Portslade Level Crossing, East Sussex

Date filmed: 13/04/2021
Videos filmed at: 11:06 | 11:10 | 11:26 | 11:38 | 11:44
Route: West Coastway Line
- Portslade Station
- Timetable used: Portslade
Location: B2194 Station Road, Portslade
Trains:
Lowering 1 (Starts at 0:10): Class 377 (Southern) - 2:10
Lowering 2 (Starts at 2:55): Class 377 (Southern) - 5:08
Lowering 3 (Starts at 5:53): 2 Class 377s (Southern) - 7:48
Lowering 4 (Starts at 8:40):
1) Class 377 (Southern) - 10:43
2) Class 313 (Southern) - 11:40
Lowering 5 (Starts at 12:17): 2 Class 377s (Southern) - 14:01
Busy level crossing located on the very busy main road through Portslade town centre, and next to the town's busy railway station at the end of the high street, within the boundaries of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. Of the two alarms here, one is significantly louder than the other and produces a rather recognisable sound, with the other much quieter alarm sounding very faulty. Both alarms here are very old, and are fairly frequently sounding during the off-peak times. All four long barriers here either tap or strike the floor when they lower, and since they were only fitted in the mid 2010s, they're clearly showing that they won't last as long as their predecessors, which were long GWE barriers with supporter arms.
A total of 5 different videos filmed within 40 minutes or so of each other feature in this 15-minute-long video, each containing various southern services on various journeys between the likes of London Victoria, Brighton, Littlehampton, Portsmouth, and Southampton Central. Ultra-wide was predominantly favoured here, with only one video solely filmed in the normal lens.
Thanks for watching!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Nice video 😁 I wasn't expecting the alarm by the two lights to change tone like it has but then this crossing is quite busy and located by the coast.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks, UKLCC! Yeah both of these alarms are very old and sounding a lot. I'm just glad the loud alarm still works fine here 👌

[@nathansrailwayphotography8125]

Great video

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks!

[@reecehaines395]

i remember going there with my college

[@EliTransportation]

that's a proper dirty pole right there Lol! Don't see these like 2 thing crossing things lol anyways good vid

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👍👍

[@NDVC.]

*Like1* - Nice video. Greetings from Vietnam.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! Hello from England! 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@springy_afton_official]

Nice

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👍

[@NELincsTrainspotting]

Great video. The alarm you filmed this under sound faulty in the first closure

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! Yeah the alarm by the double lights was very faulty. Glad the louder one still remains and works fine though tbf

[@yasirmalik7200]

This was filmed on my 14th birthday.

[@GBLCUK]

cool i have it on 2x lol The alarms

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Bet that sounds funny haha! Thanks! 👍

[@GBLCUK]

yea LOL