop in 2015:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.265 ... 56!6m1!1e1

Here's an image of the crossing from 2004:
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Found a video of it, if you skip to 32:25 you can see the crossing in action. The bell sounds healthy enough, I also noticed that the old lights were replaced with United Group ones but they mounted them on the original McK&H brackets. Never seen that done before!



Also of interest at 22:35 is a crossing at Werris Creek with a Westinghouse hybrid bell which is painted black.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:59 am

McK&H.Aust wrote:Not sure but I think this could be a Westinghouse teardrop bell, you can just make out what looks to be a round logo on the door

Balfour St, Culcairn NSW https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.667 ... 312!8i6656


It's a nice crossing, still having wishbone gates and the old GRS gate mechs, although the 8x24 lights on the other side look strange :Confused:

Found a clip on youtube from 2015, but according to one of the comments the gates and the bells have now been replaced.
Found another video of it on YouTube. For some reason, the Teardrop bell sounds really weird.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by McK&H.Aust » Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:59 am

TrickyMario7654 wrote:
McK&H.Aust wrote:Not sure but I think this could be a Westinghouse teardrop bell, you can just make out what looks to be a round logo on the door

Balfour St, Culcairn NSW https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-35.667 ... 312!8i6656


It's a nice crossing, still having wishbone gates and the old GRS gate mechs, although the 8x24 lights on the other side look strange :Confused:

Found a clip on youtube from 2015, but according to one of the comments the gates and the bells have now been replaced.
Found another video of it on YouTube. For some reason, the Teardrop bell sounds really weird.
Nice find with the video. Apparently that teardrop was a Westinghouse, the one at Orange also sounds different and the gong actually has a rounder shape, so maybe they changed the gongs on the newer ones. The wording around the Westinghouse logo on the bell at Orange is also different, it reads "Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Pty Ltd" while all of the other ones I have seen read "Westinghouse McKenzie Holland Pty Ltd".
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