100564: McKinnon Manual Boom Barriers

Date Taken: 25 May 1961

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Country: Australia. State/Region: Victoria.

The mechanical interlocked boom barriers at McKinnon Road near McKinnon Station were installed in 1928 and replaced by modern boom barrier in 1974. This was the only such installation in Victoria although similar mechanical gates occured elsewhere on the Australian railways.