Safetran Hybrid and Safetran type 1 electronic bells...

[Smjh1979]

Although Safetran doesn't link to these bells anymore, they are still on Safetran's site, and hidden quite well!

Now if anyone calls Safetran, at least you can have an item/part number at the very least to order, in case they still sell any of these bells... They even show the voltages, weight, and so on...

Hybrid link: http://www.safetran.com/product/Signal/ ... 0A-8-9.pdf

Type 1 link: http://www.safetran.com/product/Signal/ ... A-8-11.pdf

[illinoistrains]

wow, good find! i still think the type 1 bell is odd looking

[wigwags4ever]

On the type 1 file

'Less than eight pounds' Really? I can buy that with a couple of week's pocket money!

[AndyWS]

If you read down the description, it "weighs" less than eight pounds.

[TommyBNSF]

If I can find out prices and if its a good deal, I might get a type one.

[Crossingman18]

I bet they are not cheap.

[TommyBNSF]

yeah im sure

[owensri]

I called Safetran today...to inquire about a hybrid bell. The guy said they are obsolete now...and he offered a replacement part number and told me it was a WCH No. 333 mechanical bell. It's list price is only a measly $449. I'm not that suprised with the price...as I called US&S to inquire about a counterweight kit for my Model 75...since they are exactly the same as what the Model 95 uses...just the standard square ones...and that was $660 alone, just for the counterweights and mounting hardware! No wonder CN is re-using the old counterweights when they install new Model 95's.

Too bad for the Hybrid...but I kinda figured it was defunct now. The railroads were dumb not to continue buying them...as they are alot more reliable than the electronic ones that just about always fail within 5-10 years...if not sooner.

[Smjh1979]

That sucks.....

Too bad you couldn't find out about a type 1 e-bell, but I'm pretty sure you'd get the same thing about it being obsolete...

[brickbuilder711]

The only WCH Electronic Bell in Southeast Florida was dead when I caught the crossing activating for a cut of Florida rock aggregate hoppers on CSX. The electronic ones are worse, mechanical bells live longer!

I called Safetran today...to inquire about a hybrid bell. The guy said they are obsolete now...and he offered a replacement part number and told me it was a WCH No. 333 mechanical bell. It's list price is only a measly $449. I'm not that suprised with the price...as I called US&S to inquire about a counterweight kit for my Model 75...since they are exactly the same as what the Model 95 uses...just the standard square ones...and that was $660 alone, just for the counterweights and mounting hardware! No wonder CN is re-using the old counterweights when they install new Model 95's.

Too bad for the Hybrid...but I kinda figured it was defunct now. The railroads were dumb not to continue buying them...as they are alot more reliable than the electronic ones that just about always fail within 5-10 years...if not sooner.