General Information:

Signals that have been installed since around the turn of the century feature LEDs to display a signal to users, though some Quartz Halogen signals were installed during the early years of the first decade. Traffic lanterns are fitted with target boards unless space constraints are an issue.

This page concentrates on signals and related equipment released after the year 2000.

Pedestrian Signals:

ATS Call Button Internals:

The inside of a typical Aldridge pedestrian call button. June 2005. This photo shows the button actuator (the gold thing on the left) and the transducer for the tactile beeper (silver thing on right). The green circuit board is for the LED call recorded lamp. Most of the buttons in use don't have this feature.

Image © Darren Hodges

ATS Call Button Internals:

The inside of a typical Aldridge pedestrian call button. June 2005. In this shot, you can see the wiring terminal block.

Image © Darren Hodges

Tactile Transducer:

Tactile beeper / pulse unit inside the ATS pedestrian call button. Not only does this control the beep but it also provides a physical pulse on the front panel of the call button, and is for the use of vision or hearing impaired pedestrians. June 2005.

Image © Darren Hodges

Call Button Actuator Unit:

The button mechanism used inside the call buttons, June 2005. When the button is pushed, the 'bell-shaped bit' moves forward. The magnet inside is then attracted back to the metal panel below, forcing the button back out. ¹

Image © Darren Hodges

Pedestrian Call Button:

Typical pedestrian button in use in Australia from 1986 onwards, with additional call recorded display. June 2005.

Image © Darren Hodges

Pedestrian Call Button:

Typical pedestrian button in use in Australia from 1986 onwards. Corner of Stirling St, Spencer St and Arthur St, Bunbury, WA, August 2008.

Image © Darren Hodges

Pedestrian Timer Signal:

Pedestrian lantern with countdown timer for remaining green time, corner of Murray St and Morrison St, Hobart, Tas, July 2018. This type of signal is gaining popularity with road authorities in a number of states.

Image © Darren Hodges

Traffic Lanterns:

3-aspect Signal:

Typical LED (light emitting diode) 3-aspect signal with 200 mm lamps. This style of signal is in use in all states, the target board white white border is not used in Victoria, South Australia and Northern Territory. Feburary 2002, corner of Edward and Turbot Streets Brisbane.

Image © Paul Rands

7-aspect Signal:

Halogen 7-aspect signal with 200 mm lamps. The signal features a bus lane signal at the base. Corner of Rouse Rd and Mile End Rd in Rouse Hill. November 2010.

Image © Rob Tilley