Great video! A good thing about level crossing having traffic signals is that they can be obeyed more easily most of the time
@its4it5 жыл бұрын
My favorite railway crossings are the ones with traffic signals, such as this one. There are quite a few of them in Melbourne, where there's a T intersection or pedestrian crossing, for instance.
@trainman7585 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Shame the m-bells are gone now though the new e-bells aren’t to bad... Went on that train at 15:21 back in 2017, it’s rather nice!
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I agree these bells are ok, it certainly could have been worse.
@VictorianRailHeritage5 жыл бұрын
Great Video And Crossing! The WC Hayes Electronic Bells are really nice
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I like the speed these bells have been adjusted to.
@VictorianRailHeritage5 жыл бұрын
McK&H Aust yes I just noticed that as well
@MrBnsftrain5 жыл бұрын
The yellow traffice light at 1:59 reminds me of the yellow lights on British and Gemran railroad crossings! 2:59 Nice catch of a Diesel train pulling an EMU! I hope they electrify at least from Adelaide to the sheds soon. 9:40 nice catch of mixed liveries!
@redhen3345 жыл бұрын
Electrification works for the full line have actually started :)
@derisleybrittain3 жыл бұрын
Excellent 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
@McKHAust3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@trainco16435 жыл бұрын
Keep up your awesome work! I remember coming to this crossing and seeing some passenger trains and a light movement of DL31 But kinda sad to see that the bells have since changed since the last time I came to this crossing (2016). I remember filming the Ghan at the Torrens Road crossing the following year👍🏻👍🏻
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The DL's seem rare these days. I did hear that funding has been provided to grade separate Torrens Road, but who knows if it will actually happen.
@trainco16435 жыл бұрын
@@McKHAust sadly they did that with the Oaklands station and crossing and unfortunately I couldn't take one last video there before the makeover
@bettysteve3227162 жыл бұрын
@@McKHAust and now it is happening, the crossing is going to remain but the old part of Torrens road is going to be an access road to/from Exeter again, like it was pre roadworks. (according to the guys doing the actual work not like what the government artwork shows)
@ABTrainsYT7 ай бұрын
Nice how it has traffic lights on top of the two flashing red lights 🚦
@george-officalchannelsaveu55063 жыл бұрын
I drive down that street sometimes
@sreejiths2702 Жыл бұрын
is this automatic or manually controlled?
@reimelangelofajardo3143 Жыл бұрын
Left Hand Traffic In Australia.
@AH137productions5 жыл бұрын
Great video . Very nice crossing. Sad that the m bells got replaced. I don’t like how Adelaide metro are now using red background crossbucks. Still good stuff
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Sadly those red background crossbucks seem to be spreading out everywhere.
@freebrickproductions5 жыл бұрын
Great video and crossing! Looks like the NEG gate light closest to the signal is incandescent while the middle one is LED. Not sure on the tip gate light.
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@TheBCRailfan5 жыл бұрын
Nice Crossing!
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@adambahouche3665 жыл бұрын
That’s a good crossing there! I was the lucky person to record the mechanical bells before they got replaced. :( You can watch my Hawker Street video, there’s M bells there
@adambahouche3665 жыл бұрын
More crossing videos will be WCH E-Bells which is one of their favourites in SA unless you want to record mechanical bells if you’re doing a Steamranger version.
@redhen3345 жыл бұрын
I found your video of the hawker st crossing just a few minutes ago, great you got to film the old bells there.
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I wish I had been able to film the m-bells, but I still really like this crossing even with the e-bells :)
@redhen3345 жыл бұрын
Great video! The eastern signal originally had a WCH 333 bell, the first gen one with a WRRS style base, and the western signal had a WRRS 222 Bell. Good thing Adelaide Metro doesn’t replace gate mechs, that must be why there are so many vintage gate mechs left. Also, did you know this crossing was actually a bridge at first? They ended up demolishing the bridge and they replaced it with this crossing, using these signals. For my 100th subscriber celebration , I’m re-releasing my Hawker St videos all in one video, and I am improving the photos and overall how the video is presented to fit in with my editing style nowadays.
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I didn't know this was a bridge, I wonder if it happened when they installed the third track? Looking forward to seeing your video of the old m-bells again, it's a shame they're gone but personally I quite like the way these WCH e-bells sound.
@redhen3345 жыл бұрын
McK&H Aust the bridge got demolished in 1985 I think, the 3rd track was added in 1982, so I think the demolition had to do with the bridge’s age.
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
That's certainly a different way of replacing an old bridge, would have been interesting to watch!
@MarkHenstridge5 ай бұрын
It is a real pity that the old bridge over the railway tracks was demolished.
@Brian_rock_railfan5 жыл бұрын
great video McK&H Aust :) more level crossings should have traffic lights
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@robertcarldecker5 жыл бұрын
I agree. They should have them worldwide!
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Yes there are many crossings which would benefit from having traffic signals, but as usual it comes down to nobody wanting to pay for them. A good example is the next upload from Grange Rd, Hawthorn. The crossing is situated on top of a rise which obstructs the view of the intersections on either side. In an attempt to improve safety, stop signs were installed on both sides of the crossing even though it is protected by gates!
@robertcarldecker5 жыл бұрын
McK&H Aust I actually meant to say worldwide as I live in the USA
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
I also meant worldwide but didn't really say it properly. I imagine that the same issues apply worldwide, nobody wants to pay for upgrades. In Australia there are frequent arguments between federal, state and local governments when deciding on who should pay. This often results in very slow progress or nothing being done at all.
@CoastalOCRailfan5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@McKHAust5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stevenmifsud74963 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree thay should look into doing the same for Adelaide South Australia it may just save a lot of accident's both with traffic and podestrens waiting for both Adelaide Metro train's and or the freight train's it would be more safe for both the train driver's and pasingers pice of mine all people get to go home safely and the train driver's get to also go home noing that thay have done the job and done the job very well and with 😀😀😀😀 smiley's on faces when thay get home after a hard day's or night's work it's not that hard to do if I can do you can do it also it would mean a lot to both the train driver's and your self ok
@JamesJimmaHarding5 жыл бұрын
Such a shame you weren't in time to get the WCH bell. Though at least they went with WCH e-bells instead of the usual Safetran type 3's for variety's sake