I meant there have been at least 4 individual MI bells, 1 at The Rock, 2 at Wagga and 1 at Muswellbrook. Most likely there used to be more, but we may never know for sure.
6:33 I've never seen a Pacific National engine that dirty before! I like the bells they have here, especially the one that starts late! I wonder if this crossing has ever had a moment where the WC Hayes bell stops before the Modern Industries bell starts?
Dirty engines are common on coal trains, I've actually seen some that are dirtier! There could be times when the WCH bell stops before the MI bell starts, specially if it gets worse over time. Luckily there are pedestrian alarms so at least there's something still working.
Nice! It seems like the Modern Industries Mechanical Bell seems to be having troubles at the beginning but it seems to be ringing normally for the rest of the time.
Your welcome about finding the MI bell! I wonder if it’s a relay glitch and not the bell malfunctioning as it sounds healthy once it gets going? I found out recently that the mine access crossing at Ulan used to have an MI bell, but sadly it’s been replaced.
I had previously seen the bell from a distance but thought it was just a black painted WCH, wouldn't have known it was MI unless you found it. I'm fairly certain that it's not a relay glitch, as the bells are usually controlled by the main relay which activates the crossing (XR), if it was a relay fault then both bells would do the same thing. The bell probably needs some cleaning and lubrication, once it gets started there is enough momentum to keep going, or maybe the magnet coils are weak and slowly dying. It's a shame about the crossing at Ulan, I checked both crossings there last year and they both had Safetran Type 3's :(
The crossings at Ulan are located further past the mines and wouldn't see many trains, the m-bells probably didn't wear out but were more likely replaced for the sake of it (typical). The MI bell actually could have came from Ulan, being from a gateless crossing it would have previously had a 4 inch mount, which would explain why they used the old WCH mount here.
It probably was from Ulan since the bell was installed sometime between late 2014 and early 2015. I couldn’t imagine the bells wearing out since there’s usually one train a day.
Yeah it's odd to replace bells which are hardly used. Given the increasing failures of Safetran Type 3's, I wonder if they would still do it today? Its's great that the MI bell was reused, hopefully it can receive some TLC and stay in service.
I reluctantly agree, there is quite a bit of clicking going on, but it's harder to hear on the video. Unless by some miracle the bell is repaired, they will likely replace it with the Safetran Type 3 from Hebden Road when it closes.
That's a long time for repairs to be carried out, and still not done lol. I've noticed that Aurizon and G&W also have some dirty locomotives, I guess that regardless of the operator, most engines would be in continuous service so there wouldn't be many chances to wash them.
The managers of the operators are only interested in maximising profit and don’t particularly care about their locos appearance. I have also heard some interesting and disturbing cost cutting measures such as fuel leak’s and pathetic staff rostering. I heard that Pacific National use their wash siding at Greta as a storage track for wagons and locos.
Nice view with the church.
Looks like a great crossing
Thanks! I think it's a nice crossing.
R.I.P one of the m-bells 2006-2018
great video McK&H Aust :)
Love the signals!
Thanks!
Great video!
One of the bells is a WCH Mechanical bell
Yes, there used to be two WCH bells but one died and was replaced by the MI bell, although they reused the WCH base.
You'll need to update the info since the mechanical bells have been replaced
Great video! Love that there's an MI bell here, though a shame that it's having issues!
Thanks! Hopefully the bell can be repaired. We still don't know how many MI bells were originally installed here, but the count is up to 4 :)
Where's this 4th one? The Rock in NSW south at Young Street Upgraded.
I meant there have been at least 4 individual MI bells, 1 at The Rock, 2 at Wagga and 1 at Muswellbrook. Most likely there used to be more, but we may never know for sure.
Excellent video! I actually think the delay in the start of the MI bell is actually a bug in the relay.
Thanks! Sadly I'm pretty sure that the fault is with the bell, would love to be wrong.
If the bell were a little bit jammed it would have stopped working by now.
6:33 I've never seen a Pacific National engine that dirty before!
I like the bells they have here, especially the one that starts late! I wonder if this crossing has ever had a moment where the WC Hayes bell stops before the Modern Industries bell starts?
Dirty engines are common on coal trains, I've actually seen some that are dirtier! There could be times when the WCH bell stops before the MI bell starts, specially if it gets worse over time. Luckily there are pedestrian alarms so at least there's something still working.
Nice! It seems like the Modern Industries Mechanical Bell seems to be having troubles at the beginning but it seems to be ringing normally for the rest of the time.
Thanks! I think the Modern Industries bell needs some cleaning and lubrication to make it work better.
Love it when the bells continue to ring... interesting that the ped xing has a yodalarm, or something similar to those used in the UK.
Thanks! It seems to be standard to install alarms on pedestrian crossings here, even though there are already bells.
Thos alarms are annoying they didn't need them any way
@@tux_the_astronaut I have to disagree.
Your welcome about finding the MI bell! I wonder if it’s a relay glitch and not the bell malfunctioning as it sounds healthy once it gets going? I found out recently that the mine access crossing at Ulan used to have an MI bell, but sadly it’s been replaced.
I had previously seen the bell from a distance but thought it was just a black painted WCH, wouldn't have known it was MI unless you found it. I'm fairly certain that it's not a relay glitch, as the bells are usually controlled by the main relay which activates the crossing (XR), if it was a relay fault then both bells would do the same thing. The bell probably needs some cleaning and lubrication, once it gets started there is enough momentum to keep going, or maybe the magnet coils are weak and slowly dying.
It's a shame about the crossing at Ulan, I checked both crossings there last year and they both had Safetran Type 3's :(
Of course there were m-bells so they had to be replaced.
The crossings at Ulan are located further past the mines and wouldn't see many trains, the m-bells probably didn't wear out but were more likely replaced for the sake of it (typical). The MI bell actually could have came from Ulan, being from a gateless crossing it would have previously had a 4 inch mount, which would explain why they used the old WCH mount here.
It probably was from Ulan since the bell was installed sometime between late 2014 and early 2015. I couldn’t imagine the bells wearing out since there’s usually one train a day.
Yeah it's odd to replace bells which are hardly used. Given the increasing failures of Safetran Type 3's, I wonder if they would still do it today? Its's great that the MI bell was reused, hopefully it can receive some TLC and stay in service.
At 6:33 Why Was That Engine So Dirty?
After spending loads of time counting, and almost losing count, there are 82 freight cars on the first train.
RIP mechanical bells.
Yes, sadly another piece of "life expired" equipment replaced.
Don’t think the MI bell is gonna last much longer.
I reluctantly agree, there is quite a bit of clicking going on, but it's harder to hear on the video. Unless by some miracle the bell is repaired, they will likely replace it with the Safetran Type 3 from Hebden Road when it closes.
6:33 those are some dirty locos. o.o
Yeah typical Hunter Valley coal engines lol.
Pacific Nationals locomotive wash station at Greta has been broken since 2012 apparently (when it opened lol!)
That's a long time for repairs to be carried out, and still not done lol. I've noticed that Aurizon and G&W also have some dirty locomotives, I guess that regardless of the operator, most engines would be in continuous service so there wouldn't be many chances to wash them.
The managers of the operators are only interested in maximising profit and don’t particularly care about their locos appearance. I have also heard some interesting and disturbing cost cutting measures such as fuel leak’s and pathetic staff rostering. I heard that Pacific National use their wash siding at Greta as a storage track for wagons and locos.
The pedestrian warning bell is annoying. The mechanical bell isn't
Pixel Architect I agree. I think even an e bell beats a pedestrian warning bell.
The pedestrian sounds like British e-bells