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
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 🙂
Awesome, Glad you managed to get there and film that level crossing.
Thanks, I am too.
dude, I did not expect to see Griswold EM mechanisms in New Zealand!!!
There’s still a few around in NZ but most have been retrofitted to LEDS
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
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
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 🙂
2nd one was scary sounding when the DFB crossed the road 😮
Another great movie Hamish. This is my new channel Flower Show Guy I think has gone.
Bummer, but thanks for your comment I have subscribed.
Not sure when Kiwirail is going to upgrade the crossing and getting new equipment for Garlands Road.
Neither but don’t jinx it though
@@liftrailphotographyinnz3992 I'm not going to jinx it
Anyways I like the Video
The Griswold bells are still here in 2024