SH74A Garlands Road Level Crossing, Woolston, Christchurch

[@onceamusician5408]

a Christchurch boy here. i live in Woolston but more the other end. i am more familiar with the Ensors road crossing but drive over this one from time to time.
at my age, 65, i remember from my childhood the old coal powered steam engines which we could hear from my home in Hoon Hay
and my paternal grandfather was a station master at Addington when it was a station albeit only a signal box which he manually operated
those were the days

[@MicrowaveMatt661]

2nd one was scary sounding when the DFB crossed the road 😮

[@Jamie-Tane-media]

Awesome, Glad you managed to get there and film that level crossing.

[@liftrailphotographyinnz3992]

Thanks, I am too.

[@oregonsignalfan]

dude, I did not expect to see Griswold EM mechanisms in New Zealand!!!

[@liftrailphotographyinnz3992]

There’s still a few around in NZ but most have been retrofitted to LEDS

[@westburnworld]

These level crossings are so rare in New Zealand, not just because of the mechanical bells, it's also the angle of the road to the tracks

[@MrJohnsmovies]

Another great movie Hamish. This is my new channel Flower Show Guy I think has gone.

[@liftrailphotographyinnz3992]

Bummer, but thanks for your comment I have subscribed.

[@NZRT5068]

this crossing will eventually be upgraded as I Myself Was told by KiwiRail also it will be fitted with pedestrian stopgates but i have a soft spot for Mechanical Bells but all is said and i look forward to seeing the new crossing 🙂

[@westburnworld]

The Griswold bells are still here in 2024

[@aadildokrat3656]

Not sure when Kiwirail is going to upgrade the crossing and getting new equipment for Garlands Road.

[@liftrailphotographyinnz3992]

Neither but don’t jinx it though

[@aadildokrat3656]

@@liftrailphotographyinnz3992 I'm not going to jinx it

[@aadildokrat3656]

Anyways I like the Video