WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

Passing through the burbs today I was confronted by a very interesting sight.
It seems some one has decided to install what looks like 2 PERMENANT ARGUS/Video traffic survailance cameras at the rail crossing, facing both ways.

The units look like very pricey bits of gear, I wonder which govt dept paid for these new toys.
They are def not normal TCL cameras and the Magic Eye box sticks out like the preverbials...
So I put it to the members of this forum....Any one know anything bout this at all..??

Ive not heard any media releases on these units..

And silly me I should have got some pics for your entertainment...!!

From an SES unit member who's involved with the camera's. He's mentioned a couple of times they may be integrating "red light" cameras at train intersections. It'd be a slightly different setup to TCL, but the ARGUS needs to be manned.

Interesting news Tyranus.
I heard something similar a while back but didnt think anything of it.

On the Fixed location Argus/Plate Recog systems, Im sure with technology it could be set to broadcast a lookout to be kept for/vehicle seen it the vecinty, Ie stolen vehicle/VOI via email to base station live,
Which would be a massive tool for the beat boys.

Still interested into which dept's budget the new toys come out of ??

they had somthing similar on police files unlocked last night , in england they have 1000's of cameras which work as a normal camera plus the can monitor traffic with the unusual function of beeing able to read rego plates and cross check them , then if the car comes up it can follow the car movements and notifys the radio base so they can send it out as a job to the guys on the road ,,,, very complex

Any pics ???

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interesting sighting

this is from the news in April 2007:
Road safety experts have dismissed criticism of a plan to install digital camera's at railway crossing's, to catch and fine drivers who try to outrun trains. The State Government has decided to spend $500 000 installing six cameras at crossings around Perth. The camera's will photograph drivers who ignore warning signals, in an effort to improve driver behaviour.

I'll be passing through the area this arvo, will try and grab a few pics if I remember.

-B.

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You might find that that Public Transport Authority own and run the cameras as it in on their property.

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I also photographed them today:

LOL; beaten to the punch

I took a closer look at the cameras - they appear to be manufactured by Redflex Traffic Systems.

Most probably rail crossing enforcement, trying to catch idiots who hoon across as the gates are lowering.

-B.

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few guys from the gosnells shire said they were put up for those who try and bet the train crossing going down and the vandalism