Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The first activation is shown at 5:20
This is the Boorhaman Road level crossing at North Wangaratta. It is located on the ARTC owned Melbourne - Sydney line in northeast Victoria.
These gated signals were installed in August 2015 when they replaced the previous gate-less signals, as reported in this news article pressreader.com/australia/wangaratta-chronicle/20150812/281646778866138
Both signals have Western Cullen Hayes bases, Siemens gate mechanisms, General Signals gate lights, Westinghouse 8 inch LED lights and General Signals Type 3 electronic bells. The bell on the western signal rings only until the gates have lowered, while the bell on the eastern signal rings until the gates rise. This is most likely one of the first installations in Australia to use GS Type 3 bells, and one of the few outside the Melbourne Metro area.
The eastern signal also has an interesting oddity, having an additional pair of Westinghouse incandescent lights fitted with strobes inside. There is also a strange looking box mounted on the mast behind the lights, I'm guessing it contains the equipment needed to operate the strobes. I'm not sure of the reason for having the strobes when the crossing is already equipped with LED lights and gates, but the previous signal seemed to have the same equipment so perhaps it was simply reinstalled onto the new signal. The old signal can be seen in this 2010 street view image https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.3255766,146.3506317,3a,15y,211.65h,88.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slLZcKDIyuXUIt23xzXKUxg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Train information:
1st train: 8620 V/Line passenger service from Albury to Melbourne, with locomotive N464. Filmed on June 9, 2020.
2nd train: SK81 AK Cars from Goulburn to Benalla, with locomotives GM27 and 442s2. The train was destined for Adelaide and was the last run of well known locomotive driver Bernie Baker before his retirement. Filmed on June 9, 2020.
3rd train: 8610 passenger service from Albury to Melbourne, with locomotive N457. Filmed on June 11, 2020.
4th train: 6M21V ballast train from Violet Town to Barnawartha, with locomotive GL108 leading and GL109 trailing. Filmed on June 11, 2020.
5th train: 4SM2 freight from Sydney to Melbourne, with locomotives NR66, AN1 and NR13. Filmed on June 11, 2020.
The first activation is shown at 5:20
This is the Boorhaman Road level crossing at North Wangaratta. It is located on the ARTC owned Melbourne - Sydney line in northeast Victoria.
These gated signals were installed in August 2015 when they replaced the previous gate-less signals, as reported in this news article pressreader.com/australia/wangaratta-chronicle/20150812/281646778866138
Both signals have Western Cullen Hayes bases, Siemens gate mechanisms, General Signals gate lights, Westinghouse 8 inch LED lights and General Signals Type 3 electronic bells. The bell on the western signal rings only until the gates have lowered, while the bell on the eastern signal rings until the gates rise. This is most likely one of the first installations in Australia to use GS Type 3 bells, and one of the few outside the Melbourne Metro area.
The eastern signal also has an interesting oddity, having an additional pair of Westinghouse incandescent lights fitted with strobes inside. There is also a strange looking box mounted on the mast behind the lights, I'm guessing it contains the equipment needed to operate the strobes. I'm not sure of the reason for having the strobes when the crossing is already equipped with LED lights and gates, but the previous signal seemed to have the same equipment so perhaps it was simply reinstalled onto the new signal. The old signal can be seen in this 2010 street view image https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-36.3255766,146.3506317,3a,15y,211.65h,88.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slLZcKDIyuXUIt23xzXKUxg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Train information:
1st train: 8620 V/Line passenger service from Albury to Melbourne, with locomotive N464. Filmed on June 9, 2020.
2nd train: SK81 AK Cars from Goulburn to Benalla, with locomotives GM27 and 442s2. The train was destined for Adelaide and was the last run of well known locomotive driver Bernie Baker before his retirement. Filmed on June 9, 2020.
3rd train: 8610 passenger service from Albury to Melbourne, with locomotive N457. Filmed on June 11, 2020.
4th train: 6M21V ballast train from Violet Town to Barnawartha, with locomotive GL108 leading and GL109 trailing. Filmed on June 11, 2020.
5th train: 4SM2 freight from Sydney to Melbourne, with locomotives NR66, AN1 and NR13. Filmed on June 11, 2020.
