Re: Oldest set of flashing lights at a road crossing still in situ

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Lineman wrote:

> I wonder if the National Trust or Heritage council has placed the
> Koo-Wee-Rup (Vic) level crossing on its register as a notable item to be
> protected.
> I was led to believe that it was the oldest complete installation on the
> Victorian system,dating from the mid 1940s
> Lineman

Sorry Lineman, the Koo Wee Rup lights are the 34th set of flashing lights to
have been installed in Victoria on the government system. You should have
known that I would know this. Here is a list of the FLs up to that time.
Information shown is listed as - Date opened, Name of Road, Distance from
SSS, stations between or which end of station yard, date removed/replaced
and replaced by what.
16Mar1932  WARRAGUL ROAD 25.142 MENTONE-PARKDALE 27Jul1983 BB
28Apr1932  WESTERN HIGHWAY 102.639 BUNGAREE (U)
27Nov1934  MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY 30.653 BAYSWATER (U) 24May1970 BB
12Jul1935  PRINCES HIGHWAY 27.784 LAVERTON-WERRIBEE 09Jul1983 BB
26Jul1935  PRINCES HIGHWAY 62.245 LARA-CORIO __Jul1959 GS
18Dec1935  SLOANE STREET 240.805 STAWELL (U)
26Jan1936  ANDERSON STREET 13.041 SUNSHINE-ALBION 29Oct1961 BB
06May1937  THOMPSON STREET 219.910 TERANG (U)
28May1937  PRINCES HIGHWAY 189.398 WEERITE (U) _____1977 GS
03Jan1938  GEELONG ROAD 14.640 BROOKLYN 27Sep1963 GS
20Dec1938  MAIN STREET 58.023 PAKENHAM (U) 09Jun1986 BB
26May1939  PRINCES HIGHWAY 108.734 BUCKLEY-WINCHELSEA 27Jun1969 GS
02Aug1939  NORTH SHORE ROAD 67.235 NORTH SHORE (D) 15Sep1984 BB
05Oct1939  KELLYS ROAD 65.674 NAR NAR GOON (U)
11Nov1939  SHORTS ROAD 12.202 MERLYNSTON (U) 23Aug1984 BB
10May1940   PETERBOROUGH ROAD 255.150 CUDGEE-ALLANSFORD
27May1940  SWANPOOL AVENUE 32.836 EDITHVALE-CHELSEA 19Sep1983 BB PREV
SWANPOOL AVENUE
07Aug1940   MASCOT AVENUE 35.547 BONBEACH-CARRUM 28Sep1983 BB PREV PATTERSON
RIVER ROAD
06Sep1940  ARGYLE AVENUE 33.795 CHELSEA (D) 06Nov1982 BB
13Sep1940  LOCHIEL AVENUE 31.206 ASPENDALE-EDITHVALE 09Jul1983 BB
01Nov1940  GAP ROAD 38.011 SUNBURY (U) 24Feb1983 BB PREV STATION ST
27Mar1941  PRINCES HIGHWAY 298.351 ROSEBROOK-PORT FAIRY 10Sep1977 LC
05Jun1941  HUME HIGHWAY 220.847 GLENROWAN -WANGARATTA 27Dec1961 XC
05Jun1941  HUME HIGHWAY 214.981 WINTON-GLENROWAN
16Jul1941  HUME HIGHWAY 286.720 BARNAWATHA-WODONGA
                    CLOSED IN 1953 AFTER HIGHWAY DEVIATED
14Nov1941   THUNDER STREET 165.312 NTH BENDIGO-EAGLEHAWK
11Mar1942  OAK STREET 90.828 DROUIN (U) 18Mar1951 XC REPL BY GS AT DOWN END
14Oct1942  HOWITT STREET 120.786 NTH BALLARAT-WAUBRA JCN
20Oct1942   RUTHERGLEN ROAD 256.287 SPRINGHURST (U)   since closed.
22Oct1942 HUME HIGHWAY 109.500 MANGALORE __Aug1978 LC DEFENCE SDG OVER HUME
HIGHWAY
25Nov1942  PRINCES HIGHWAY 150.815 COLAC (U) _____1953 GS
02Mar1943  STATION ROAD 17.639 DEER PARK (U) 21Jan1981 BB
27May1943   CALDER HIGHWAY 559.287 IRYMPLE (D)
28May1943  ROSSITERS ROAD 67.346 KOO WEE RUP (D)
As you can see, Bungaree, Sloane St Stawell, Thompsons St Terang, Kelly St
NNGoon, Peterborough Rd nr Cudgee, former Hume Highway crossing up side of
Glenrowan, Thunder St Bendigo are still operating. The only one of which I
am sure that the original equipment is still used is Glenrowan but most of
the others probably still are except for Bungaree where I think the
equipment was replaced in recent times. Further research will reveal all.

DEL.