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ToledoRailfan wrote:Does Australia have any Yoda-alarms?

Probably not, but I didn't want to discriminate on terminology with our friends across the pond.

Hi guys what do you mean as yoda alarms ? do you have any pics?

what-da wrote:Hi guys what do you mean as yoda alarms ? do you have any pics?

A yoda alarm is an alarm that is used at Level Crossings in the United Kingdom and Ireland. I'm not sure if they can be found outside of the British Isles though.

Yoda alarm are used also in Australia in the state of Victoria for pedestrian alarms. ( orange red boxes )

"Yodalarm," one word. "Yoda alarm" would be Frank Oz's voice saying "Stop, you must. Coming, a train is."

ToledoRailfan wrote:

SirKrunch wrote:I noticed that as well. The Hybrid bell seems to have caught on much better in Australia with railroads over E-bells and Yoda-alarms.

Does Australia have any Yoda-alarms?

Sadly yes Australia does have yodalarms. In New South Wales they are used mostly on pedestrian crossings, but also a few road crossings.

Check out the following video (not mine) and there are yodalarms on the pedestrian crossing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGL1lZUP14 There are GRS signal motors used to operate the pedestrian gates, this was very common until the late 1990's when most of them were replaced by the newer style swing gates. Note also the new style 8 inch LED lights on the road crossing. They are made by Alstom and are used on all new installations and upgrades. I prefer the WCH or Westinghouse lights that were used prior to this.

Here is a road crossing with yodalarms, the lights appear to be Westinghouse. Notice also the new style of crossbuck that is becoming more common in Australia, I prefer the old ones https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.542943 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.543073 ... 312!8i6656

McK&H.Aust wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:

SirKrunch wrote:I noticed that as well. The Hybrid bell seems to have caught on much better in Australia with railroads over E-bells and Yoda-alarms.

Does Australia have any Yoda-alarms?

Sadly yes Australia does have yodalarms. In New South Wales they are used mostly on pedestrian crossings, but also a few road crossings.

Check out the following video (not mine) and there are yodalarms on the pedestrian crossing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGL1lZUP14 There are GRS signal motors used to operate the pedestrian gates, this was very common until the late 1990's when most of them were replaced by the newer style swing gates. Note also the new style 8 inch LED lights on the road crossing. They are made by Alstom and are used on all new installations and upgrades. I prefer the WCH or Westinghouse lights that were used prior to this.

Here is a road crossing with yodalarms, the lights appear to be Westinghouse. Notice also the new style of crossbuck that is becoming more common in Australia, I prefer the old ones https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.542943 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@-34.543073 ... 312!8i6656

Wow! I never thought I'd see a crossing in Australia with Yoda-alarms. I'm just use to seeing them on crossings in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

McK&H.Aust wrote:Check out the following video (not mine) and there are yodalarms on the pedestrian crossing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGL1lZUP14 There are GRS signal motors used to operate the pedestrian gates, this was very common until the late 1990's when most of them were replaced by the newer style swing gates. Note also the new style 8 inch LED lights on the road crossing. They are made by Alstom and are used on all new installations and upgrades. I prefer the WCH or Westinghouse lights that were used prior to this.

Odd how they have both WCH e-bells and the yodalarms.
I do like those semaphore gate mechs though, those are rather rare here in the US!