01:25 RIP Headphone users. Sutton and Lauder's Lane go down at the Same time. The Signal before Lauder's Lane is a Distant Signal which goes green when the Signal for Claremont Rd Level Crossing goes Green I think
I have a question, so if the level crossing barriers fail to lower as a train approaches does the train crew get out and "flag the crossing like they do here in the USA? Here in the US, if a crossing malfunctions, the train conductor has to get out, drop 2 flairs for each direction of traffic, then "walk" or "flag" the train through the crossing.
As far as I'm aware, no. As seen in his baldoyle road video, the train just kind of gets stuck at the red signal until it gets "fixed", If it takes too long, the branch services will be cancelled
If the Barrier fails to lower after some time still, the train driver sometimes gets out of the train and phones the signaller to alert whats happening.
Sorry for stating the obvious - Instead of filming a broken level crossing for a long time pointing your camera at the sirens fixed to the back of the signs (as if were are all stupid and need to be shown what they look like etc- Most people would have picked up the phone at the side which puts you through to a signaller and tell them ??
Sam Edward Barsoum Nuisance to people nearby, not to mention motorists who might actually want to cross here, not knowing the line is closed. Besides it is illegal to cross a red light, line open or not. So no cars should have crossed here for 4 hours. I'd have phoned the signalman.
Is he supposed to put the camera because I am so so sorry but when you put it next to the siren it gave me a headache and also your could call the network rail ?????
Newsham level crossing had that simular sort of a fault what happened was the lights came on for no parent reason and no trains where on the line it could of been a whole lot worse if the barriers where down but luckily they didn't or you would be talking a massive tailback
hmm I think the barriers are the cause as there upright so the alarm will go off and not shut the hell up thill there down and I thaught after a while the alarms would cut out or silence
southeastern rail Well yeah, I mean its a very uncommon sight. It would be the exact same in England. You hardly see any crossings breaking down over there.
