Level Crossing, Mentone VIC, Australia.

The first activation is shown at 7:25
This was the Warrigal Road level crossing at Mentone, Victoria. It was located on the Frankston line in southeast Melbourne.
These gated signals were installed on July 27 1983. They were removed from service on October 4, 2023 as part of grade separation works, with a new temporary crossing being constructed nearby.
Both gated signals had unmarked bases, Westinghouse HB gate mechanisms, wishbone gates with Artcraft lights and General Signals Type 2 electronic bells. The northern signal had two pairs of Westinghouse incandescent lights and one pair of McKenzie & Holland lights, while the southern signal had three pairs of McKenzie & Holland lights. The upper lights on each signal were mounted on McKenzie & Holland crossarms and the lower lights mounted on Westinghouse crossarms. Each signal had one very old and rare McKenzie & Holland light which had provision to attach a rear facing lens unit.
Both gate-less signals had unmarked bases and a pair of Westinghouse incandescent lights, with the southern signal having extremely short visors for some reason. Both pedestrian crossings had Magnetic Autocontrol swing gates.
Filmed on April 10, 2022.

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video and crossing! RIP to the signals there.

[@trainman758]

Nice video! This crossing certainly had some very interesting equipment!

[@McKHAust]

Thanks :)

[@TazzieTransport]

Great Video, and crossing! Shame the lights are now lost to history :(

[@McKHAust]

Thanks!

[@TrickyMario7654]

This crossing was actually the site of Victoria's first flashing light signals in the early 1930s. Shame you got only one Comeng set this time round, though. Did you film any other suburban crossings in 2022?

[@McKHAust]

Interesting information. I filmed the crossing to record the actual equipment itself so not really worried about the train types. I did film some other things but you'll find out when I eventually upload them, Thornbury was one but I'm not prepared to make an exhaustive list.

[@TrickyMario7654]

@@McKHAust Ah ok, it’s just that I prefer Comengs over the other trains in the Metro fleet, especially the HCMTs. Like, it’s sickening how many sets have been scrapped, including the first ten sets built.

[@HybridBell]

Great video. Looks like one of those HB’s has a hard time snubbing the descent. Maybe low hydraulic fluid.

[@McKHAust]

Thanks :)

[@saxonaudio]

Which one though? North or south.

[@HybridBell]

@@saxonaudiothe one that bounces heavily. Pretty common across Hb mechanisms

[@saxonaudio]

Which is to say the south one? @@HybridBell

[@HybridBell]

@@saxonaudioThe gate that is on the down side of the line.

[@tomhenry6440]

Shame it is being removed. Rip McK&H Incandescents

[@saxonaudio]

Will the General Signals type 2s be moved to the temporary crossing or no?