Level Crossings

[MidnightFlyer]

Couple of Questions:

Nearest level crossing remaining to Central London/Manchester/Birmingham etc.

How much would it cost to say replace a level crossing in Northumberland over the ECML, compared to the one in lincoln H St?

Which level crossing goes over the most lines (like the one near P'boro over 5!)

Thanks

 

[Old Timer]

For the avoidance of doubt I take this to be public level crossings.

1) Probably Bollo Lane/Possibly Hixon without looking/Bentley Heath or Langley Green

2) That is like asking the price of a car ! It depends upon all sorts of variables, including the type of signalling, the LC type, the width of the road, available power supplies, number of lines, line speed, etc, etc Comparisons are almost meaningless between one location and another for those reasons.

3) Helpston / Maxey strike me as the widest/largest number of lines crossed in one crossing

 

[Tomnick]

In response to the first part, there's a level crossing between Manchester Vic and Stalybridge, around Droylesden (believe it is locally controlled by an adjacent, or very close, signalbox - can't remember the name) - that's only three or four miles outside Manchester.

Having experienced cycling across both, I'd agree with OT that Helpston and Maxey are probably the widest level crossings, each crossing six lines. Red Cow LC, immediately north of Exeter St Davids station, also crosses six lines in a very different setting, but doesn't look quite so wide.

 

[Ploughman]

I believe that Spring Bank in Hull is technically the largest.
With the most Bomac panels.

 

[The Planner]

Noose Lane is probably the closest to Brum now, maybe Bloxwich. Bentley Heath may be closer than those two. London wise, would it be the ones around Barnes and Mortlake ??

 

[Trog]

Mitre Bridge Nr Willesden - London.
Langley Green (Crosswells Rd) - Brum.

 

[A60K]

Noose Lane is probably the closest to Brum now, maybe Bloxwich. Bentley Heath may be closer than those two. London wise, would it be the ones around Barnes and Mortlake ??

Northumberland Park in London beats Barnes by around 16 chains I think.

Slightly different from the most lines crossed by one level crossing is the most level crossings on one road - at Queen Adelaide the road has three level crossings and one overbridge in the space of around quarter of a mile, crossing seven tracks I believe.

 

[jopsuk]

Slightly different from the most lines crossed by one level crossing is the most level crossings on one road - at Queen Adelaide the road has three level crossings and one overbridge in the space of around quarter of a mile, crossing seven tracks I believe.

Seven indeed- with the bridge crossing the lone track of the quietest of the lines, the loop that allows freight to go to Norwich from Peterborough without having to reverse at Ely.

 

[swt_passenger]

Northumberland Park in London beats Barnes by around 16 chains I think.

Not if you are measuring from 'central London' surely. It might be nearer to its relevant terminus, but that's the difficulty with such open questions. If you take the centre of London as Charing Cross, as is traditional, Mitre Bridge is nearer than Barnes and Northumberland Park as the crow flies...

 

[The Snap]

In response to the first part, there's a level crossing between Manchester Vic and Stalybridge, around Droylesden (believe it is locally controlled by an adjacent, or very close, signalbox - can't remember the name) - that's only three or four miles outside Manchester.

Clayton Bridge, in the Medlock Vale area. It used to be controlled by a signal box adjecent to the crossing, however this went a while ago - it's now operated by standard treddles.

 

[Railsigns]

Clayton Bridge crossing is manually controlled from Baguley Fold Jcn. signal box.

Hixon crossing has been closed for some time.

 

[The Snap]

Clayton Bridge crossing is manually controlled from Baguley Fold Jcn. signal box.

I thought that had been knocked down...! Clearly not . Thanks for correcting me.

 

[deltic1989]

There have been whisperings in the local paper (Lincolnshire Echo) for a few years about moving Lincoln Central underground and eliminating High Street and Brayford/East Holmes level crossings but these have been scrapped as being to costly. There has also been talk of the footbridge being re-installed at High St the current project that has been offered is extending Tentercroft Street (the street emediatly south of the l/c) somehow to divert traffic away the pedestrianising that section. The problem with an over bridge or a road underpass is the fact that there isnt enough space in the area without knocking half the shops in Lincoln down. But as anyone whos ever spent time in Lincoln knows the crossing gates are very seldom open and its very hard to run buses on time to the south of the city because of this.