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 NathanFromEngland » Wed May 24, 2017 10:56 am

I think has already been posted, but for the heck of it, why not?

Poor bell is being abused by Dreamworld though.

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

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:05 pm

This crossing in Lal Lal still had a Teardrop in 2010.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.674 ... 312!8i6656

A close up of the bell in 2008.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.675 ... 328!8i1664
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by chris96 » Sun Jun 18, 2017 1:27 am

TrickyMario7654 wrote:This crossing in Lal Lal still had a Teardrop in 2010.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.674 ... 312!8i6656

A close up of the bell in 2008.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-37.675 ... 328!8i1664
Sadly, that bell has been replaced. You can hear a new Safetran E-bell in this video shot in 2011:
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by NathanFromEngland » Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:12 pm

I'm not sure if this has been posted.

Here is a McK&H teardrop on a defunct but still working crossing in West Croydon, Southern Australia.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-34.887 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by ToledoRailfan » Fri Jun 23, 2017 3:25 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote:I'm not sure if this has been posted.

Here is a McK&H teardrop on a defunct but still working crossing in West Croydon, Southern Australia.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-34.887 ... 312!8i6656
For a second, I thought that the crossbuck on the other signal was a 90 degree one.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 4:57 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote:I'm not sure if this has been posted.

Here is a McK&H teardrop on a defunct but still working crossing in West Croydon, Southern Australia.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-34.887 ... 312!8i6656
That's not a Teardrop bell. It's either a WRRS or WCH bell.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by ToledoRailfan » Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:44 pm

Mount Eliza, Victoria.
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Mornington, Victoria.

Both of the crossings are located on the Mornington Railway which is a heritage railway.
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:13 pm

ToledoRailfan wrote:Mount Eliza, Victoria.
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Mornington, Victoria.

Both of the crossings are located on the Mornington Railway which is a heritage railway.
Those have been mentioned before. :Grin:
chris96 wrote:Bungower Rd, Mornington, Victoria (Part of the Mornington Tourist Railway):
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.223 ... 312!8i6656

Wooralla Dr, Mount Eliza, Victoria (Also part of the Mornington Tourist Railway):
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.216 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by ToledoRailfan » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:23 pm

TrickyMario7654 wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:Mount Eliza, Victoria.
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Mornington, Victoria.

Both of the crossings are located on the Mornington Railway which is a heritage railway.
Those have been mentioned before. :Grin:
chris96 wrote:Bungower Rd, Mornington, Victoria (Part of the Mornington Tourist Railway):
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.223 ... 312!8i6656

Wooralla Dr, Mount Eliza, Victoria (Also part of the Mornington Tourist Railway):
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.216 ... 312!8i6656
:oops:
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Re: Location of currently known existing McK&H or WH Teardro

Post by TrickyMario7654 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:04 am

Some along the now defunct South Gippsland Tourist Railway, which folded in early 2016.

Warragul Road, Korumburra (the bell looks like it could do with some new paint).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.427 ... 312!8i6656

Turner Street, Leongatha.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.472 ... 312!8i6656

A more recent view of the crossing (also note the old crossbuck with the hazard triangle).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.472 ... 312!8i6656

Sadly, the other crossing in Leongatha (Roughead Street) hasn't been as lucky. Just last year, it had it's signals and it's Teardrop bell removed as part of a Freight Route Upgrade. :Awww:
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.475 ... 312!8i6656

Here's the former signals, with the rainy weather summing up the crossing's fate.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.475 ... 312!8i6656

A close up of the Teardrop bell.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.475 ... 312!8i6656
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