Cool video! From what I’ve seen I don’t like the fact that the signals activate 2-5 minutes before the train even arrives. In the US the signals activate about 20-60 seconds before the train arrives.
Thanks! It's basically a fail-safe mechanism which gives the trains time to stop if something were to go wrong, and in the case for stations, it's in case the train fails to stop and overshoots.
It's done because the first signal that could be affected by the train can be up to 2 miles away. To make sure the lines stays clear for trains, the crossing is activated so that the gates are down before the train gets to that first signal. That way the train doesn't need to brake at all. The exception is half barriers which are not signal controlled and go down less than a minute before the train gets there.
Thanks a lot! 😁👍 Hampshire around Southampton and the edge of the New Forest seems to be the area with the most bells I've come across, as it seems that the few crossings with bells that remain are quite scattered across the country.
Main ones were those with just the twin red lights. They were all like that until a disaster in 1968. Wigwags with all three lights but grey borders were the commonplace following on from it until the red/white reflective borders were then introduced later.
RIP Aylesford village and Teston
11:35 my favorite sounds of thesse
Me to! 🎉😂
Good video 😎 Even I don't live in the UK I personally think that bells sound nice on those Level crossings. 😁
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Bells are certainly nice to hear at crossings!
I prefer the bells.Yodalarms make me jump and add to my fear of crossing level crossings.
Youve gotta visit Dalfaber
Its crossing is like an Old style
An AOCL
Halogen lights
Has Old steam trains with horns
And Lastly
fAsT bElLs
Cool video! From what I’ve seen I don’t like the fact that the signals activate 2-5 minutes before the train even arrives. In the US the signals activate about 20-60 seconds before the train arrives.
Thanks!
It's basically a fail-safe mechanism which gives the trains time to stop if something were to go wrong, and in the case for stations, it's in case the train fails to stop and overshoots.
It's done because the first signal that could be affected by the train can be up to 2 miles away. To make sure the lines stays clear for trains, the crossing is activated so that the gates are down before the train gets to that first signal. That way the train doesn't need to brake at all. The exception is half barriers which are not signal controlled and go down less than a minute before the train gets there.
Great video! Love all of those bells! I wonder which part of the UK has the most bells left in active service?
Thanks a lot! 😁👍
Hampshire around Southampton and the edge of the New Forest seems to be the area with the most bells I've come across, as it seems that the few crossings with bells that remain are quite scattered across the country.
where would i still be able to find level crossings with mechanical bells in Britain, if i were to visit?
Were there any kind of signals that preceeded these red and white bordered ones?
Main ones were those with just the twin red lights. They were all like that until a disaster in 1968. Wigwags with all three lights but grey borders were the commonplace following on from it until the red/white reflective borders were then introduced later.
Bells one love.
Were bells a thing before Yodalarms then? Every crossing would of once had bells?
They would've either had bells or be completely silent before the introduction of the Yodalarms etc.
Very good video!!!
Thanks a lot 👌🏻😁
If you didn’t know you were recording these on a island
Y'all still using wishbone (or A-Frame) gates/barriers?
Yes. There are still a fair few automatic half barrier level crossings around with these barriers.
these are safe level crossings. good video dear.
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Why did they change to those stupid sirens instead of e-bells?
I don't know but I wish they would change them back!
For some reason the gate mechinisms are almost to that of Japan.
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Great video! Bell crossings are very interesting except I think it doesn’t suit uk level crossings
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Yeah
Do trains in the UK also have bells on them, or is that only an American/Canadian thing
Our trains don't have bells on them like the trains over there do - these ones just have horns.
Trains over here have 2 tone horns (high-low)
I have seen pictures of class 59s with bells on them. (The yeoman ones I think)