Level crossing

[Ronny]

How work the tone of the level crossing in Japan? Is standard all over the Japan or is different for any railway company? Thanks from Italy.

Edited May 23, 2014 by Ronny

[kvp]

The tone depends on the equipment in use. There is a limited number of companies and products to choose from and all of them follow the law and industry standards. Most companies install the same type of equipment on all crossings on a line but this is not mandatory and there are lines with mixed old and new equipment.

 

Anyway, this topic might help:

http://www.jnsforum.com/community/topic/6156-rail-crossing-sounds/

[bill937ca]

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Railway Bureau, Technical Regulatory Standards  on Japanese Railways are online in English.

I have posted this in a thread before.  Here is a direct link to the PDF. 

[Mudkip Orange]

There are some old Kintetsu crossings that still use physical bells.

[Ronny]

It's possible to find a registration of the tone?

[bikkuri bahn]

Here is a site with some sound samples, typically of rural lines:

http://page.freett.com/heatwind/SoundLibrary/fumikiri.htm

http://page.freett.com/heatweb/fumikiri2.htm

 

A selection of types on the Tobu Railway system:

Noda Line:

Utsunomiya Line:

Sano Line:

Tojo Line

 

One of my favorites, Sangi Rlwy Yamashiro No. 8 crossing- bells are mounted on the top of the crossing post:

*wonderful location among the rice fields I've railfanned- on a breezy summer day between trains you can watch the mesmerizing patterns made by the wind on the rice stalks...

Edited May 24, 2014 by bikkuri bahn

[Ronny]

Thanks Bikkuri Bahn. The last video made me remember some railway lines in the north-west of Italy around Novara and Pavia like in this photo (not mine) http://www.miol.it/stagniweb/altro/large/aln_0774.jpg