Marshalite Signal Display
Operating Marshalite clock traffic signal in courtyard at the RACV building in Bourke Street, Melbourne. These signals were used in parts of Melbourne from the 1930s to the 1960's. Invented by Charles Marshall in 1936, they were combined with conventional traffic lights at intersections in later years, although remained on their fixed time cycle. The section of Nepean Highway between Aspendale and Seaford had several of these signals which lasted the longest, and this is where the last of these signals was last used for traffic control.
NOTE the hands are not in proper synchranisation for two cross roads as originally intended as they point to red and green phases at the same time!
Marshalite Signal Display
Operating Marshalite clock traffic signal in courtyard at the RACV building in Bourke Street, Melbourne. These signals were used in parts of Melbourne from the 1930s to the 1960's. Invented by Charles Marshall in 1936, they were combined with conventional traffic lights at intersections in later years, although remained on their fixed time cycle. The section of Nepean Highway between Aspendale and Seaford had several of these signals which lasted the longest, and this is where the last of these signals was last used for traffic control.
NOTE the hands are not in proper synchranisation for two cross roads as originally intended as they point to red and green phases at the same time!