Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:24 pm It's a shame all of those mechanical bells are just abandoned in place.

It is a shame, at least some Branch Lines still have active Mechanical Bells.
There's this great Youtube Chanel all about South Korean Crossings, I highly recommend them if you're interested!
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.714389, ... 312!8i6656

The main problem is that Korail is undergoing a huge project building new, High-Speed Lines across the country. This will obviously improve travel times and efficiency, but that is practically a Death Sentence for the Older Main Lines. This happened a couple years ago with the Historic Yeongdong Line, Thankfully that line was turned into a Tourist Line so alls not entirely lost! :D

MapsSurfer wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:57 pm

freebrickproductions wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:24 pm It's a shame all of those mechanical bells are just abandoned in place.

It is a shame, at least some Branch Lines still have active Mechanical Bells.
There's this great Youtube Chanel all about South Korean Crossings, I highly recommend them if you're interested!
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.714389, ... 312!8i6656

The main problem is that Korail is undergoing a huge project building new, High-Speed Lines across the country. This will obviously improve travel times and efficiency, but that is practically a Death Sentence for the Older Main Lines. This happened a couple years ago with the Historic Yeongdong Line, Thankfully that line was turned into a Tourist Line so alls not entirely lost! :D

Here is a crossing that has functional mechanical bells.

Here is a Series of Crossing along a Disused Line.
After 2008-10 This Line was removed and turned into a Park/Bicycle Path, though some of the Signals fortunately were kept in place.
Maybe to pay Tribute to the Former Railway Line.

Here's the first Crossing:
2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6270271 ... 312!8i6656

Present: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6270172 ... 312!8i6656

Same story as the First.
2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6208153 ... 312!8i6656

Present: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6208389 ... 312!8i6656

The Next Crossing was a rather Large one! To me this seems to be a rather Dangerous Crossing, I wonder if any serious Accidents have ever happened here.
Finding an good Street View capture of this Crossing back in '08 was very tedious, so if the captures don't match please don't blame me! :D
2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6220222 ... 312!8i6656

Present: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6216697 ... 312!8i6656

This Crossing just down the Road is also pretty large, but this time at an angle.
2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6230969 ... 312!8i6656

Present: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6229578 ... 312!8i6656

Notice the Narrow-Gauge Steam Locomotive & Coaches on Display! This place seems to have been turned into a small Railway Museum! :D
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6233678 ... 312!8i6656

This Crossing was on a road not documented on Street View.
2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6262641 ... 312!8i6656

Present: Seems like part of the Left-Hand Cantilever was left behind!
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6262414 ... 312!8i6656

Here we can see the culprit behind this line's abandonment, a newer line was built overhead.
2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6376766 ... 312!8i6656

Present: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6376528 ... 312!8i6656

Same story here.
2008: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6386005 ... 312!8i6656

Present: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6386099 ... 312!8i6656

Here's the interesting part, as from here the line remains but denoted to Spur-Status. It seems to serve a small terminal of some-sort.
2009: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6414252 ... 312!8i6656

Here an Army Train was caught on Street View!
2015: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6413139 ... 312!8i6656

Eventually the Avenue was widened and newer Cantilevers & Gate Mechanisms were installed.
Present: https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6413287 ... 312!8i6656

This new Crossing over an access road was installed pretty recently as well. From what I can tell, this Crossing reused some Mechanical Bells! :D
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.6422211 ... bfov%3D100

From here the Spur connects back the new Mainline. Theres plenty of abandoned and converted Rail Lines in South Korea. I'll update with more of my findings when I can.

Ya know, I almost wonder if the mechanical bells are kept on the signals incase the e-bells break.

Here's another series of Signals, this time along a line between Yeongcheong and Andong.

The first one to appear on Street View still has it's Mechanical Bells in operation.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.0906011 ... 312!8i6656

The next one is pretty much the same.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1225612 ... 312!8i6656

Up the way is this rather narrow crossing I suppose is for lighter vehicles.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1296836 ... 312!8i6656

This crossing is equipped with some short Cantilevers.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1342293 ... 312!8i6656

This one is at an entrance to a rural village.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1756213 ... bfov%3D100

Another Cantilevered Crossing.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.185202, ... 312!8i6656

Same thing here.
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1982933 ... bfov%3D100

It's about there that Street View coverage of the area ends. The Railway continues on until it reaches Andong and joins the Mainline.
Just thought I would share these incase anyone is interested.