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Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby That Aldridge Guy on Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:13 am

This week, I went to a large place known as the Walkley Heights DPTI depot on Wright Rd. It had some huge warehouse buildings, which were from the 1950s/60s.
And the first thing I came across was this very old hand painted pedestrian warning sign!
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And then, I saw various brands of LED traffic lights being tested on a rack! The brands included Aldridge, Bob Panich, Swarco, Tyco & a few others!
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There were two container bins full of old traffic lights!
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A three aspect pedestrian signal, with LED modules but interestingly, no masks!
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There were also piles of traffic lights old, new, broken & undamaged!
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This shed also had heaps of traffic lights!
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And I even managed to save that G+W Eagle pedestrian signal hiding in the red bin!
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That's all for now! Walkley Heights depot, the best place to get old traffic lights (as long as you ask the workmen! :Poof: )
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby Ampelfreund on Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:11 am

wow!!! :shock:

in germany its rare that old trafficlights to store.
because all old trafficlights coming in the bin in germany
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby SignalLab on Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:13 am

HOLY COW Ryan! that place is amazing! I really like the test rack idea, hey did they let you "explore" through the "bins" :drool: of old stuff outside? Glad you came away with something, as I am sure they were gald to have one less signal on inventory! :thumbsup:
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby That Aldridge Guy on Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:20 am

SignalLab wrote:HOLY COW Ryan! that place is amazing! I really like the test rack idea, hey did they let you "explore" through the "bins" :drool: of old stuff outside? Glad you came away with something, as I am sure they were gald to have one less signal on inventory! :thumbsup:

I just had a dig through. Next time, I'll get a 200mm single aspect light & turn it into a working desk ornament!
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby traffic-light-man on Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:41 am

Nice stuff!

Interesting to see that they appear to be testing the AluStar signal heads there! It'd be interesting to see if a) they appeared on Australian roads, and b) if they'll be all-black or the standard grey body/black doors.
Was anything mentioned about the use of these in the future?
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby Troy on Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:22 am

  For a minute there, I thought he was at Phil's place :Phil:  


Cool Place! :thumbsup: I like the ped button in the 6th picture of the rack (lower right) :yes:
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby coyttl on Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:49 am

Nice pics..
Are those lane control signals 15-inch ones? They look rather large! :shock:

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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby BigTbird1974 on Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:51 pm

Ryan, I must commend you on exhibiting extraordinary discipline and self-control, if we are truly to believe you visited such an incredible selection (and quantity!!) of castoff signals, and only came away with
a single solitary 2-section ped light...??? :shock: :scratch:

  if me, I woulda probably had my truck so full of stuff so fast they wouldn't realize what'd hit 'em?! :lol:  
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby mikerm on Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:53 pm

Holy cow! :shock:

How did you NOT go home with a truck full?
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Re: Walkley Heights traffic depot

Postby That Aldridge Guy on Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:23 pm

mikerm wrote:Holy cow! :shock:

How did you NOT go home with a truck full?

Because I didn't have a car & trailer at the moment. :glare:
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