Taken from an article written by the late John Sinnatt for SOMERSAULT,
the journal of the SIGNALLING RECORD SOCIETY (VICTORIA), and published
in 1989.
Wig Wags
TABLE 4.1: WIG-WAG SIGNALS (SUBURBAN AND OUTER SUBURBAN)
Anderson Road Sunshine - Albion
1927 26 Jan F1936
Bakers Road Batman - Merlynston
1926 24 Feb F1959
Amess Street Nth Carlton - Nth Fitzroy
1923 27 Aug F1944
Lower Plenty Rd Rosanna (D)
1925/1926 * F1958
Grimshaw Road Watsonia - Greensborough
1926 1 Mar F1959
William Street Watsonia - Greensborough
1925 4 Jun F1959
Rooks Road Nunawading -
Mitcham
1927 12 Aug F1956
Mitcham Road Mitcham (D)
1925 12 May F1953
Bedford Road Ringwood - Heathmont
1925 28 Oct F1962
Dublin Road Ringwood East (U)
1929 5 Mar F1962
Main Street Croydon (D)
1928 1 Jun F1957
Warburton Road Launching Place (U)
1926 11 Jun C1965
Warburton Road Launching Place (D)
1924 23 Dec C1965
Yarra Glen Road Yarra Glen (D)
1927 27 Apr F1970
Exley Road Moorabbin -
Highett
1927 28 Jul X1952
Station Street Mordialloc - Aspendale
1926 31 Mar F1965
Nepean Highway Moorooduc - Mornington
1924 29 Jul F1943
Hastings Road Baxter - Somerville
1924 27 Sep F1962
TABLE 4.2: WIG-WAG SIGNALS (COUNTRY)
Princes Highway Colac (U)
1924 14 Nov F1942
Church Street Colac (U)
1924 14 Nov F1971
Chanters Road Tylden - Fernhill
1943 20 Jan F1974
Rowe Street Castlemaine - Maldon
Jcn 1927 21
Jun F1958
Anderson St Euroa (U)
1927 29 Jun G1961
Beaconsfield St Glenrowan (U)
1941 17 Jul F1958
Hume Highway Glenrowan - Wangaratta
1926 21 May F1941
Roy Street Wangaratta (U)
1936 13 Aug G1961
Rowan Street Wangaratta <D)
1929 16 Oct G1961
Templeton St Wangaratta CD)
1929 16 Oct F1961
Beechworth Rd Wooragee - Yackandandah
1925/1926 * C1954
Ovens Highway Gapstead - Myrtleford
1925/1926 * F1950
Bena - Koru Rd Bena - Whitelaw
1928 19 Jan F1969
Warragul Road Korumburra (U)
1930 31 Jul F1970
Column Headings are fairly logical but they are:-
Roadway, Section in or Station at, Date Installed, Replaced
by
Other code letters are - B - Boom Barriers, C - Line
Closed, F -
Flashing Lights,
G - Grade Separation, 0 - became Open Crossing, X - Crossing
Closed,
* - Exact date not known
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