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Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:05 am
by freebrickproductions
McK&H.Aust wrote:
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.
Sweet! Does it have MI lights as well? Let me know if the other two crossings still have their equipment as well. Hope you can get trains at them!
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:28 am
by McK&H.Aust
freebrickproductions wrote:McK&H.Aust wrote:
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.
Sweet! Does it have MI lights as well? Let me know if the other two crossings still have their equipment as well. Hope you can get trains at them!
Sadly it doesn't have MI lights, but WCH lights mounted on Westinghouse brackets. The visors are very long and seem to be custom made. Also found a pair of Harmon gate mechs still surviving at Henty which are the last ones left in the area.
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:07 am
by freebrickproductions
McK&H.Aust wrote:freebrickproductions wrote:McK&H.Aust wrote:
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.
Sweet! Does it have MI lights as well? Let me know if the other two crossings still have their equipment as well. Hope you can get trains at them!
Sadly it doesn't have MI lights, but WCH lights mounted on Westinghouse brackets. The visors are very long and seem to be custom made. Also found a pair of Harmon gate mechs still surviving at Henty which are the last ones left in the area.
Hopefully you can get them all recorded!
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 7:07 pm
by TrickyMario7654
Found a traffic school in Cranbourne East which has a set of gateless signals in it. From what I can make out, they have Safetran Type 3 E-Bells and Westinghouse lights.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.112 ... 312!8i6656
Ironically, it's not too far away from where this abandoned crossing once stood.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.116 ... 312!8i6656
The next crossing down the line was missing a signal!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.127 ... 312!8i6656
Also, I just noticed that they've keep the signal bases and the relay cases at this crossing in Lang Lang.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.264 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.264 ... 312!8i6656
Here's a downgraded crossing in Nyora. Originally, this crossing had an active setup. But was downgraded to crossbucks when the SGR took over the section from Nyora to Leongatha for tourist operations (though the group collapsed last year).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.333 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.333 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.333 ... 312!8i6656
A crossing further up the line in Bena has a hybrid bell!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.415 ... 328!8i1664
Here's a Teardrop bell at this crossing in Korumburra. (Though judging by the chipping paint, they probably didn't maintain the signals!)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.427 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.427 ... 312!8i6656
There's also a vintage "BEWARE OF TRAINS" sign here, which used to be seen at Crib Crossings (Open/Passive Pedestrian crossings).
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.427 ... 312!8i6656
Found another Teardrop bell in Leongatha.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.472 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.472 ... 312!8i6656
Also, I found an out of place passive crossing sign (with a hazard triangle!)
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.472 ... 312!8i6656
Yet another Teardrop bell in Leongatha.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.475 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.475 ... 312!8i6656
Moving onto something else. Here's a Wig-Wag that's been statically preserved inside Coal Creek Historical Park in Korrumburra. I remember visiting this place back in 2013, and I got to see the Wig-Wag up close.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.443 ... 312!8i6656
We've also got Steam loco K169 persevered here too!
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-38.443 ... 312!8i6656
From what I've read, this Wig-Wag likely came from that crossing in Korrumburra which I mentioned earlier in this post. Here's a picture from 1970 showing the Wig-Wag in action.
http://www.trainweb.org/dansrailpix/kor ... 0_1970.jpg
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 2:15 am
by McK&H.Aust
Had a successful day of filming. Got a train going past the Modern Industries bell at the Rock. Then went to Yarrawonga and filmed a train going past the Westinghouse teardrop bell which sounds nice & healthy. Finished off by filming a V-line passenger train going past the Safetran m-bell at Wodonga.
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 2:42 am
by TrickyMario7654
McK&H.Aust wrote:Had a successful day of filming. Got a train going past the Modern Industries bell at the Rock. Then went to Yarrawonga and filmed a train going past the Westinghouse teardrop bell which sounds nice & healthy. Finished off by filming a V-line passenger train going past the Safetran m-bell at Wodonga.
Cool.
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:47 am
by chris96
McK&H.Aust wrote:Had a successful day of filming. Got a train going past the Modern Industries bell at the Rock. Then went to Yarrawonga and filmed a train going past the Westinghouse teardrop bell which sounds nice & healthy. Finished off by filming a V-line passenger train going past the Safetran m-bell at Wodonga.
That's awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing it!
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:32 am
by freebrickproductions
McK&H.Aust wrote:Had a successful day of filming. Got a train going past the Modern Industries bell at the Rock. Then went to Yarrawonga and filmed a train going past the Westinghouse teardrop bell which sounds nice & healthy. Finished off by filming a V-line passenger train going past the Safetran m-bell at Wodonga.
I hope you can get those Harmon gate mechs as well! Glad to hear that you had a successful day though, I'm looking forwards to the videos!
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 12:05 pm
by McK&H.Aust
freebrickproductions wrote:McK&H.Aust wrote:Had a successful day of filming. Got a train going past the Modern Industries bell at the Rock. Then went to Yarrawonga and filmed a train going past the Westinghouse teardrop bell which sounds nice & healthy. Finished off by filming a V-line passenger train going past the Safetran m-bell at Wodonga.
I hope you can get those Harmon gate mechs as well! Glad to hear that you had a successful day though, I'm looking forwards to the videos!
Going to try to catch a train going past those Harmon mechs today. There used to be lots of them here, they were used on most new installations during the 1980's but are now disappearing quickly.
Re: Australian Railroad Crossing Signals
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:29 pm
by TrickyMario7654
