Safetran Hybrid Bell

This bell was first shown on Safetran's site sometime in early to mid 2003, and was taken off sometime in mid to late 2005

The PDF file shown below still exists on Safetran's site, however it is no longer linked to anymore, or can be found on Safetran's search engine.

By un-linking the bell, it is assumed that the bell is no longer being sold by Safetran, but that remains to be unconfirmed at this time. ^{(NOT VERIFIED - CONFIRMATION HIGHLY REQUESTED)}

Despite the possibility of being discontinued, the bell is still in use by quite a high number of crossings Today, and can be found in numerous locations.

Safetran "Hybrid" advertisment.
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The term "hybrid" was created my Smjh1979 as a way to distinquish this bell from the other kinds of mechanical and electronic bells in existance. It is partially electronic, but nearly has the same sound as a mechanical bell, due to the same gong used in regular Safetran mechanical bells being used on this bell. The gong is 12" in diameter. Safetran does not call this bell a "Hybrid", and calls it an electronic bell.

It's unconfirmed, but it seems highly likely that other gongs can be interchanged with the Safetran gong to produce a different effect with a gong from say WCH, or WRRS. ^{(NOT VERIFIED - CONFIRMATION HIGHLY REQUESTED)}

Most signalfans like this bell due to its ruggedness, and lasts longer than a regular Safetran mechanical bell, and also for the "echo" sound it produces on every stroke, however a small percentage of signalfans hate the bell for the same "echo" sound it produces. Also, when the bell quits ringing, most of the time the bell will sound another 1 to 2 strokes at varying speeds.

Safetran's equivalent in Australia known as "Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia" still sells the hybrid bell, although with their gong, which is black colored, and not a typical Safetran gong. They advertise the Hybrid bell on their site has been around since at least 1983!

This bell runs at 9 to 15 volts DC, and runs on current values of 600 mAh to 1 A.

This bell can sound at 250 strokes per minute and can be mounted directly on a 4" or 5" mast.

The bell only weighs 20 pounds, approximately 55% of the weight of a normal mechanical bell.

The bells order number is #040201-X, and Safetran has confirmed that they have discontinued this bell.

Front view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.	Left view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.	Back view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.
Right view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.	Inside view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.	Inside view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.
Inside view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.	Inside view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.	Back view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.
Back view of Safetran Hybrid on 5/19/2006 from the collection of rrxingrick@aol.com.