Unfortunately, that line is now out of service.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
Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardrops
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I'd be curious to know though if signals are still standing or not!chris96 wrote:Unfortunately, that line is now out of service.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
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I've just been tipped off by McK&H Aust. that it's still there.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.
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That's great news! I wonder what condition it's in today?TrickyMario7654 wrote:I've just been tipped off by McK&H Aust. that it's still there.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.
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It's an earlier iron cast model, from what I've heard. McK&H Aust. should make a full post about it soon.chris96 wrote:That's great news! I wonder what condition it's in today?TrickyMario7654 wrote:I've just been tipped off by McK&H Aust. that it's still there.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.
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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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro
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:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.265 ... 56!6m1!1e1
Here's an image of the crossing from 2004:
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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
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.289 ... 312!8i6656
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
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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!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:
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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Found another video of it on YouTube. For some reason, the Teardrop bell sounds really weird.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
Found a clip on youtube from 2015, but according to one of the comments the gates and the bells have now been replaced.
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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".TrickyMario7654 wrote:Found another video of it on YouTube. For some reason, the Teardrop bell sounds really weird.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
Found a clip on youtube from 2015, but according to one of the comments the gates and the bells have now been replaced.