Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad Crossing

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Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad Crossing

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Hi all. I just got back from an overseas trip to Hong Kong and visited Disneyland. While there, I managed to get some footage of one of the crossings on the Disneyland Railroad in operation:

This is one of three active crossings on the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad. The setup uses all WCH equipment and includes a mechanical bell and incandescent lights! The signals have been custom painted in green to blend in with the aesthetics of the park. Hong Kong doesn't have any real railroad crossings on its public train network, so these signals were imported for use in the park by Disney!
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I'm surprised on how the "STOP ON RED SIGNAL" sign isn't in Chinese. Especially the fact that the crossing signals were imported for use.
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Hmm, sounds like the mechanical bell there is dying.
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Well that is pretty interesting! :Blink: I remember seeing an image somewhere of American signals being used at Hong Kong Disneyland. What are the crossbucks like? It is kind of hard to tell in the video.
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ToledoRailfan wrote:Well that is pretty interesting! :Blink: I remember seeing an image somewhere of American signals being used at Hong Kong Disneyland. What are the crossbucks like? It is kind of hard to tell in the video.
I am positive those crossbucks are the American style crossbucks. This is what a Chinese crossbuck looks like to an American version.

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NathanFromEngland wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:Well that is pretty interesting! :Blink: I remember seeing an image somewhere of American signals being used at Hong Kong Disneyland. What are the crossbucks like? It is kind of hard to tell in the video.
I am positive those crossbucks are the American style crossbucks. This is what a Chinese crossbuck looks like to an American version.

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I wouldn't be too surprised if the crossbucks that Hong Kong uses are different than the ones in mainland China. Although that crossing at Hong Kong Disneyland might be the only true level crossing in Hong Kong.
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The lights look to be 12x24 inch lights as well...
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ToledoRailfan wrote:
NathanFromEngland wrote:
ToledoRailfan wrote:Well that is pretty interesting! :Blink: I remember seeing an image somewhere of American signals being used at Hong Kong Disneyland. What are the crossbucks like? It is kind of hard to tell in the video.
I am positive those crossbucks are the American style crossbucks. This is what a Chinese crossbuck looks like to an American version.

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I wouldn't be too surprised if the crossbucks that Hong Kong uses are different than the ones in mainland China. Although that crossing at Hong Kong Disneyland might be the only true level crossing in Hong Kong.

The crossbucks are actually in both Chinese and English! This is the best image I could get:
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The country of Hong Kong doesn't have any "real" railroad crossings (as all their rail systems are either built underground or elevated above the city), so these are indeed the only form of crossings in the entire country!
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