Ambulance, Cancelled Closure at Sturry Level Crossing, Kent
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Sturry Level Crossing, Sturry, Kent on the Ashford to Ramsgate Line.
Location: Sturry Hill, Sturry
Date Filmed: 22-12-2018
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Nearest Station: Sturry
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Trains:
Class 395 (Southeastern)
An ambulance on an emergency call approached the lowering level crossing with blue lights flashing. The signalman controlling the crossing from the signal box raised the level crossing for the ambulance before immediately lowering again.
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That is rare, having an ambulance waiting at the LC and the signaller has to raise it. Very nice video!
Thank you 😁
@TheGamingProject oh yeah
But do you know what the beautiful thing is? that the ambulance, given that it was on duty with someone on the stretcher at the level crossing, lifted it and let it pass!! beautiful video congratulations 🥰😊
Thank you.
Great video! Guess that's the advantage of those old MCB crossings. Love how the ambulance used their siren to beep a "thank you" at the signaller.
There is actually a emergency raise mode on MCBs
Credit to the signaller for being able to react so quickly so that the Ambulance could get to where it needed to be as soon as possible. Kinda reminds me what I managed to catch at Reigate level crossing at around the same time this was filmed, though on that occasion, the sequence was stopped and the lowering retractef just as the barriers were starting to lower.
Great video by the way! 😁
Thanks 😁 It was a good decision to raise the crossing as this could’ve been a serious emergency. By the time the ambulance was probably seen it was easier to fully lower the crossing and raise it again.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel
I believe that's often the case: if the barriers are halted mid-travel, the operator has to keep the button pressed to re-raise, but if allowed to go fully down only a one-touch of the 'raise' button is needed.
I love how everyone was being decent and not taking it as a move to go!
Wow, two emergency services in one video❗️ Alternative title: 'What happens when emergency services get stuck at level crossings❓'😉😂
Yeah, that might’ve been a more exciting title haha 😂😁
Amazing video! Perfect timing too!
Credit to the Signalman reacting in the way he did! Most crossings when they see an ambulance, they let the train have priority when the ambulance is more important as it could be responding to an emergency that could be someone's life in danger.
Thank you 😎 Yes, that’s what I think. It could be potentially saving someone’s life delaying a train by one or two minutes.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel I saw an ambulance at Bullwell forest level crossing. There was a triple stay. Two trams and 1 train. They got priority. Ridiculous!
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Crossing suggestion: Redcar Central level crossing in North Yorkshire.
Ah yeah, that's quite a busy crossing. Sometimes once the crossing has been cleared, signallers do not check the CCTV so they may not know an ambulance is waiting.
Unless the signaller or crossing keeper becomes aware of a blue-lighter at, or very shortly after, the start of the closure procedure, a safety feature enforces a time-out before the barriers can be raised again. This feature is to ensure that, if any railway signal protecting the crossing has to be put back to red after showing green, sufficient time is allowed for the train to either stop short or pass over before reopening to road traffic. Because of this, in all but a few instances delay to the blue-lighter is shorter by giving priority to the train(s).
The same thing happened when I was at Maxey L/C. My dad was walking across the crossing and the signaller activated it. The signaller then switched it off and when the crossing was clear it switched on again.
Ah nice. Maxey is a very long crossing so I can see why that would have happened
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel I knew someone would figure it out quite quickly!
Spectacular timing! Thankfully the crossing is manned because if it wasn't then I don't think it would have been possible, for the ambulance to have been able to cross but in contrast however, I'm guessing there just wasn't enough spare time for a 2nd cancellation to enable the police car through?
Yeah, the signaller was able to raise the crossing again for the ambulance, but the crossing had been cleared for the train to proceed before the police car arrived. At this point the train would have to pass before barriers are raised again.
I think a similar system is at Foxton Crossing on the (A10) unless ambulances take an alternative route
Yes, Foxton is a locally manned crossing too from the Foxton signal box. It’s quite a busy road and I imagine emergency services use the route sometimes.
very cool to see in a weird way! great video.
Thank you 😁
Nice catch
Thanks 😊
What happens if the ambullance is in a crossing wich is automatic and not operated by a crossing operator?
Then it will have to wait. Usually the maximum time these are down though is just over a minute and minimum time just over 30 seconds
@@ChilternRailPhotography yes, this happens in uk, but for example, in spain, level crossings in the cities are usually clused 6 or 7 minutes
I guess they would have to wait. Most crossings across Europe are automatic so would be very dangerous to cross when red lights are flashing.
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Indeed - in the UK it's not only dangerous but also illegal for ANY vehicle to pass flashing reds
I’ve been living next to a level crossing for 16 years and never know the barriers raised for a 999 call.
The crossings aren't always automatically raised, it's usually just as they are lowered and if a signaller is aware of any vehicles approaching either looking from the sigbal box or via CCTV cameras.
Just goes to show the importance of a locally manned crossing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, having a signaller next to the crossing proved quite useful in this scenario. Unfortunately, most manned crossings are monitored via CCTV and more are becoming like this.
Great video
Thanks 👍
Great job
Thanks 👍
Me too. ☺️
Awesome video bro 👌👍
Thank you 😎
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Np 😎
Really nice. Was the second responding vehicle police?
Yes
Er… What?! How?! I don’t get it! 🤔
Probably going towards my house after seeing Fabe dance to traditional Russian 30s pop music.
Never seen that happen before!
Nice it’s rare for this to happen
Thanks 😊 Yeah it’s quite rare seeing something like this
It should wait until the train has passed the level crossing 🚑 🚉.
Is there any way to do that if it's an automatic half barrier crossing?
No fûcking way! AHB crossings doesn't have signaller controlling it. Is 100% automatic,but before train comes he can get through wrong way (isn't closed fully so a stranded car can quickly get out of crossing)
No there isn’t as automatic crossings are not monitored by signallers. However, automatic crossings are usually lowered for no longer than one minute in comparison to manned full barrier ones which can be at least 2+ minutes.
nice
Thanks 👍
maybe there was a emergency
A little illegal.
It’s not illegal. If you notice the traffic lights (crossing signal lights), they briefly switch off as the ambulance passes in to the crossing once the barriers raise. At this point it’s up to the signalman and ambulance crews to take a calculated risk as to whether or not they pass but it isn’t illegal as no red light is illuminated at the point the ambulance crosses the white line. It’s only as the ambulance has already crossed over the white line and has entered the crossing, and is just about to clear the crossing, that the signalman activates the barriers and alarm and the red lights illuminate.
In any case, if there were no barriers, any emergency service vehicle in the uk can lawfully cross red lights If they are en route to an emergency as long as it doesn’t endanger anyone. Considering there’s at least one and a half minutes between the ambulance having left the crossing and the train even becoming visible from the crossing, I think any police officer or court in this country would deem there to be no risk to anyone involved in the ambulance crossing when it did.
Emergency vehicles travelling with emergency lights(and/or sirens) basically are allowed to treat red traffic lights as “Give Way” signs
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The signaller raised it so if u think it’s illegal your extremely dumb
@@greengiant9706: I was under the impression that the purpose of the flashing red lights (at least at level crossings) was to indicate that unlike "standard" lights, they're not passable by emergency services? A report by RAIB states "There are no exceptions as to what may pass the road traffic light signals when the red lights are flashing; even emergency vehicles must stop."
(On that note, I've always found the flashing red light use at fire/ambulance stations to be somewhat weird...)
It should wait until the train has passed the level crossing 🚑 🚉.
nice
Hi JP
@@vastjonea hi?
JP Thanks 😊