Not to seem like a twonk, but I presume the gate is mainly for vehicular use since there is the adjacent bridge for pedestrians? And I noticed the lack of an alert system for oncoming trains-how do people know it’s safe to open the gates when they need to drive across? (Although given the amount of train traffic on those four sets of tracks, I’m sure an audible alarm going off that frequently would drive the neighbors loopy!). Great catch nonetheless, and I enjoyed it thoroughly!
Thank you 😁 Petfectly valid question to ask. Based on the signs here, anyone wishing to cross with vehicles (so any vehicle users) must telephone the signaller to find out when it is safe to cross. Based on the curves in the track at this location, it would be difficult judging when it is clear to cross, especially with the speed of some trains on the faster lines. The gates here were locked I believe so it isn't for use by the general public.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Yeah, they were _all_ down, as were the ones on the other 700s. I thought they had to retract them when not in DC land? (Definitely remember seeing 377s with retracted shoes in St Pancras International.)
Great shots of the trains
Thank you 😊
Your welcome
Great Shots!👍🏻👍🏻😊
Thanks 😊
Just about where the new East-West line will join the WA mainline sometime in the future.
Great video Jamie!👍🙂
Thank you 😎 Yeah it will be around here somewhere. I wonder what will happen to this junction and crossing when work eventually starts.
Fantastic video and shots Jamie! 😄👍🏻
Thank you 😁
This is a most interesting video. That is some foot bridge. Well done.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed 👍
Nice
Thanks 👍
Very good 😎😁
Thanks 👍
Great video 👍
Thanks 😎
Nice! Wow 3 class 377 train
Thanks👍 The three-car train was a 170, but I didn't see a 377 here. The train classes are in the description.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel ok
Not to seem like a twonk, but I presume the gate is mainly for vehicular use since there is the adjacent bridge for pedestrians? And I noticed the lack of an alert system for oncoming trains-how do people know it’s safe to open the gates when they need to drive across? (Although given the amount of train traffic on those four sets of tracks, I’m sure an audible alarm going off that frequently would drive the neighbors loopy!). Great catch nonetheless, and I enjoyed it thoroughly!
Thank you 😁 Petfectly valid question to ask. Based on the signs here, anyone wishing to cross with vehicles (so any vehicle users) must telephone the signaller to find out when it is safe to cross. Based on the curves in the track at this location, it would be difficult judging when it is clear to cross, especially with the speed of some trains on the faster lines. The gates here were locked I believe so it isn't for use by the general public.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Thank you, I had wondered! Enjoy your summer holiday!
How did you get good shots of the trains
I've been filming for several years so just practice I guess, and having a decent camera (in this case a smartphone camera) helps a bit 😊
2:10 That Thameslink train didn't have its shoegear retracted.
It looked about the same as all the other shoes checking the video, but maybe that's just me and how I'm looking at it.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Yeah, they were _all_ down, as were the ones on the other 700s. I thought they had to retract them when not in DC land? (Definitely remember seeing 377s with retracted shoes in St Pancras International.)
@K-o-R Ah my bad. Tbh I've never paid attention to the shoes so couldn't really say how they should be positioned unfortunately