I'm willing to bet it's the same one seen in this 1992 picture, even though it says "A subsequent trip has shown that the sign has been removed. One wonders if it was preserved or destroyed?" Image Source
Sooo I found this website called 'The wayback machine' which essentially allows you to visit websites which have shut down. Well I decided to look up Westinghouse Rail and....
I FOUND THE ENTIRE WEBSITE COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING!!!!
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Username1 wrote:Sooo I found this website called 'The wayback machine' which essentially allows you to visit websites which have shut down. Well I decided to look up Westinghouse Rail and....
I FOUND THE ENTIRE WEBSITE COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING!!!!
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Username1 wrote:Sorry if it's been posted before, but are these Safetran type 2 E-bells at Mooroolbark station? (Skip to 0:44) https://youtu.be/DUDJNtVBCIw
No, those are General Signals type 2's like most crossings in Melbourne.
chris96 wrote:Apparently, this line is now back in service. But considering the fact that the re-installation of lights to the left of the crossing would have been necessary, I (unfortunately) think it's safe to assume that the whole crossing got a "touch-up" and the WABCO bell is now history.
I never noticed that! But yeah, there's probably a good chance they trashed the crossing.
Hopefully they didn't remove the Teardrop bells on the rest of the line.
Sadly, I think they removed all the other m-bells along the line (including the Teardrop bells).
McK&H.Aust wrote:I don't mean to add insult to injury, but those gate mechs look like they could have been McK&H. It was a really nice crossing and of course they had to ruin it. Finding crossings with 2 teardrop bells these days is as rare as hens teeth, but old gate mechs as well is even rarer. The thumbs down is not strong enough
Looks like they were McK&H. You can make out the same manufacturer's plate if you zoom in on the gate mech closest to this image.
I've really had it with these stupid Victorian bell nazis butchering all the level crossings!
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
Not sure what happened to GSV but previously there was an image from 2010 with a good close-up view of the teardrop bell. GSV has been real messed up lately. Also the teardrop bell has been rotated 90 degrees from it's previous position, the gong used to face approaching road traffic.
I remember the crossing at Leumeah quite well, it closed in the mid 1990's and was replaced by an overpass further to the north.
The crossing was located on Old Leumeah Rd which continued across the line at the northern end of the station (it was just called Leumeah Rd back then IIRC). That surviving signal actually isn't too far from it's original position, it was located on the north-east quadrant of the crossing and faced towards the south, most likely to protect traffic entering from O'Sullivan Rd. The crossing had WRRS/GRS Type B gate mechs and McK&H lights, pretty sure the crossing had a hybrid bell on one side and a WRRS or WCH bell on the other side. The pedestrian crossing had GRS semaphore gate mechs.
Not sure what happened to GSV but previously there was an image from 2010 with a good close-up view of the teardrop bell. GSV has been real messed up lately. Also the teardrop bell has been rotated 90 degrees from it's previous position, the gong used to face approaching road traffic.
I remember the crossing at Leumeah quite well, it closed in the mid 1990's and was replaced by an overpass further to the north.
The crossing was located on Old Leumeah Rd which continued across the line at the northern end of the station (it was just called Leumeah Rd back then IIRC). That surviving signal actually isn't too far from it's original position, it was located on the north-east quadrant of the crossing and faced towards the south, most likely to protect traffic entering from O'Sullivan Rd. The crossing had WRRS/GRS Type B gate mechs and McK&H lights, pretty sure the crossing had a hybrid bell on one side and a WRRS or WCH bell on the other side. The pedestrian crossing had GRS semaphore gate mechs.
I actually saw a news report which had the crossing in it, hence how I found out about it. I'll post the video it was in later, but I do remember it having the same equipment you've mentioned.
I wonder why they chose to keep that gateless signal after they removed the crossing?
Metro, why do you keep removing Mechanical bells?!
Username1 wrote:Sooo I found this website called 'The wayback machine' which essentially allows you to visit websites which have shut down. Well I decided to look up Westinghouse Rail and....
I FOUND THE ENTIRE WEBSITE COMPLETE WITH EVERYTHING!!!!
Sorry for caps
TrickyMario7654 wrote:I've really had it with these stupid Victorian bell nazis butchering all the level crossings!
It's very frustrating and saddening and it's not just VIC but pretty much all of Australia. We are basically down to 2 kinds of bell (Safetran type 3 or WCH e-bells), plus General Signals e-bells in Melbourne.
Most new Australian installations are very predictable, with only 2 kinds of gate mechs (Safetran or WCH) and 2 kinds of lights (Westinghouse or United Group). Gone are the days of having an interesting variety of equipment on our crossings
