Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The first activation is shown at 2:31
This is the Wingham Road level crossing at Wingham, New South Wales. Since I last filmed the crossing in June 2020 the Safetran mechanical bell has been replaced by a Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell.
In March 2021 the town of Wingham was inundated by major flooding which lasted for several days, during this time the railway line was covered by water which caused continual activation of the level crossing. It is likely that this prolonged activation was a contributing factor in the Safetran bell dying so quickly.
The Safetran bell can be seen here in part 2 youtube.com/watch?v=giVfXLlupxQ
Part 1 youtube.com/watch?v=tHCAZ-Vgi2c
Train information:
1st train: NT36 XPT service from Grafton to Sydney.
2nd train: 2WB7 Qube steel service from Port Kembla to Brisbane, with locomotives QL005 and QL007.
Filmed on September 4, 2023.
The first activation is shown at 2:31
This is the Wingham Road level crossing at Wingham, New South Wales. Since I last filmed the crossing in June 2020 the Safetran mechanical bell has been replaced by a Western Cullen Hayes mechanical bell.
In March 2021 the town of Wingham was inundated by major flooding which lasted for several days, during this time the railway line was covered by water which caused continual activation of the level crossing. It is likely that this prolonged activation was a contributing factor in the Safetran bell dying so quickly.
The Safetran bell can be seen here in part 2 youtube.com/watch?v=giVfXLlupxQ
Part 1 youtube.com/watch?v=tHCAZ-Vgi2c
Train information:
1st train: NT36 XPT service from Grafton to Sydney.
2nd train: 2WB7 Qube steel service from Port Kembla to Brisbane, with locomotives QL005 and QL007.
Filmed on September 4, 2023.
