Lancing Level Crossing, West Sussex

Date filmed: 13/04/2021
Videos filmed at: 13:00 | 13:08 | 13:16
Route: West Coastway Line
- Lancing Station
- Timetable used: Lancing
Location: South Street, Lancing
Trains:
Lowering 1 (Starts at 0:00):
Class 377 (Southern) - 2:19
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Lowering 2 (Starts at 2:57):
2 Class 377s (Southern) - 3:50
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Lowering 3 (Starts at 4:34):
Class 313 (Southern) - 7:15
A busy level crossing found in the center of Lancing next to the station serving Lancing. There is a total of six LED wigwags here due to side roads on each side of the level crossing, and there are also two very loud alarms due to the busy environment which this level crossing is located in, and one of these alarms had its sounder replaced since the previous visit to here by me. Three of the four barriers here date back to the early 1990s, and these three barriers still have their original arms which are holding up fairly well despite their age. The signal box here is active, but controls this level crossing, as well as others in the area, via means of CCTV.
A total of three different lowerings are featured in this video, each filmed within around 20 minutes of each other. The second lowering was very short due to the fact that the level crossing wasn't lowered until the train was ready to leave the station, and this lowering has also been filmed in ultra-wide. Captions were originally edited into this video, and this is a now-retracted idea of mine.
Thanks for watching!

[@iratepirate3896]

I used to have to cross this to get to the fish and chip shop when I was visiting my nan back in the day.

[@martinlee5604]

... and in the 60s my sister and I used to stand on that footbridge and watch the trains while our Nana (and Grandad) were no doubt preparing lunch at their nearby bungalow. Nana passed away in 1978, and Grandad in 1987. Fond memories.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Nice video 😎

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks very much, mate! Glad you enjoyed the video 👍👍

[@nathansrailwayphotography8125]

Great video

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you 👍

[@jameswhetton5202]

Nice one mate 👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks very much!

[@trainstrainstrains40]

Nice video! 😎

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you!

[@GBLCUK]

six lights you say then it’s the same as church ln lol

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Hehe. Not so much like Church Lane (Margaretting) as it they're all normally-oriented.

[@springy_afton_official]

Nice video

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👌

[@springy_afton_official]

Your welcome