(Very faulty alarm) Rhoose Level Crossing, Vale of Glamorgan

Welsh name: Rhyws
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The faulty alarm is heard up close in lowering two of two in this video.
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Date filmed: 26/01/2022
Videos filmed at: 15:03 | 15:08
Route: Vale of Glamorgan Line
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Station
Location: Heol Y Pentir, Rhoose
Trains featured:
Lowering 1 (Starts at 0:09):
Class 150 (Transport for Wales) - 2:35
Bridgend ➡ Merthyr Tydfil
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Lowering 2 (Starts at 3:03):
Class 150 (Transport for Wales) - 4:25
Merthyr Tydfil ➡ Bridgend
Found in between the station platforms of Rhoose Cardiff International Airport Station, this level crossing is located in the village of Rhoose which is found just next to Cardiff International Airport only a few miles west of Barry. One of the alarms at this level crossing has more recently become incredibly faulty and water-damaged, and it produces a pretty nasty-sounding tone which isn't even consistent in its pitch! The rest of this level crossing, whilst not the newest anymore (apart from the other alarm's sounder), is holding up fairly well. The adjacent station, hence the name, serves the airport, and a shuttle bus will arrive to meet both trains of the hourly stopping passenger service here to take passengers to and from the airport for the rail / air connection. The bus will then sit in a bus stop only a few metres from the level crossing and will leave when all passengers of the second train to stop in the station requiring it have boarded.
This station is also located near Rhoose Point, and just a 5-minute walk from it you'll find a very pretty rocky coastline at the bank of the Bristol Channel, just over the other side of which is Watchet in Somerset, England. The coastline at Rhoose is very scenic, and is worth a look if you're in the area!
Thanks for watching!

[@STUAA2024]

That alarm sounds alot like Blakedown and Howsham's old alarm

[@NWLevelCrossings]

Excellent Video and Crossing!!😁👍🏻 I like the sound of the other alarm!👍🏻

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Cheers!

[@NELincsTransport]

Great videos! That alarm sounds just like the faulty alarm at Howsham LC 👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 😁

[@AutoUnder]

Oh that Yodalarm is in a bad state haha! Great video

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks 👍😁

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks!

[@UKLevelCrossingsTrains]

Oh my lord! That alarm is almost as bad as me in the morning 😂 Great video though

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you! 👍👍
This was definitely one of the worst alarms I've heard in a while.

[@TudorCrossings]

Will you post llandovery and llandover wells LC?

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

I've already published a video of Llandrindod Wells crossing, back in October on a previous trip. I haven't been to Llandovery though

[@TudorCrossings]

Oh I forgot

[@GMDLgnd]

Wtf is that alarm 😂 anyway great video, personal suggestion, can you do one at minehead, Somerset (if you haven’t done one already obviously). I’ve been there a few times and I love the alarm sound.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you! Good suggestion, but I am not planning to visit that for now, but only time will tell if I do. It's a very different crossing nowadays as they've given it a complete refurb last year.

[@GMDLgnd]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings haven’t been there since it was refurbished so don’t know how different it is

[@BRLCAMUK]

@@GMDLgndI believe it’s an MCB-CCTV with LEDs and E2S alarms now