I also snapped a few photos down in Geelong the other day as I noticed that a missing signal at the Abery Rd crossing on a disused industrial line has been replaced!
It has remained absent for a few years until recently when it was finally replaced with ..... old Westinghouse incandescent lights!:
The other signal lights remain the same:
The line is still disused:
Clearly, the owner of this track must have found those lights lying around somewhere and used them as a quick replacement. However, the bell has not been replaced meaning this is now a bell-less crossing!
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:48 am
by TrickyMario7654
chris96 wrote:Nice images!
I also snapped a few photos down in Geelong the other day as I noticed that a missing signal at the Abery Rd crossing on a disused industrial line has been replaced!
It has remained absent for a few years until recently when it was finally replaced with ..... old Westinghouse incandescent lights!:
The other signal lights remain the same:
The line is still disused:
Clearly, the owner of this track must have found those lights lying around somewhere and used them as a quick replacement. However, the bell has not been replaced meaning this is now a bell-less crossing!
Thanks for that!
I guess the line hasn't been officially abandoned yet. Though it seems odd that they would use incandescent lights instead of LEDs...
Moving onto other finds. This crossing in Parkes was upgraded between 2010 and 2015. Here it is prior to the said upgrade occurring. (Also note the QLD SORS signs) https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.141764 ... 312!8i6656
TrickyMario7654 wrote:
Moving onto other finds. This crossing in Parkes was upgraded between 2010 and 2015. Here it is prior to the said upgrade occurring. (Also note the QLD SORS signs) https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.141764 ... 312!8i6656
I visited the crossing today and can confirm that it is a Modern Industries bell. Got some pictures but won't be able to post until I get home.
I'm staying in the area for a couple of days and hope to film a train at the crossing. Also going to check out the Safetran m-bell at Wodonga and the Westinghouse teardrop bell at Yarrawonga.
I visited the crossing today and can confirm that it is a Modern Industries bell. Got some pictures but won't be able to post until I get home.
I'm staying in the area for a couple of days and hope to film a train at the crossing. Also going to check out the Safetran m-bell at Wodonga and the Westinghouse teardrop bell at Yarrawonga.
Nice! Looking forward to seeing videos of those crossings...
Also. An LXRA commercial just came on the TV advising about how buses are replacing trains along the Lilydale and Belgrave lines due to the crossing removal works at Blackburn and Heatherdale Road's. I find it funny you can hear hybrid bells though out the commercial (they also say 'there are very few noises that Melbourians dread more than this...'), yet Metro keep on removing mechanical bells. So, people are more likely to dread the sound of GS E-Bells!
