Australian Railroad Crossing Signals

[Username1]

The Frankston line is now 100% E bells with Eel Race Road Seaford now having its hybrid bells replaced with GS E-bells sometime within the last week or two. I fear that at least one of the E bells is an adjusted type 1 as one of the bells was putting off the same tone as one (I went past on a train so I couldn’t hear it very well) and was quite damaged and blackened (probably from one of the recently removed Dandenong corridor crossing). I’ll try to check out the crossing sometime soon to confirm the type of the bells...

[TrickyMario7654]

The Frankston line is now 100% E bells with Eel Race Road Seaford now having its hybrid bells replaced with GS E-bells sometime within the last week or two. I fear that at least one of the E bells is an adjusted type 1 as one of the bells was putting off the same tone as one (I went past on a train so I couldn’t hear it very well) and was quite damaged and blackened (probably from one of the recently removed Dandenong corridor crossing). I’ll try to check out the crossing sometime soon to confirm the type of the bells...

Well with the old bells dying, I’m not 100% surprised about this. Still, I would have recycled hybrid bells from another removed crossing and use them to replace the dead ones.

[Username1]

Well with the old bells dying, I’m not 100% surprised about this. Still, I would have recycled hybrid bells from another removed crossing and use them to replace the dead ones.

Same I’m actually surprised they lasted this long. I actually wonder if VicTrack will get the working Hybrid Bell even though it was starting to act up as well? I also wonder if they were holding out replacing them until the could get their hands on the bells for a removed crossing instead of having to buy new ones.

[McK&H.Aust]

The Frankston line is now 100% E bells with Eel Race Road Seaford now having its hybrid bells replaced with GS E-bells sometime within the last week or two. I fear that at least one of the E bells is an adjusted type 1 as one of the bells was putting off the same tone as one (I went past on a train so I couldn’t hear it very well) and was quite damaged and blackened (probably from one of the recently removed Dandenong corridor crossing). I’ll try to check out the crossing sometime soon to confirm the type of the bells...

It's sad to see more hybid bells being replaced, I guess maybe Metro want to use up their surplus equipment before buying new bells. I was only thinking recently that they seemed to be slowing down with their bell replacements, I guess not

Sorry for changing the subject....
Back home from my trip and had a good last day of filming. This morning I filmed the opposite (eastern) side of the crossing near Baan Baa with hybrid bells, the bell on this side is actually an older model and would have been recycled, as the signals were only installed in 2009. Sadly it is dead but the western bell still sounds good, although Safetran type 3's are probably looming on the horizon
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-30.518 ... 312!8i6656

The good news is the crossing at Grasstree still has it's hybrid bells, I guess they are the last hybrids on the southern section of the ARTC Hunter network, apart from Werris Creek and Baan Baa in the north.

Went back past Hebden Rd and was able to film it this time, the workers were gone so I was able to find a parking spot. The signals are still working and seem to be unchanged from last time.

Managed to do a quick film of the crossing at Ardglen with it's new Safetran type 3's and I also noticed that the crossing at Curlewis still has Westinghouse lights, something of a rarity for newer installations in NSW https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.121 ... 312!8i6656

[trainman7]

The Frankston line is now 100% E bells with Eel Race Road Seaford now having its hybrid bells replaced with GS E-bells sometime within the last week or two. I fear that at least one of the E bells is an adjusted type 1 as one of the bells was putting off the same tone as one (I went past on a train so I couldn’t hear it very well) and was quite damaged and blackened (probably from one of the recently removed Dandenong corridor crossing). I’ll try to check out the crossing sometime soon to confirm the type of the bells...

It's sad to see more hybid bells being replaced, I guess maybe Metro want to use up their surplus equipment before buying new bells. I was only thinking recently that they seemed to be slowing down with their bell replacements, I guess not

Sorry for changing the subject....
Back home from my trip and had a good last day of filming. This morning I filmed the opposite (eastern) side of the crossing near Baan Baa with hybrid bells, the bell on this side is actually an older model and would have been recycled, as the signals were only installed in 2009. Sadly it is dead but the western bell still sounds good, although Safetran type 3's are probably looming on the horizon
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-30.518 ... 312!8i6656

The good news is the crossing at Grasstree still has it's hybrid bells, I guess they are the last hybrids on the southern section of the ARTC Hunter network, apart from Werris Creek and Baan Baa in the north.

Went back past Hebden Rd and was able to film it this time, the workers were gone so I was able to find a parking spot. The signals are still working and seem to be unchanged from last time.

Managed to do a quick film of the crossing at Ardglen with it's new Safetran type 3's and I also noticed that the crossing at Curlewis still has Westinghouse lights, something of a rarity for newer installations in NSW https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.121 ... 312!8i6656

It’s Shame one of the hybrid bells is dead but at least the other is sounding healthy. Good to know the hybrids haven’t been replaced at Grasstree yet! It’s interesting how thin the end of the gates are at Curlewis. I wonder if those gates were a trial as a few crossings in the area have them. Another interesting crossing nearby is Hogarth St, Breeza.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ho ... b474a19560
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ka ... ed7c3c35be
The signals were installed in early 2009 and yet they use recycled WCH lights!

[McK&H.Aust]

The Frankston line is now 100% E bells with Eel Race Road Seaford now having its hybrid bells replaced with GS E-bells sometime within the last week or two. I fear that at least one of the E bells is an adjusted type 1 as one of the bells was putting off the same tone as one (I went past on a train so I couldn’t hear it very well) and was quite damaged and blackened (probably from one of the recently removed Dandenong corridor crossing). I’ll try to check out the crossing sometime soon to confirm the type of the bells...

It's sad to see more hybid bells being replaced, I guess maybe Metro want to use up their surplus equipment before buying new bells. I was only thinking recently that they seemed to be slowing down with their bell replacements, I guess not

Sorry for changing the subject....
Back home from my trip and had a good last day of filming. This morning I filmed the opposite (eastern) side of the crossing near Baan Baa with hybrid bells, the bell on this side is actually an older model and would have been recycled, as the signals were only installed in 2009. Sadly it is dead but the western bell still sounds good, although Safetran type 3's are probably looming on the horizon
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-30.518 ... 312!8i6656

The good news is the crossing at Grasstree still has it's hybrid bells, I guess they are the last hybrids on the southern section of the ARTC Hunter network, apart from Werris Creek and Baan Baa in the north.

Went back past Hebden Rd and was able to film it this time, the workers were gone so I was able to find a parking spot. The signals are still working and seem to be unchanged from last time.

Managed to do a quick film of the crossing at Ardglen with it's new Safetran type 3's and I also noticed that the crossing at Curlewis still has Westinghouse lights, something of a rarity for newer installations in NSW https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.121 ... 312!8i6656

It’s Shame one of the hybrid bells is dead but at least the other is sounding healthy. Good to know the hybrids haven’t been replaced at Grasstree yet! It’s interesting how thin the end of the gates are at Curlewis. I wonder if those gates were a trial as a few crossings in the area have them. Another interesting crossing nearby is Hogarth St, Breeza.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ho ... b474a19560
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ka ... ed7c3c35be
The signals were installed in early 2009 and yet they use recycled WCH lights!

I noticed in Adelaide that many of the gates also have thin sections on the end, although I've no idea why

It's interesting that you mention the crossing at Breeza because I noticed today when driving past that the backgrounds of the lights looked a bit faded, so that explains why. I didn't realise they were WCH, but reminds me of the crossing at Yerong Creek which also used recycled WCH lights, very odd!

[Username1]

The Frankston line is now 100% E bells with Eel Race Road Seaford now having its hybrid bells replaced with GS E-bells sometime within the last week or two. I fear that at least one of the E bells is an adjusted type 1 as one of the bells was putting off the same tone as one (I went past on a train so I couldn’t hear it very well) and was quite damaged and blackened (probably from one of the recently removed Dandenong corridor crossing). I’ll try to check out the crossing sometime soon to confirm the type of the bells...

It's sad to see more hybid bells being replaced, I guess maybe Metro want to use up their surplus equipment before buying new bells. I was only thinking recently that they seemed to be slowing down with their bell replacements, I guess not

Sorry for changing the subject....
Back home from my trip and had a good last day of filming. This morning I filmed the opposite (eastern) side of the crossing near Baan Baa with hybrid bells, the bell on this side is actually an older model and would have been recycled, as the signals were only installed in 2009. Sadly it is dead but the western bell still sounds good, although Safetran type 3's are probably looming on the horizon
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-30.518 ... 312!8i6656

The good news is the crossing at Grasstree still has it's hybrid bells, I guess they are the last hybrids on the southern section of the ARTC Hunter network, apart from Werris Creek and Baan Baa in the north.

Went back past Hebden Rd and was able to film it this time, the workers were gone so I was able to find a parking spot. The signals are still working and seem to be unchanged from last time.

Managed to do a quick film of the crossing at Ardglen with it's new Safetran type 3's and I also noticed that the crossing at Curlewis still has Westinghouse lights, something of a rarity for newer installations in NSW https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-31.121 ... 312!8i6656

It’s Shame one of the hybrid bells is dead but at least the other is sounding healthy. Good to know the hybrids haven’t been replaced at Grasstree yet! It’s interesting how thin the end of the gates are at Curlewis. I wonder if those gates were a trial as a few crossings in the area have them. Another interesting crossing nearby is Hogarth St, Breeza.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ho ... b474a19560
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ka ... ed7c3c35be
The signals were installed in early 2009 and yet they use recycled WCH lights!

I noticed in Adelaide that many of the gates also have thin sections on the end, although I've no idea why

It's interesting that you mention the crossing at Breeza because I noticed today when driving past that the backgrounds of the lights looked a bit faded, so that explains why. I didn't realise they were WCH, but reminds me of the crossing at Yerong Creek which also used recycled WCH lights, very odd!

I’m pretty sure those skinny gates are the adjustable length gates. The skinny sections are able to fit inside of the bigger sections, allowing the gate to have its length adjusted easily.

[McK&H.Aust]

I’m pretty sure those skinny gates are the adjustable length gates. The skinny sections are able to fit inside of the bigger sections, allowing the gate to have its length adjusted easily.

Ok,that makes sense

[trainman7]

I managed to find a photo of what the crossing on the Cobb Highway, Ivanhoe looks like now. The hybrid bell has sadly been replaced by an older WCH m-bell but at least it wasn’t an e-bell.
http://www.barkerryanstewart.com.au/wp- ... -58-pm.jpg

[McK&H.Aust]

I managed to find a photo of what the crossing on the Cobb Highway, Ivanhoe looks like now. The hybrid bell has sadly been replaced by an older WCH m-bell but at least it wasn’t an e-bell.
http://www.barkerryanstewart.com.au/wp- ... -58-pm.jpg

Good find! It's nice to see ARTC recycling old bells, would be interesting to know where it came from. Like you said, at least it wasn't an e-bell