Level Crossing, Cessnock NSW, Australia.
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2019
- The first activation is shown at 4:20
This is the Vincent Street level crossing at Cessnock, New South Wales. It is located on the private branch line from Maitland (East Greta Junction) to Pelton which is known as the South Maitland Railway. The line is used to transport coal from the Austar Mine (near Pelton) to Newcastle for loading onto ships.
The track between East Greta Junction and Cessnock is owned by South Maitland Railways Pty Ltd, with the remaining section of track between Cessnock and Pelton being owned by Austar Coal Mine. The ownership boundary is 150 metres north of the McFarlane Street level crossing and is marked by a large double-sided sign.
The Vincent St crossing is owned by Austar Coal Mine and was protected by stop signs until these signals were installed some time around September 2009 (thanks Trainman 7 for the installation date). Both signals have unmarked bases and Westinghouse lights with Westinghouse clear LED's (these are quite rare in NSW) while the northern signal has a Safetran Type 3 electronic bell. This bell replaced the original Safetran Type 3 which was an older model with a larger base (thanks again Trainman 7).
At the end of the video are some pictures of the McFarlane Street level crossing and the surrounding infrastructure. Located 150 metres north of the crossing is the sign which marks the ownership boundary between South Maitland Railways and Austar Coal mine. Attached to the track near this sign is a distance marker which measures 24.160 kilometers from the start of line at East Greta Junction. About 200 metres south from the crossing are two very old and rusted landmark signals (distant markers) that most likely protected the former Bellbird Junction Signal Box which closed in 1973 and was located several hundred metres north-east of the crossing.
Train information: Coal trains to Pelton are operated by Pacific National using EL class locomotives which are leased from CFCLA (Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia).
1st train: AS167 empty coal hoppers from Newcastle (Kooragang) to Pelton, with locomotives EL55 (Kensei) and EL56 (Doriemus).
2nd train: Having been loaded with coal, the same train is seen returning from Pelton to Kooragang as number AS168. The train was filmed from two different angles, both of which are shown in this video.
Filmed on March 20, 2019.
wow, no barriers, good to know, I'll be going there in the next few months
Sadly the crossing doesn’t get trains any more
Great Video! Love how those Westinghouse Clear LEDs fade!
Thanks!
Nice railroad xing video, as always :)
Thanks!
i remember as a kid watching the train go by at that crossing, ahsame it got closed
Great shots ! 👍🏻
Thanks!
Your welcome! This crossing has always been a favourite of mine, mainly because of the Westinghouse lights and that it’s just such a cool setup! I think this was one of the last if not the last installations in NSW to use normal crossbucks. Love the shot at 10:53! Great video!
Thanks! It sure is cool setup for a new installation, it's also one of the last gate-less installations on a public road in NSW. It's a pity there weren't more Westinghouse LED's used in NSW.
Awesome video! I like how those LED lights fade in!
Thanks!
WCH clear LEDS might be common in your area they are rare over here in America
These clear LED's were made by Westinghouse
Nice video and crossing!
Thanks!
Great Video! Love those Westinghouse Clear LEDs! They kinda look like a Clear version of the 8” Safetran Fading LEDs in Canada and in the USA.
Thanks! I also like those Westinghouse LED's, sadly they're rare around here, but Victoria has plenty.
They dont use those rails any more sadly
Great Video!
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Great Video
Thanks!
Nice video! I think the fact that the original safetran type 3 e bell got replaced says something about their reliability.
Thanks! It does say something about their reliability, I'm surprised they didn't replace it with something different.
Mine closed in March
Yes and PN have since returned the EL's to CFCLA :(
Could you do videos on these bells, Western Cullen Hayes, Safetran, Griswood, WRRS and WRRS mini?
Ok.
Interesting. Do Australian trains always sound their horns when approaching grade crossings? I thought that was just a North American thing.
Most trains will sound their horns, but it seems to depend on the train crew.
Nice video, how frequently do trains go through Cessnock?
Thanks! There is no set pattern to the train movements, sometimes three trains per day or nothing for a week or more.
nice!
Thanks!
Great video! Looks nice there! How is the weather over there lately?
Thanks! The weather is gradually cooling down, we've had some rain but need more.
@@McKHAust its gradually warming up here as we are now in spring but the temperatures have been all over the place lately, 83°F a week ago Monday, about 65°F a couple days ago and 70s°F today. A little rain here and there but not much.
@@McKHAust It's been lovely in Victoria since that unbearable heat we had in January and we've had a good mixture of warm, mild and coolish weather (we've really only had two spells of particularly hot weather since January) but we've had hardly any rain at all so far this year
Hey, there's a crossing on the line which has old manually operated boom barriers at it. Can you film it please?
Yes the crossing on Junction Street, I've been thinking of filming it for a while but not sure when.
Would you consider filming videos of trains passing through passive level crossings, or are you only interested in active level crossings?
I may film the occasional passive crossing but mostly active.
@@McKHAust I understand. Active crossings are the best, especially with Safetran mechanical bells.
Does any Australian crossings have those Higher Pitched Type 3 Bells?
I don't know of any high pitched Safetran Type 3 bells in Australia, it's a shame because I like the sound.
Nice video! Agh this crossing is too modern, it needs a downgrade, eeeeek. I like the weird and wacky crossing signs at the end of the vid though
Thanks! Although I prefer filming older crossings I still like to record a certain amount of newer crossings from time to time, they won't be new forever and will be classed as vintage equipment some day. Sadly it's becoming harder to find old crossings in NSW these days.