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Located on New Street at the corner of Beach Road, Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Melway Map 76 D4 Lat/Long 37° 55’ S / 144° 49’ E
Breaking News - Connex Heritage
application to install Boom Gates and Traffic Lights
Connex their only option --- Boom Gates or Closure
Why not - the cheaper and safer option to retain the gates
Do we want Boom gates like Hampton where there has been a fatality!
Re-Open New Street Rally - Near
the Gates - Sun 30th March 12 Noon
Link to Rally Brochure -- Please print and distribute
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Click here or on picture to view the rally online.
Speakers included:
Brigitte Duclo - The Master of Ceremonies
Councillor
Kristin Stegley – Bayside City Council
Graeme Disney – Bayside Historian
Lex O’Connor – Save the Gates Committee
Sue Pennicuik – Legislative Council Member for Southern Metropolitan
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Independent Report says the gates
are the safest option - See details at:
- Independant Report to Bayside Council
- Bayside Council Meeting Agenda for March 18th 2008
There are many other ways you can help to Re-Open New Street and Save the Gates:
- Write letters to the Victorial Government - some of the best contacts are:
Please download and use these sample letters to send a message to our elected
representatives
Also please print copies for your
family and friends
The Hon Evan Thornley - Southern Metropolitan Electorate
The Hon Tim Pallas, Minister for Roads and Ports
The Hon Lynne Kosky - Minister for Public Transport and The Arts
The Hon John Lenders - Treasurer
Do you want GOVERNEMENT by CONNEX or by your
elected authorities?
Write to your elected leaders. Click below for contact details:
We want New Street Back!
This a letter that Connex
have sent to a selected few local residents
However this crossing affects thousands of people daily
Connex, a private company, are using their weight to impact local community services.
On the day of the recent incident a Connex manager boasted that he had been trying
to close these gates since 1980. The Connex manager then highlighted work had recently
been stopped on the safety interlocking system they had been installing. No incident
would have occurred if this safety system was in place. The responsibility for this
incident must lie squarely with Connex management.
This was no accident.
Connex have submitted this change
to the Heritage Listing of the New Street Gates so that they can be locked
permenantly shut. This is their first step is closing New Street for good.
If you would like to object please write to:
Heritage Victoria
Heritage place H269 Application P11901
Level 7 - 8 Nicholson Street
East Melbourne 3002
How can you help? Write to your elected leaders. Click below for contact details:
Located on New Street at the corner of Beach Road, Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Melway Map 76 D4 Lat/Long 37° 55’ S / 144° 49’ E
Connex have closed New Street
and they do not plan to re-open until a solution is found
Connex’s solution is to close the gates permanently
Bayside Council has the rights under the Road Traffic Act for New Street Not Connex
Do you want GOVERNEMENT by
CONNEX or by your elected authorities?
We want New Street Back!
This a letter that Connex
have sent to a selected few local residents
However this crossing affects thousands of people daily
Connex, a private company, are using their weight to impact local community services.
On the day of the recent incident a Connex manager boasted that he had been trying
to close these gates since 1980. The Connex manager then highlighted work had recently
been stopped on the safety interlocking system they had been installing. No incident
would have occurred if this safety system was in place. The responsibility for this
incident must lie squarely with Connex management.
This was no accident.
Connex have submitted this change
to the Heritage Listing of the New Street Gates so that they can be locked
permenantly shut. This is their first step is closing New Street for good.
If you would like to object please write to:
Heritage Victoria
Heritage place H269 Application P11901
Level 7 - 8 Nicholson Street
East Melbourne 3002
How can you help? Write to your elected leaders. Click below for contact details:
The Hon Tim Pallas, Minister for Roads and Ports
The Hon Lynne
Kosky - Minister for Public Transport and The Arts
The Hon Andrew Robb AO, MP
The Hon John
Lenders
The Hon Sue
Pennicuick
The Hon Evan
Thornley
Monday 10th September - Sandringham to City bound train hits gates
- Fortunately no one injured
- Surely this would not have occured is Connex had completed the install of
a Safety interlocking system
- Why didn't Connex install this saftety device in 2006 after the last incident
- If Connex' first priority is safety, then why do they delay installing additional
safety
The safety operations of Connex must be questioned. Twice in the the
last 18 months a train has hit the gates. The gates are 120 years old and have not
previous had such a poor safety record.
Previous News Update
- Some form of interlocking system is being put in place at the
gates. Lets hope Connex are seeing the light that the Gates are safer than boom
gates for motorists and with some minor development that can become safer to operate
and run.
Bayside City Council New Street Gates Report Agenda Item 4.3
The council has the responsibility under the Road Management Act 2004 for the
public road of New Street including the area of the New Street Railway Gates.
Link to Connex Report on New Street Railway Gates
Link to Save The Gates Committee Report and response to the Connex Report
Recent Newspaper Articles:
Herald Sun 30/8/2007 - Every four days there is a near-miss at (Boom Gate) crossings
Bayside Leader 30/8/2007 - Historic rail gates gets reprieve crossings (but only
if VicTrack do not continue Connex Plans)
Bayside
Leader 7/8/2007 - `Biased' bid to shut gates - (About Save the Gates Committe Report)
What will happen if gates close
The Gates are not Safe
Heritage Register Does not Protect the Gatekeeper
The Dept of Transport need to cancel the approval to replace the gates with booms.
Write a letter to The Hon Lynne Kosky - Minister
for Public Transport and The Arts requesting the gates are retained-operating with a gatekeeper.
The Hon Louise Asher presents 4000 Signature
Save The Gates Petition To Victorian Government
Petition has been signed by:
*** Mr Lenders the Leader of Goverment Upper House
*** Mr. Simon Crean
Read Louise Asher's presentation:
The Age Newspaper - Article - Collision of views on plan to axe manned crossing
Read the speech by Sir Ninan Stephen from the The Levels Crossing Conference 2002
- Plans have started to replace the gates:
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The Victorian Government have given Connex approval to replace the gates with boom gates, flashing lights
and audible warning bells.
-
Connex have conceded that that signoff must be sought
from Heritage Victoria and the Bayside Council before work can proceed.
Help the campaign fighting fund to Save The Gates - donations would be appreciated
Please send donations to:
C/- Brighton Residents for Urban Protection, PO Box 2396, North Brighton, 3186
And mark as "Gates Fund"
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Victorian Government and Connex plans are to:
-
Install Traffic Lights on Beach Road. Traffic will be stopped even if they are not
using the gates!
-
Install Boom Gates, Lights and Rail Crossing Bells
-
Ban right hand turns into Beach Road
-
Ban access to Holyrood Street
-
Statistics show rail crossings with boom gates are dangerous:
-
Multipe deaths at Geelong
-
Triple fatality at St Albans and Pedestrian death at St Albans
-
Multiple deaths at other crossings
-
The priority must be dangerous crossings and boom gates
-
Why does our government need to change
the gates when they have other issues to fix in the rail system?
-
Why introduce the risk of fatalities that are seen at many other unmanned boom gates and pedestrian crossings?
- How you can Help Save the Gates
- A Unique Landmark
- The only operating example of hand-gates in Australia
- Established 1883
- 1902 the Sandringham line was duplicated and the gates changed
- Comprises
- A Weatherboard gatekeeper's cabin
- A lever hut to operate pedestrian gates
- A weatherboard outhouse
- Picket fencing
- The gates are located on the Sandringham line of the Melbourne Metlink transport system
RACV Royal Auto November 2005 by Lawrence Money and George Haddon
Boom gates cause rail chaos - The Age - Melbourne 30th November
These problems would not happen at manual gates.
Previous closure of other manual gates in Melbourne
A great photo study of the gates and gatekeeper
Victoria Department of Infrastructure - Railway Crossing Information
- Operation
- The gates are left closed to the railway and open to the road
- For trains, the gates are then closed to the road and opened for the railway
- Weekdays trains run from 5AM till after midnight
- Schedules run from 10 minutes in peak hour to 20 minutes at other times
- During busy times outbound and inbound trains pass at the gates
- At other times the gates are opened for individual outbound and inbound trains
The Hon Andrew Robb AO, MP
The Hon John
Lenders
The Hon Sue
Pennicuick
The Hon Evan
Thornley
Monday 10th September - Sandringham to City bound train hits gates
- Fortunately no one injured
- Surely this would not have occured is Connex had completed the install of
a Safety interlocking system
- Why didn't Connex install this saftety device in 2006 after the last incident
- If Connex' first priority is safety, then why do they delay installing additional
safety
The safety operations of Connex must be questioned. Twice in the the
last 18 months a train has hit the gates. The gates are 120 years old and have not
previous had such a poor safety record.
Previous News Update
- Some form of interlocking system is being put in place at the
gates. Lets hope Connex are seeing the light that the Gates are safer than boom
gates for motorists and with some minor development that can become safer to operate
and run.
Bayside City Council New Street Gates Report Agenda Item 4.3
The council has the responsibility under the Road Management Act 2004 for the
public road of New Street including the area of the New Street Railway Gates.
Link to Connex Report on New Street Railway Gates
Link to Save The Gates Committee Report and response to the Connex Report
Recent Newspaper Articles:
Herald Sun 30/8/2007 - Every four days there is a near-miss at (Boom Gate) crossings
Bayside Leader 30/8/2007 - Historic rail gates gets reprieve crossings (but only
if VicTrack do not continue Connex Plans)
Bayside
Leader 7/8/2007 - `Biased' bid to shut gates - (About Save the Gates Committe Report)
What will happen if gates close
The Gates are not Safe
Heritage Register Does not Protect the Gatekeeper
The Dept of Transport need to cancel the approval to replace the gates with booms.
Write a letter to The Hon Lynne Kosky - Minister
for Public Transport and The Arts requesting the gates are retained-operating with a gatekeeper.
The Hon Louise Asher presents 4000 Signature
Save The Gates Petition To Victorian Government
Petition has been signed by:
*** Mr Lenders the Leader of Goverment Upper House
*** Mr. Simon Crean
Read Louise Asher's presentation:
The Age Newspaper - Article - Collision of views on plan to axe manned crossing
Read the speech by Sir Ninan Stephen from the The Levels Crossing Conference 2002
- Plans have started to replace the gates:
-
The Victorian Government have given Connex approval to replace the gates with boom gates, flashing lights
and audible warning bells.
-
Connex have conceded that that signoff must be sought
from Heritage Victoria and the Bayside Council before work can proceed.
Help the campaign fighting fund to Save The Gates - donations would be appreciated
Please send donations to:
C/- Brighton Residents for Urban Protection, PO Box 2396, North Brighton, 3186
And mark as "Gates Fund"
-
Victorian Government and Connex plans are to:
-
Install Traffic Lights on Beach Road. Traffic will be stopped even if they are not
using the gates!
-
Install Boom Gates, Lights and Rail Crossing Bells
-
Ban right hand turns into Beach Road
-
Ban access to Holyrood Street
-
Statistics show rail crossings with boom gates are dangerous:
-
Multipe deaths at Geelong
-
Triple fatality at St Albans and Pedestrian death at St Albans
-
Multiple deaths at other crossings
-
The priority must be dangerous crossings and boom gates
-
Why does our government need to change
the gates when they have other issues to fix in the rail system?
-
Why introduce the risk of fatalities that are seen at many other unmanned boom gates and pedestrian crossings?
- How you can Help Save the Gates
- A Unique Landmark
- The only operating example of hand-gates in Australia
- Established 1883
- 1902 the Sandringham line was duplicated and the gates changed
- Comprises
- A Weatherboard gatekeeper's cabin
- A lever hut to operate pedestrian gates
- A weatherboard outhouse
- Picket fencing
- The gates are located on the Sandringham line of the Melbourne Metlink transport system
RACV Royal Auto November 2005 by Lawrence Money and George Haddon
Boom gates cause rail chaos - The Age - Melbourne 30th November
These problems would not happen at manual gates.
Previous closure of other manual gates in Melbourne
A great photo study of the gates and gatekeeper
Victoria Department of Infrastructure - Railway Crossing Information
- Operation
- The gates are left closed to the railway and open to the road
- For trains, the gates are then closed to the road and opened for the railway
- Weekdays trains run from 5AM till after midnight
- Schedules run from 10 minutes in peak hour to 20 minutes at other times
- During busy times outbound and inbound trains pass at the gates
- At other times the gates are opened for individual outbound and inbound trains
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