LEVEL CROSSING | Steyne Avenue, Plimmerton | UPGRADED!

[@liftrailphotographyinnz3992]

It is sad to see the Griswold Barriers and Incandescent Lights gone but it was always going to happen. In fact given the condition of the barriers I am surprised that it wasn’t done sooner.

[@ceridyan2910]

Nice railway crossing video. Greeting from Indonesia

[@herehereoconnor8693]

Amazing video it's very interesting putting the gates in but I'm looking forward seeing it in the future

[@thekvrailwayline4317]

Of you have time Alex can you please do a retake of the Plimmerton pedestrian crossings again because I want to see the level crossing again.

[@erincummins2695]

According to Jamie Tane, both of those pedestrian level crossings have been removed (I also believe that the LED Train Coming lights from that pedestrian crossing that used to have the Dutch EBA E-Bells were recycled from there)

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

I'm aware. I'm good friends with Jamie and we communicate regularly.

[@thunderbolttdmplayz6750]

​@@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 there are too many wch bells in nz why government want that

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

@@thunderbolttdmplayz6750 Because all the railways in NZ are managed by the same entity - KiwiRail. It's not like in America where there are multiple competing companies that all buy equipment from wherever they want. With only one entity looking after everything, you naturally end up with everything being the same, as KiwiRail buys gear from WCH. We also use WCH barriers, and recently started using WCH lights as well.

[@n.f.railphotography7185]

What I've also noticed is that I'm pretty sure this crossing had the setting where the bells stop before the barriers raise, that setting is gone

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Yes, that was the case. KiwiRail appear to not be using that anymore.

[@liftrailphotographyinnz3992]

@@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 Yes they are not using it as crossings upgraded within the last 5 years or so such as Roberts Line and SH49 Tangiwai no longer use it as well as many others.

[@Jamie-Tane-media]

Could be wrong, But i think Beach road Paekakariki has the bells still stop before the barriers raise, Can confirm that next time i am out that way if you like. If that is the case then its deffently the last road level crossing in our area.

[@Jamie-Tane-media]

I should also mention that Steyne Ave has a new control box

[@BTWF_Xpert]

Hey there's something new in plimmerton station and level crossing

[@mkasrailwaysliftsmore8005]

AMAZING, very RIP old lamp style lights First level crossing video of 2022 too

[@KiwiTomCrawford]

You should do an update video on this, quite a bit of work done over the weekend, including a partial crossing at the southern end of the station

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Yes, I have been wanting to come back here for ages, but each week, either the line is closed, the weather is shit or I am just too busy (I won't have time this weekend, for example) I need good weather as well, as no way I am standing around a level crossing getting wet for the sake of a video, lol. I'm also limited to weekends, since I work full-time - KZbin is just a hobby and life has to come first.

[@jordanferrazza8700]

Victoria, Australia is in the middle of demolishing almost all level crossings in the city and eventually adding at least two new long-distance subways

[@thekvrailwayline4317]

In my country incandesent lights at road level crossings are actually super commen.

[@ketutsunada5405]

Gotta love those fast ebells. Also I'm guessing that the ebells are ringing fast to diffienciat from Australia cause it's been in use way before Kiwi Rail.

[@christopherclark1721]

Have you noticed that when the bells are going, there seems to also be a faint rapid beeping sound as well?

[@AllieThePrettyGator]

the sound like the ones here in america

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

That's because it's American equipment (Western-Cullen Hayes)

[@sgtdebones]

Interesting, this is more like an Australian/mirrored American setup than the old Kiwi setup was

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Kiwirail has always used mostly American-made equipment, using Griswold originally as well as a few other companies, and currently gets equipment from Western-Cullen Hayes.

[@sgtdebones]

@@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 Yeah I know. I'm saying the setup is even more conventional than it was previously.

[@finnythao1548]

By the way the modern signals have 8 inch lights they can be made by Safetran/WCH/WRRS

[@saimonsevcik]

Why did they replaced the grizwold barriers when there wasnt nothing wrong about them

[@liftrailphotographyinnz3992]

They needed replacing as they were very rusty, I am surprised it wasn’t done sooner tbh.

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Also difficult to get parts for them given Griswold doesn’t exist anymore and hasn’t in ages.

[@ketutsunada5405]

Yea back at the start with the old M bells the gate look like it could of lived better days and the counterweight which is the thing on the end of crossing barriers to keep them level is starting to rust

[@jordanferrazza8700]

Why is the crossbuck on the light pole, rather than next to it?

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

That's how we do it here in NZ. Most Level Crossings are like this.

[@jordanferrazza8700]

@@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 I thought they were usually seperate, similar to the UK

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

@@jordanferrazza8700 Not in NZ.

[@jordanferrazza8700]

@@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 I see a lot of rudimentary ones with the crossbuck separate, but it looks like they could be replacing them all

[@thunderbolttdmplayz6750]

​@@the_alex_ellis_channel6923 Your country stole our crossing bells

[@ScxreMxchiFire2008]

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