Level Crossings

[Universediver]

Which is the busiest level crossing in the UK?

 

[Zoidberg]

There may be some helpful information in this thread http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=40997

 

[Bald Rick]

In what sense? Trains per day, crossing users per day, trains at highest peak hour, barrier operations, barrier down time, quantity of misuse / abuse...

 

[Universediver]

In what sense? Trains per day, crossing users per day, trains at highest peak hour, barrier operations, barrier down time, quantity of misuse / abuse...

Amount of times gates go up and down i.e. train passes

 

[Bald Rick]

Amount of times gates go up and down i.e. train passes

These are different things. The very busiest crossings will have the barriers down almos permanently, with few opportunities to raise them. The thread Zoidberg has linked has the detail.

 

[Manchester77]

If light rail counts then I'd imagine the crossings between Deansgate and Mosley Street on metrolink would see the lights changed many many times per hour

 

[507 001]

If light rail counts then I'd imagine the crossings between Deansgate and Mosley Street on metrolink would see the lights changed many many times per hour

They aren't really level crossings though.

Hagside however....

 

[Manchester77]

+ the two on the altrincham line (navigation road and deansgate lane) they are pretty much always 10 tph plus the hourly heavy rail service which would make it busier than hagside by what, 2tph!

 

[Searle]

Lincoln's level crossings are pretty much constantly down whenever I'm visiting my girlfriend there :P

 

[Deerfold]

Lincoln's level crossings are pretty much constantly down whenever I'm visiting my girlfriend there :P

Nudge nudge, wink wink.

 

[PhilipW]

I am always amazed that there are still Level Crossings on the ECML between Kings Cross and Peterborough. I would have thought they should have been bridged years ago.

 

[Bushy]

Another "dopey driver" watching sat nav instead of the road:
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentish_gazette/news/more-delays-for-southeastern-trains-8106/

An elderly woman almost caused a catastrophe last night after turning left at a level crossing and driving along a live track... because her sat nav told her to.
The dopey driver, who is in her 80s, hurtled up the line for 30 metres at the Broad Oak crossing in Canterbury before realising her mistake.
Panicking witnesses frantically called 999, fearing the grey Rover was going to be hit by a train as the crossing barriers went down shortly before 7pm.
But emergency crews were quickly on the scene and alerted the driver of an oncoming train.
The power to the track was turned off by Network Rail and the woman and a male passenger were walked to safety.
The car was reversed back up the track by a police officer shortly before 8pm.
It is thought the elderly woman had been driving towards Canterbury along Shalloak Road and was following directions on her sat nav.
The gaffe sparked further delays for commuters, who had already had to endure reduced services because of the stormy weather.
Southeastern spokesman Mike Gibson said: "It caused a lot of disruption to services, which had already been reduced to one train an hour on main lines.
"It was a very full train and caused delays of between 30 minutes and 50 minutes.
"Obviously we weren't very happy and passengers were particularly unhappy. They will be entitled to compensation..." - Southeastern's Mike Gibson
"Obviously we weren't very happy and passengers were particularly unhappy. They will be entitled to compensation."
British Transport Police says the man and woman were taken back to their home and given "words of advice".
It added the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed.

 

[jon0844]

Words of advice? Is that what constitutes a punishment these days?!