Poole Level Crossing, Poole, Dorset on the South West Main Line (SWML).
Location: High Street, Poole
Date Filmed: 10-04-2019
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Nearest Station: Poole
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Trains:
Class 444 (South Western Railway)
The busy Poole crossing on the high street in the town centre.
This crossing is one of the most misused in the UK, since it is solely used by many pedestrians everyday. Typically the barriers have to be stopped to avoid trapping a pedestrian.
There are four warning lights along with a further four pedestrian lights here, two alarms and two barriers. This crossing is manually-controlled from a signalling centre in Basingstoke, not by an on-site signal box in Poole, therefore making this crossing reasonably difficult to monitor when lowering. There's a narrow footbridge to one side which pedestrians can use when the barriers are down.
The level crossing was originally a road crossing but became pedestrianised when the shopping precinct was developed. There's been difficulty trying to find a solution and close the crossing. It can't be closed unless suitable step-free alternatives to crossing the railway can be made. There's no space for an underground subway and it doesn't look like the current footbridge will be replaced anytime soon.
Faces have been blurred as this is a busy high street.
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16 июн 2019
