A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by ToledoRailfan » Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:50 pm

Those are a common thing in the UK.
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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by freebrickproductions » Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:32 am

Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656
They/Them for me, please.

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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by TheSignalMan2000 » Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:57 pm

ToledoRailfan wrote:Those are a common thing in the UK.
freebrickproductions wrote:Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656
It's not really much of the Wishbone gates because I know half of UK crossings are Wishbones, but it's the wooden base that the Wishbone gates are attached to is what got me interested.
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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by freebrickproductions » Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:36 pm

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ToledoRailfan wrote:Those are a common thing in the UK.
freebrickproductions wrote:Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656
It's not really much of the Wishbone gates because I know half of UK crossings are Wishbones, but it's the wooden base that the Wishbone gates are attached to is what got me interested.
I want to say that they use a concrete post that the gate mechanisms are attached to. At least some of them do, that's for sure.
They/Them for me, please.

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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by NathanFromEngland » Mon Jan 22, 2018 2:43 pm

freebrickproductions wrote:
TheSignalMan2000 wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:Those are a common thing in the UK.
freebrickproductions wrote:Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656
It's not really much of the Wishbone gates because I know half of UK crossings are Wishbones, but it's the wooden base that the Wishbone gates are attached to is what got me interested.
I want to say that they use a concrete post that the gate mechanisms are attached to. At least some of them do, that's for sure.
Those are called Penguin Barriers.
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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

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

Here are some in Pleasant Point, Canterbury (New Zealand) on a short heritage line.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.264 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.264 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by NathanFromEngland » Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:24 pm

Hemet, California.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7292806 ... 6656?hl=en
Sadly, this is what they look like today, this is an abandoned BNSF line.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7293097 ... 6656?hl=en
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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by ZachL » Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:50 pm

NathanFromEngland wrote:Hemet, California.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7292806 ... 6656?hl=en
Sadly, this is what they look like today, this is an abandoned BNSF line.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7293097 ... 6656?hl=en
Reminds me of the nearby line in Redlands, where a wigwag once stood.
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Re: A-frame/Wishbone gate locations

Post by dan the ca railfan » Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:58 pm

Found wishbone gate In San Jose ca on an abandoned line just lying on the ground. it is on ring wood ave. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3952492 ... authuser=0
very lucky to live two-three blocks away from three teardrop bells. one of which i see at least once a week!
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