Older crossing sign with hazard triangle.

This one also has a 1TRACKS sign which is unusual. The reason for warning of track numbers is the possibility of more than one train approaching the crossing at once. Not likely on a single track.

Spotswood, Vic.

South Australian flashing light signal.
A relatively recent installation.
Bordertown, SA.

Close up of the above signal. In South Australia many crossing signals have a ladder attached to the post.
This one had just been installed by the look of it. Presumably those cables have been tidied up since I took the photo in July 2000.
Bordertown, SA.

Not something you see often. These signals were being cleaned and tested as the railway here had been closed for several years. It was reopened in November 1999 using a Western Star road truck to haul log trains.
Sale, Vic.

Flashing light signal with octagonal lamp housings and flashing white  signal for trains.

Emu Bay Railway, Tas.

The newer crossing signals have unpainted posts. Saves the ongoing maintenance costs of painting now that galvanised poles are used.
The large RAILWAY sign has a CROSSING counterpart on the other side of the road.
Fulham, Vic.

In industrial areas or on private roads around railway yards etc. There are generally unusual crossing signs and signals which are much cheaper than standard signals, but still give adequate warning of trains moving nearby. This one has a revolving red light on top.
North Geelong, Vic.

A more recent Victorian crossing
installation.
Fulham, Vic.

A Westinghouse signals crossing bell on top of a post too small for it.
I've seen a few of these, despite a proper fitting being made for the     purpose.
This is the same crossing as above.

Another industrial area sign. STOP sign on top and RAILWAY CROSSING boards mounted the 'wrong' way.
Kooragang Island, NSW.

Private crossings often have no signs at all. I have seen a few with STOP signs before. But this one has the somewhat rarer GIVE WAY TO TRAINS sign.
Near Yarragon, Vic.

Old hazard triangle crossing sign with GIVE WAY sign mounted beside it. Also has a 2 TRACKS sign, but 3 narrow gauge tracks. Originally 2 broad gauge though.
Bellarine Peninsula Railway.
Queenscliff, Vic.

Here's another upgrade. Done how one would expect.
The bullhead rail post would originally have had a wooden crossing sign on it. Bairnsdale, Vic.

Children's traffic school. Railway crossing uses VR signal lamps. More on this later.
Moorabbin, Vic.

Unusual crossing signal with revolving lights.
Spotswood, Vic.

2 crossings side by side. One with flashing lights and one with GIVE WAY TO TRAINS sign.
Wodonga, Vic.

This looks a bit different. But it has just had its STOP  sign removed due to the broad gauge railway being out of use as there is now Standard Gauge only connecting each end.
Wolseley, SA

The lights at this crossing were not realigned to the new approach angle for several years after the hwy was duplicated. Trafalgar East, Vic.

Another deteriorating sign on the reopened   Bairnsdale line.
The crossing sign is not all that old. But the letters are peeling off.
Hillside, Vic.

A crossing signal with STOP sign in NSW.
There should've been another sign reading  PROCEED ON FOOT as the visibility here was appalling. Considering the speed trains can run here. There is a tunnel under this crossing too.
Bethungra Spiral, near Bethungra (of course).

An SECV crossing signal at Yallourn, Vic.
This was a private road. Now open to the public.
The signal has since been removed.

To stop or not to stop? That is the question.   
All motorists that I saw faced with this display, seemed to consider that green has precedence over red. This was a new installation and road and rail crews were testing their signals. Trafalgar, Vic.

Out of use FL signal.
H class locomotive.
Maydena, Tas.

Slightly vandalised FL signal on the disused Webb Dock line near Melbourne. This line had a very short lifetime.
Port Melbourne, Vic.

Here's what's inside one of those cabinets you see beside a railway crossing with flashing lights.
Flashers for the lights (usually 2 or more), relays, transformer and batteries to keep the system working when there is no power. Sale, Vic.

A red background crossing sign used in Queensland.
A traffic school in Victoria had them, but I don't know if any were otherwise used in     Victoria. Mayne, Qld.

Sign used on the Sale - Bairnsdale line to remind motorists that the trains run on the line again and that it will pay to look for trains. Montgomery, Vic.

Red background rectangular crossing sign on a Queensland flashing light (FL) signal. Note black on white STOP ON RED SIGNAL sign. Also note pedestrian signals (many Queensland crossings do not have bells) and the sign underneath the pedestrian signal showing a steam train pictogram  So, rather apt that one is crossing here. Toowoomba Qld.
Paul Tiffany photo.

Melbourne's suburban electric trains were not often seen at open (passive) crossings due to such being virtually non-existant in the suburban area for many years. But when they ran to Warragul, they passed a small number including this one between Garfield and Bunyip, Vic.