Went on the railway bridge between Greymouth and Hokitika many times in the 1980s when cars had to use it, Thankfully they now have a new bridge for cars
I went down this line many years ago behind steam loco W192 and although most of it is the same, the Arahura and Taramakau River bridges have changed considerably.
Some of those crossing had no protection - not even lights. That one in the middle of town had nothing - that was BAD. Even the car had to brake (tbh he should have been more careful but it does show how unprotected they were).
fabulous - I cant understand why there are no bells on the first 2 level crossings in this video - it is really obvious one car only sees the train at the last minute and jams the brakes on..
Track gang needs to get the chainsaw out and trim all those trees. Strange to see how slow we went while cars were zapping at a zillion miles an hour. Good vid though.
good video. i thought the greymouth yards would b a mainline and maybe 1 or 2 sidings but its surprisingly big. just a pity the camera was so close to the horns. bit overwhelming. just about blew out my ear drums
What is the line speed on the Hokitika Line? If the km pegs are correctly spaced the speed was 78km/h from the 1/2km peg to the 26km peg, I'm picking the video maybe running at double or triple speed. Anthony
@@hemiatehuia Yes but it must make a loud noise in front of them rather than on the left side or on the roof where it would be a lot quieter but have the same effect as a warning devise.
What sort of rubbish country has a train line through the middle of a town centre. With a busy road and doesn’t have boom gates and/or flashing lights? Even tourist railways in rural areas here in Australia have them.
Not sure you needed to include the rubbish country part, are you going for a reaction or just enjoy being nasty? As it is the line speed is 10kmph with clear signage either side, however I do think there needs to be bells and arms on that crossing.
