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Australia wigwags
Australia
-Korumburra, Victoria

Coal Creek Heritage Park

Darren Hodges sends us this image of one of maybe two wigwags that exist in Australia.
In his own words...

"I finally went and got myself a scanner. So I can make a start on my own sign and signal site. In the meantime, here's one wigwag photo that I've come across so far. It is in a folk museum called Coal Creek Heritage Park in Korumburra, Victoria. This and one other (in better condition) in a railway museum are the only 2 complete examples to have survived into preservation as far as I know. I have a photo or two of the other...somewhere."

"There is a drop down banner that reads "out of order" just visible under the black boards behind the angled support bracket. I'm not sure if these automatically appeared when the signal was faulty or they were put down manually until a repairman could be arranged. All photos I've seen of VR (Victorian Railways) wig wags had these banners."

"I took the photo about 5 or 6 years ago. I'll send others when I come to them."

We'll add a link to his site when it's up.


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