Level Crossing, Coramba NSW, Australia.
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- The first activation is shown at 4:27
This is the Leusings Private Road crossing at Coramba, New South Wales. It is located near Coffs Harbour, on the North Coast line which links Sydney and Brisbane.
These signals were installed some time around 2000, both signals have unmarked bases and Western Cullen Hayes lights, mounted on Henkes & Harmon crossarms. Originally the crossing didn't have a bell but possibly some kind of makeshift alarm, it has since been fitted with a Safetran Type 3 electronic bell.
The LED's here are rather interesting, they resemble Western Cullen Hayes 1st generation LED's however they are a clear version which was only used for a short time in NSW around the early 2000's, following this the Alstom/United Group LED's became standard and replaced most of these now rare units.
The train seen in the video is NT32 XPT service from Brisbane to Sydney.
Filmed on September 5, 2023.
Great Video! those led's are in amazing condition!!
Nice crossing! Great to see those old mystery LEDs still standing!
Great video!
Thanks!
Great video Michael
Thanks Jack!
I've always liked how the crossbucks on certain crossings have a red backboard. Reminds me of a special crossbuck that was used exclusively in the state of Ohio (where I live). It's called a buckeye crossbuck and instead of black letters on a white sign it was red letters. Below the crossbuck was a special yield (give way) sign that had reflectors on the side. It was deemed better than normal crossbucks but was never included in the 2009 MUTCD.
Well done!! Crossing suggestion: you HAVE to film the crossing located in Fassifern near Newcastle, there is a little freight line that cuts off to a gated and non-gated crossing, the gated one has GS E-bells!!! (And unusually large crossbucks)
Interesting lights it's good that they survived so long
I wonder what made them install signals here?
Probably due to limited visibility on account of the curves and steep terrain.
@@McKHAust Yeah, that would make sense. Also, nice to get two videos on consecutive days.
Nice video! It’s great these mystery LEDs have been able survive this long! Would love to know who made them. Sad it seems the crossings on the closed line through Mudgee are the only others to have them now but aren’t currently used:(
Thanks! These LED's certainly must be good quality to last for this long, makes you wonder why they stopped using them.