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 McK&H.Aust » Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:32 pm

Can't remember if these teardrop bells in WA have been posted before, they do look familiar.

Victory Lane, Donnybrook (out of service) https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.576 ... 328!8i1664

I think these two may be part of the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway, although they don't seem to be used very often.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-32.704 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:29 pm

Slightly off topic, but I found this photo in a Facebook group I'm in recently showing a crossing in New Zealand in 2005 with Griswold Type B lights, some kind of mechanical bell, and a Teardrop bell! It's a bit hard to tell, but based on the base, coloring, and shape, I believe it might be a McK&H Teardrop:
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They/Them for me, please.

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

Post by McK&H.Aust » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:24 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:Slightly off topic, but I found this photo in a Facebook group I'm in recently showing a crossing in New Zealand in 2005 with Griswold Type B lights, some kind of mechanical bell, and a Teardrop bell! It's a bit hard to tell, but based on the base, coloring, and shape, I believe it might be a McK&H Teardrop:
NZxing.jpg
That's a nice crossing, does the picture say where it is? Would be interesting if the crossing is on GSV. I would say that teardrop is a McK&H, I've seen others painted in the same colors, such as this one on the Pleasant Point Railway https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by ToledoRailfan » Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:38 pm

McK&H.Aust wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Slightly off topic, but I found this photo in a Facebook group I'm in recently showing a crossing in New Zealand in 2005 with Griswold Type B lights, some kind of mechanical bell, and a Teardrop bell! It's a bit hard to tell, but based on the base, coloring, and shape, I believe it might be a McK&H Teardrop:
NZxing.jpg
That's a nice crossing, does the picture say where it is? Would be interesting if the crossing is on GSV. I would say that teardrop is a McK&H, I've seen others painted in the same colors, such as this one on the Pleasant Point Railway https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
Got some interesting rear lights there!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by ToledoRailfan » Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:48 pm

Here are some more Teardrops on the same line.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.262 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by freebrickproductions » Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:51 pm

McK&H.Aust wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Slightly off topic, but I found this photo in a Facebook group I'm in recently showing a crossing in New Zealand in 2005 with Griswold Type B lights, some kind of mechanical bell, and a Teardrop bell! It's a bit hard to tell, but based on the base, coloring, and shape, I believe it might be a McK&H Teardrop:
NZxing.jpg
That's a nice crossing, does the picture say where it is? Would be interesting if the crossing is on GSV. I would say that teardrop is a McK&H, I've seen others painted in the same colors, such as this one on the Pleasant Point Railway https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
Photo didn't say, sadly.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by McK&H.Aust » Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:45 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:
McK&H.Aust wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Slightly off topic, but I found this photo in a Facebook group I'm in recently showing a crossing in New Zealand in 2005 with Griswold Type B lights, some kind of mechanical bell, and a Teardrop bell! It's a bit hard to tell, but based on the base, coloring, and shape, I believe it might be a McK&H Teardrop:
NZxing.jpg
That's a nice crossing, does the picture say where it is? Would be interesting if the crossing is on GSV. I would say that teardrop is a McK&H, I've seen others painted in the same colors, such as this one on the Pleasant Point Railway https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
Photo didn't say, sadly.
Ok. The track is electrified, which means it is probably on a main line, which means the crossing has probably been upgraded by now. I Will have a hunt around on GSV.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by McK&H.Aust » Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:34 pm

ToledoRailfan wrote:
McK&H.Aust wrote:
freebrickproductions wrote:Slightly off topic, but I found this photo in a Facebook group I'm in recently showing a crossing in New Zealand in 2005 with Griswold Type B lights, some kind of mechanical bell, and a Teardrop bell! It's a bit hard to tell, but based on the base, coloring, and shape, I believe it might be a McK&H Teardrop:
NZxing.jpg
That's a nice crossing, does the picture say where it is? Would be interesting if the crossing is on GSV. I would say that teardrop is a McK&H, I've seen others painted in the same colors, such as this one on the Pleasant Point Railway https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
Got some interesting rear lights there!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.261 ... 312!8i6656
The lights appear to be McK&H, must have been one of their older models with the option of fitting rear lights. The next crossing also has them, but without the rear lights. You can just make out where the rear lights would have attached underneath https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.262 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardrops

Post by chris96 » Wed May 08, 2019 2:38 am

Unfortunately, it seems as though the Teardrop Bell on display at Port Adelaide Railway Station has been vandalized and is now missing the bolts used to secure the rear panel. As a result, the internal components of the bell are now exposed. You can see the damage in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLCRdThG05w&t=9s

One of the lights has been smashed too.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardrops

Post by RedhenRailcarSAR » Mon May 20, 2019 5:25 am

Yep, I wonder how that happened. Also in the video is a cast iron Teardrop at Old Tailem Town, and also SA’s last operating Teardrop at the National Railway Museum. It operates every time the mini train passes by, so it probably operates very regularly and last time I was there it sounded very healthy. EDIT: This teardrop has been taken down and replaced with a Safetran bell as it was apparently burning up the transformer powering it.
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