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Great review Dave, i must say on the hornby version the yellow safety keep clear box appears to be on the wrong side of the road for the Uk . Many thanks.
An interesting level crossing formation (now defunct) was at North Ormesby, east of Middlesbrough. The footbridge intersected the signal cabin roof at an angle and left just over half the roof intact. I suspect it was created like that due to lack of space to put the pedestrian bridge next to the crossing (the double track line that passed through the crossing was not provided with ground level pedestrian gates and the steel works behind allowed few alternatives). The road and rail routes were secondary, and the rail route fed into the Saltburn-Middlesbrough (ex-S&DR) branch.
I'll see if I can find the book I saw it in, although my memory of it is physical (passing by on foot and by bus, and more recently looked it up). The footbridge had gone leaving a gap where it had been above the signal cabin. The geography's also altered, with Cargo Fleet works a distant but vivid memory - the main gate had a gigantic figure in shining armour astride the main way in.
@@HattonsModelRailways: Dave, search Google "Images for 148 Best Middlesbrough My Home Town - Pinterest". When I checked it was the first image that appeared in the sequence. Good luck, Alan L
I have made up my own version for the level crossing with fully automated barriers. The automatic barrier kit comes with servo motors. This kit is from block signalling. It might be some benefit to have a video showing everyone have to convert any kit to an automatic operation. Also if people could buy this type of kit from yourselfs.
We've produced a beginners guide to fitting locos with digital decoders which you can check out here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZVz-ZeE22VY.html - is there any model in particular you'd like to see?
Thanks, I must have missed that one. I'm about to take delivery from you of Hornby R3415 Class J15 0-6-0 65477 in BR black and your SECR P Class 0-6-0T 31027 in BR black with early emblem so that would be a great help. Just watched your vid and was delighted that you fitted a P Class. Thanks very much.
@@theenigmaticgamer the J15s are a great loco to fit with a decoder. I'll have a look at producing a video but if you need any advice in the meantime don't hesitate to leave a comment or get in touch with our Customer Experience team at info@hattons.co.uk
I wouldn't buy the Hornby level crossing with the box markings as they've only gone and hit it wrong. The diamond should be facing the on coming road traffic as seen in the photo of the Clasx 158. This not Hatton's fault but Hornby's. The yellow box markings are not always required even on AHBL level crossings. To find out when to have the box markings get hold of a copy of the ORR's pamphlet on level crossing, which also sets out the required road signs and how far from the stop line they need to be placed. If painting the road markings you'll need to look at part 5 of the Traffic signs Manual. There are manual level crossings on the ECML, the nearest to me is to the south of Helpston.
Here's a link to the pamphlet referred to by Neil which makes for interesting reading, as well as including a lot of guidance on correct signage etc - www.orr.gov.uk/media/10713
@@neiloflongbeck5705 On the road down from the station into Marske? (Last I saw, the station's been turned into a 'bus stop' for Saltburn/Middlesbrough trains. The brick station buildings were boarded up). I used to live behind what was left of the station at Eston, just a Co-op coal depot at the time. [I've got a page on Hub Pages on Eston's ironstone mining history, see the 'slide show' on my profile page, hubpages.com/@alancaster149 plus several pages on the Cleveland area, railways, model railways etc]. "Dip in".
