When I was a lad, there was no lights, bells or booms on that crossing, let alone traffic lights. Just the "railway crossing" cross, and the old red triangle on the pole. The old red rattlers would go screaming down the hill towards Noble Park bouncing around all over the place when in them. Then there was a multiple fatality car/train accident there. They then put in lights and bells, no booms. Would have been mid 1960's or thereabouts.
0:24 nice that is has a 3rd bell that is a McKenzie and holland one! 1:08 what's the point of the McKenzie and Holland bell if it can't be heard over the Westinghouse bells? 3:26 that's a nice horn! 3:48 that one pedestrain gate is really slower than the other! 5:34 So I guess that means the McKenzie and holland bell isn't used!
No unfortunately the teardrop bell doesn't work, and it's probably been that way for many years. It always leads to the question of why it's still there!
Thanks :) Well I THINK WCH lights are rare. Most of them in Victoria are Westinghouse lights, but I don't know enough to be sure. Yeah I saw that too. Must be close to retirement age
The cantilevers used to be standard in Melbourne from the early 60's to the late 70's for use with traffic lights. They were usually painted yellow but the crossings had them a silver shade. There's still a lot of the traffic lights cantilevers left, but Heatherton Road, Corrigan Road and Murrumbeena Roads might be the last ones that still have the 60's/70's crossing mast.
Really nice crossing with a very interesting variety of equipment. It's nice seeing the WCH lights, are they rare in Melbourne? Usually a cross painted on something means it has been condemned and is going to be removed, not sure why they would bother removing the teardrop bell now unless the cantilever is going to be relocated for the construction works. I guess the whole crossing has a big cross painted on it somewhere! Great video.
Yeah it really is a multi-cultural crossing. Quite a unique layout! I think WCH lights are rare. Most of them in Victoria are Westinghouse lights, but I don't know enough to be sure. I can understand them not bothering to reinstall the teardrop bell if they temporarily remove the cantilevers, but I'm not sure they will. Afterall, it's gonna become skyrail and they won't need a road bridge built
Stuart, I’m so glad that you got the teardrop bell from this crossing and it wasn’t scrapped.
Hehe I am too!
This is the first video I watched in my life when I saw this channel and also I like you filming the other side
When I was a lad, there was no lights, bells or booms on that crossing, let alone traffic lights. Just the "railway crossing" cross, and the old red triangle on the pole. The old red rattlers would go screaming down the hill towards Noble Park bouncing around all over the place when in them. Then there was a multiple fatality car/train accident there. They then put in lights and bells, no booms. Would have been mid 1960's or thereabouts.
0:24 nice that is has a 3rd bell that is a McKenzie and holland one!
1:08 what's the point of the McKenzie and Holland bell if it can't be heard over the Westinghouse bells?
3:26 that's a nice horn!
3:48 that one pedestrain gate is really slower than the other!
5:34 So I guess that means the McKenzie and holland bell isn't used!
No unfortunately the teardrop bell doesn't work, and it's probably been that way for many years. It always leads to the question of why it's still there!
what I think is that the teardrop bell is working but just not hooked up to the relays so it doesn't sound
XD the lights on the gates are upside down!
piktureit that’s what they did on the wishbone Crossing Gates But now they have the new ones and there on the top
Corrigan Road Noble Park has been removed but was on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines
on the other side there's right side lights with red blinkers
Great video! How common are WCH 8 inch lights over there in Victoria? One of the pedestrian gates also rose rather slowly in the second video!
Thanks :) Well I THINK WCH lights are rare. Most of them in Victoria are Westinghouse lights, but I don't know enough to be sure. Yeah I saw that too. Must be close to retirement age
If you look carefully, one of the boom gates is painted black at the top (must of been a B&W gate at one point).
Lack of attention to detail alright, whoops
old train track at noble park now got the skyrail
Shame the teardrop bell doesn't ring, it looks great. The cantelivers look cool too!
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Yeah it is a pity, but I think it's been programmed not to ring for many years haha
They've got similar cantilevers at Murrumbeena.
The cantilevers used to be standard in Melbourne from the early 60's to the late 70's for use with traffic lights. They were usually painted yellow but the crossings had them a silver shade. There's still a lot of the traffic lights cantilevers left, but Heatherton Road, Corrigan Road and Murrumbeena Roads might be the last ones that still have the 60's/70's crossing mast.
Awesome Video!
Cool seeing USA signals in Australia
Why does the back of the teardrop bell have a yellow "X" on it?
It's anyone's guess, but usually a cross is bad news
Considering that it doesn't sound like it's working leads me to believe that it's dead.
GrnArrow092 unless power has been cut to it and they just left it there
This is a rare set up the bell is usually on a back crossing near these type crossings the gate is connected to the pole which is very rare
i actually add your recording of the teardrop bell of the crossing to see something like a bell combo, credit to you btw
No worries, go right ahead :)
Really nice crossing with a very interesting variety of equipment. It's nice seeing the WCH lights, are they rare in Melbourne? Usually a cross painted on something means it has been condemned and is going to be removed, not sure why they would bother removing the teardrop bell now unless the cantilever is going to be relocated for the construction works. I guess the whole crossing has a big cross painted on it somewhere! Great video.
McK&H Aust i wander what the westinghouse hybrid and teardrop bell would sound like together
Yeah it really is a multi-cultural crossing. Quite a unique layout! I think WCH lights are rare. Most of them in Victoria are Westinghouse lights, but I don't know enough to be sure. I can understand them not bothering to reinstall the teardrop bell if they temporarily remove the cantilevers, but I'm not sure they will. Afterall, it's gonna become skyrail and they won't need a road bridge built
Max Grawe they sound nice together, just like the crossing was at Ivanhoe. I may do a video some day when I have the time.
I found Westinghouse lights mounted in WRRS brackets at the Progress Street crossing.
Guess what, they've replaced the hybrid bells at this with E-Bells! Metro is that STUPID! The good news, the Teardrop has been left alone.
Wish I could have the westinghouse hybrid bells that the railways don't use.
I wish I could have them all too!
The bell has to be high on the back crossing
there are e bells at this crossing now
A railway crossing in noble park