Busiest Level Crossing?

[jopsuk]

PaulLothian- as it is a controlled crossing, the keeper shouldn't (I think I'm right in saying) close the second half of the barrier and clear the signal until everything is off- including pedestrians.
I've heard Helpston used to split into two crossings, with cars able to wait in the "refuge" area?

 

[sTEAM Stewart]

East Gates in Colchester is pretty busy at peak times (every 10 to 15 minutes I believe)

Linky here.....http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/colchester/8418788.MP_calls_for_answers_over_jams_at_crossing/?action=complain&cid=8811528

 

[Hydro]

Mount Pleasant crossing in Soton has to come quite high in the list. The barriers are down not just frequently, but for fairly long periods too. I've seen the barriers go up, wait a few seconds, then the sequence starts again. More often than not it's to let more than one train across.

 

[PaulLothian]

PaulLothian- as it is a controlled crossing, the keeper shouldn't (I think I'm right in saying) close the second half of the barrier and clear the signal until everything is off- including pedestrians.
I've heard Helpston used to split into two crossings, with cars able to wait in the "refuge" area?

That would also make sense of the longer periods between barriers closing and train arriving, I guess. I walked across (reasonably briskly), and I would reckon that I took over 45 seconds. Could have doubled that time if pushing grandson in his buggy.

 

[jopsuk]

The long time is also a function of being a fast line. Ideally they want the barriers closed early enough to give the trains green signals all the way.

 

[dk1]

The long time is also a function of being a fast line. Ideally they want the barriers closed early enough to give the trains green signals all the way.

Exactly! Trains should be signalled on greens whenever possible. Road traffic will just have to wait. All the crawling peg to peg or distant 'on' will make it wait even longer & that doesnt help emergency services waiting either.

 

[devon_metro]

Mount Pleasant crossing in Soton has to come quite high in the list. The barriers are down not just frequently, but for fairly long periods too. I've seen the barriers go up, wait a few seconds, then the sequence starts again. More often than not it's to let more than one train across.

At a rough guess there are ~16tph passing over, excluding any ECS movements.

 

[GNER 91128]

That would also make sense of the longer periods between barriers closing and train arriving, I guess. I walked across (reasonably briskly), and I would reckon that I took over 45 seconds. Could have doubled that time if pushing grandson in his buggy.

There's the manned crossing a couple of hundred metres further down the line on Woodcroft Rd and they may hold people in the middle "safe bit" Although I'm not too sure as it's not a main road and don't have much cause to use it.

 

[Tomnick]

I doubt anyone would be allowed to remain between the GNR and Midland lines at Woodcroft - there's no gates to prevent them wandering onto the 125mph Down Fast...and why would you want to keep someone there when you could just get them across all five lines without too much delay?

 

[Hydro]

At a rough guess there are ~16tph passing over, excluding any ECS movements.

...plus freight.

 

[fairysdad]

It's probably bad luck, but this crossing in Cheltenham always seems to be down when I get to it...

Silk Mills crossing in Taunton used to be fairly busy too, but was bridged over a few years back.