Level Crossing, Lilydale VIC, Australia.
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2024
- The first activation is shown at 7:15
Located in eastern Melbourne, this was the Cave Hill Road/Melba Avenue level crossing at Lilydale. The crossing was removed on July 5, 2024 and replaced by a pedestrian underpass.
Both gated signals had Westinghouse Brake & Signal bases, Westinghouse HB gate mechanisms, Artcraft gate lights and General Signals type 3 electronic bells. The bell on the western signal rang only until the gates lowered.
All four gate-less signals had unmarked bases and Westinghouse incandescent lights, while the pedestrian crossing had Magnetic swing gates.
Filmed on April 9, 2022.
Great video! Shame that crossing's dead, though it definitely looked a bit strange with the missing crossbucks!
Why did they even close this crossing? There was no reason to do so! God, I hate the Victorian Labor Party’s level crossing massacre so freaking much, that I’m never gonna vote for them in my lifetime!
Still, why did they remove the crossbucks on the signals located on the gated sides of the crossing? It looks so weird.
Also, boy the new Lilydale station looks like a tumour compared to the previous station. At least they didn’t demolish the old station.
@@TrickyMario7654 I have no idea why they chose to remove the crossing. I’m guessing the lack of signage was due to vandalism/theft.
@@McKHAust Frankly, I don’t even know why they’re removing the crossings at Ringwood, Ringwood East, or Croydon either. They’re not even that busy!
The Victorian government have gone too overboard with this program, removing crossings that weren’t even problematic at all! Even the original 50 was kind of overkill, now it’s more than double that, and some lines they’re planning on removing every crossing!
The money invested in these pointless removals could have been better spent elsewhere on other projects more worth it IMO.
Not much traffic was using this road
This crossing is dead