My Railway Crossing Bell Collection - 500 Subscriber Special!

[@JRP2008]

You never realise how huge railway crossing bells are untill you see them on the floor next to a couch for scale. They're humongous! This video was a delight to watch, especially hearing the history of each bell and being able to take a look inside.

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

back two years later (yee haw) I now have 5 bells, and just recently got a WRRS bell! After a bit of work it works great!

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :) they'll all be coming soon

[@firesafetyclass2903]

Cool!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rileycummaudo8612]

Love the sound of the teardrop bell 🛎😍. Great Video Stuart

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :)

[@108CAM]

Great video Stuart. Your bells sound good and the overview of each bell is excellent and I’m glad that these bells, especially the Corigan Road teardrop have gone to a good home and not to the scrapyard. Congrats on reaching 500 subscribers! I’ll post a video of my bell collection soon.

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :) I appreciate it. Looking forward to to your bell collection vid!

[@Pikachu-h8d]

Staur haunt u gonna show me same bells

[@jacktherailwayenthusiast3343]

Great video Stuart, great sounding bells you have, and interesting to hear what the Corrigan Road teardrop sounds like.

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks Jack :) I appreciate it

[@CoreythelordoftheIsles]

Now we know where the Clayton Road Westinghouse bell is now, its owned by fellow Victorian Railfan "Tazzie Transport"

[@joshuadominictoling5310]

I liked this for Amtrak, UP, BNSF, CSX, and NS locomotives!!! The SSC and WCH 2nd Mechanical Bells are great.

[@sbmetro165]

Amazing video! I love how in depth each of the descriptions are! Well done, and great collection

[@108CAM]

@SBMetro I wish you would leave positive comments on my videos like you did here.

[@sbmetro165]

@@108CAM Mate then why don't you upload something as interesting as this

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :) Everyone needs a collection of crossing bells lol

[@b.n.c.v5792]

Those bells sound exactly like the ones here in the United States

[@Cenn_Devel]

Because they are.

[@AngelaHurst-tu7ph]

Not the hybrids they are Australian only

[@joshuadominictoling5310]

I liked this Safetran System Corp and Western Cullen Hayes Type 2 Mechanical Bells for Amtrak, Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, and Norfolk Southern!!!

[@Signkid]

@@AngelaHurst-tu7phno, some hybrids are in the United States, mostly safetran, but some Westinghouse ones to

[@DetroitSignalsAndBells]

@@AngelaHurst-tu7phno actually there are some Westinghouse hybrids in the USA not common but they do appear once in awhile.

[@johnnyboy3078]

Wow!!!

[@JunoTheRailfan844]

i currently own 3 bells a Safetran Mechanical bell A NEG Closed Bottom And A Safetran Type 3 Anyways nice bells!

[@stuarthunt101]

Nice one!

[@JunoTheRailfan844]

@@stuarthunt101 I now own just the Safetran Bell... I got rid of my E-Bells

[@iftheseoldbeastscouldtalk7796]

Nice crossing bells! The closest railroad crossing to me in my town has a US&SC teardrop bell and it has been there since at least the 1950's.

[@iftheseoldbeastscouldtalk7796]

It is actually the one in the thumbnail of BNSF2184's video about them and the first one is in a nearby town.

[@PlyingKibbles89]

Beautiful collection!

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks :)

[@TazzieTransport]

21:35 The Safetran at Seymour remains from when I saw it a few weeks ago there is one at Mount Clay Road, Heywood still (Portland Line) and there is one sitting on a private crossing in the North of south Dynon

[@stuarthunt101]

Well there you go, stuff I didn't know!

[@mr.cheese.balls100s]

the south dynon one is gone i think

[@TazzieTransport]

@@mr.cheese.balls100s its dead, Haven't seen any pics of it not there yet tho

[@kcmorailfan4784]

Do you know if the Seymour Safetran is still around as of January 2024 or if it was removed around 2023?

[@Ilenapieta]

There is one on Mount Clay Road in Henwood. 😅 I do like the McKenzie and Holland teardrop bells especially the one on Carrigan Road that got removed in 2018 😞.

[@Redhen334sar]

Nice video, I like the level of detail and effort put into the video, very well presented.

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :) much appreciated!

[@robbiewales3007]

Excellent video Stuart. I'll have to have a look and see what number is on my Westinghouse hybrid bell. My Westinghouse hybrid bell originally came from Ballarat and was used at Lydiard Street before it was replaced by a e-bell probably after 2010 but I'm not sure of the year

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks Rob :) you're lucky you got the one from Lydiard St!

[@emmaziccone]

Wonderful video as always love the collection of bells Congrats on the subscribers

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks Emmy :)

[@wereswdfgrdesd]

@@stuarthunt101 we have this type of bell at 5:16 in some greek railway crossings and 10;57 those are us teardrop bells

[@therailrangervmtg8658]

Congratulations on 500 subs! You have a great collection of bells, just wondering is it safe to run the bells on the power supply? I'm thinking of getting one as electromagnets really drain my batteries lol. Also, I think your first teardrop shown has an older gong, as it produces an odd low pitched tone. This is similar to Moscript St and Nunn st. Also the Ivanhoe hybrid bell currently resides with me :)

[@108CAM]

It’s always good when you know witch crossings your bells came from.

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :) yeah, it's safe as long as you don't overpower the bells, as in adjust the voltage to higher than recommended, which for my bells is 12 volts. Nice, I'd like to see a video of that one soon

[@jacktherailwayenthusiast3343]

@@stuarthunt101 he does have a video of his hybrid bell

[@Tyler-Barnfield]

Congrats on the 500 subscribers and awesome collection of bells as well nice to see them all together at once👍

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :) I appreciate it

[@AH137productions]

Fantastic collection of crossing bells there stuart. Great that you got the teardrop from Corrigan rd. I wonder when it last rung for a train before you got it. Maybe it was as long ago as 1984 when that crossing got boom gates. I really liked how detailed this was and how much effort went into it and it turned out great!

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :) I appreciate it. lol it probably was from all that time ago! They're robust things, they last forever

[@wildtraingamer3146]

20:36my favorite

[@joshuadominictoling5310]

Using a Nathan K5LA for only Amtrak and K5LLA on SD70ACe locomotives for the freight trains!!!

[@michaelgatien4277]

First one sounded more like a fast antique fire bell in schools in the old days

[@stuarthunt101]

lol

[@tanzianempire8761]

20:34, at 2 speed, that's the typical sound of a Tanzian RR crossing bell.

[@stuarthunt101]

lol

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

7:19 *depressed bell noises*

[@stuarthunt101]

lol

[@vacbag5233]

Hi mate though i do not own one if i’m correct the cast iron mck&h teardrop bells had a 4 inch base (in the upper part of the newer version)and a removable larger adapter piece (maybe 5/6ish inches) which probably rotates. cool video btw and congrats on 500 subs🎉

[@stuarthunt101]

Thanks man :)

[@SebastianC701]

Are there any NMA EBA Dutch-styled e-bells in Aussie?

[@FaFromCastle]

Barker e bells

[@StephaineWashington-kp3gv]

How the railroad crossing malfunctioned?

[@ethanthevictorianrailfan7030]

Hey Stuart! I was just wondering if i could use your clip of your 1st gen hybrid ringing for my 300 subs special video? I will put “video credits to Stuart Hunt” in the clip, with a link to your channel in the description, is that okay? PS i did watch this video when you first posted it, i really really like how much info you have on each bell and they all sound amazing so fantastic work from me!

[@stuarthunt101]

Hey Etham. Not a problem, go right ahead :) thanks for the kind words

[@ethanthevictorianrailfan7030]

@@stuarthunt101 Amazing! :) Your welcome, you deserve it :D

[@JJXTEM]

I'm getting a Safetran Type 3 Bell.

[@finnythao1548]

There’s two types of safetran mechanical bells the fast version and slow version

[@chiefpred9982]

The corrigan road crossing teardrop bell is in safe hands, for now…

[@stuarthunt101]

lol

[@kms1099]

If you get enough wiring, will you set off all your bells

[@stuarthunt101]

Lol I could

[@aydoyt]

I think that the first hybrid may have come from Blackburn

[@stuarthunt101]

Hmm, it might well have, listening to footage of the crossing years ago. I think my bell was just a little bit too rusty, unlike the one at Blackburn Rd

[@conraillock666]

Stuart im from the usa i have a wrrs 1206 or model 222 mechanical bell I think Westinghouse copied safetran hybrid bell

[@DanielWalker-l8q]

Garcia Sarah Taylor Richard Walker Helen

[@thetrainspotterfromgisborn5929]

Where Did You Get Them?

[@Ilenapieta]

Most of them were from eBay.

[@tomhenry6440]

29:12 Kooyong

[@stuarthunt101]

lol yep