Redcar Level Crossing, North Yorkshire

[@dawncampbell6941]

these gates are a nightmare. they take so long to open and close, the roads become gridlocked. plus they breakdown regularly sometimes closed for 3 days.

[@vastjonea]

I've just been to the crossing at the time of writing this message as I'm on holiday in Saltburn-by-the-sea and recorded it. God, those Alarms are loud! Amazing video like usual!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you very much! I thought the same, very lound and screechy alarms here.

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Great video, love the sliding gates 👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 😁👍

[@Northbourne12]

I used to live there, loved those gates!

[@NWLevelCrossings]

Absolute really nice Crossing and Video!! I love those sliding gates they must be very unique!!👍🏻😁

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! This is a very unique crossing

[@vastjonea]

Redcar Central is the only crossing in the UK to have sliding gates so it’s the rarest crossing in the UK. (If you talk about gates/barriers)

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

@@vastjonea It's not really the only level crossing with sliding gates in the country. There is also this one in Wolverton ruclips.net/video/zEesxwlmzuo/видео.html but they're manually operated. I guess to be more specific, Redcar's is the first and so far only with the Power-Operated Sliding Barrier (POSB) system.

[@vastjonea]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings that’s what I meant. I’ll have a look at the video

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video! Certainly one of the more unique crossings in the UK, IMHO.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! Certainly is. I'm glad to have gotten the opportunity to film here.

[@YorkshireLevelCrossingChannel]

The sliding gates are really unique. Amazing video 😁👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks very much! They definitely are

[@vastjonea]

So good to see a video on the other side. Great video

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👍

[@leeroberts1192]

Were they a trial to see how good sliding gates would be? I can't spot any reason why they went for sliding gates and not traditional lifting gates

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It's most likely due to the placement of the signal box, and the road being too wide for a full width barrier that they've used this here.

[@willmanyobroh4playz803]

where was the class 185 going to, I saw the sign said Redcar Central

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It was moving into a passing loop just east of the station to let a Saltburn Train through, as it had terminated in the station

[@inactive-vlc]

Ouch those alarms are ear-piercing. Good thing I wasn’t wearing headphones.

[@dylan.playz.357]

100% agree

[@dylan.playz.357]

This level crossing should be called 'Rarecar' level crossing

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Lol