Rare Level Crossing on a Swing Bridge at Preston Docks, Lancashire
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- Rare Preston Docks Level Crossings and Swing Bridge, Preston Docks, Lancashire on the Ribble Steam Railway.
Location: Navigation Way, Preston
Date Filmed: 29-10-2016
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Trains:
BR Class 14 D9539/1965 + Hawthorn Leslie 3931/1938 ‘Linda’ (Ribble Steam Railway)
A video of the two level crossings at Preston docks, found on the Ribble Steam Railway. One of these level crossings runs along the road, over the Preston docks swing bridge. The swing bridge occasionally opens for vessels coming in and out of the marina. There's a pedestrian level crossing beside the swing bridge, allowing pedestrians to cross the line. All the equipment seems rather old. It is very interesting to look at and quite awesome seeing a steam train travelling over the bridge. Something very unique and rare in the UK.
I have noted the fact that the footage was rather shaky (as told by many people in the comments section). This is an old video (from 2016) and many of my newer, more recent videos are far better.
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That is one of the coolest crossings I have ever seen!!
Yeah I know. It's quite cool seeing the railway running over a swing bridge.
Great crossing God bless you
I am aware from all the comments that this video was a bit shaky. Its quite an old video on my channel (filmed in 2016) and I didn't take much consideration into how stable the filming was. My more recent videos (from 2018) are better quality and more stabilised. Thanks for your understanding 😎
It's a really good video as it shows the complex layout of road/rail/marine/pedestrian. Thanks for uploading it.
In fact it was that good I'm going to subscribe :)
Thank you 😁
might have been useful to stand still !!!
Yes its an old video!
well thats a creepy face on that steam loco & I like it when the bell stays on until the last car passes
Creepy face indeed.
UK Level Crossings the barriers ring like old ring and barriers don't go down until the bridge is clear of vehicles and vehicles stop when bell rings
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Cool 😎 Good video 📹 and good catch
This was my childhood video. I still wonder to this day why Thomas looked like a which
Sameee in 2019 I was OBSESSED with level crossings and I thought Kanye west had poisoned Thomas
Wow! That is a pretty unique crossing. I am sure a lot of the motorists are not too fussed on it lol.
Yeah, it sure is. The lights and barriers control traffic for both the swing bridge and level crossing :)
UK Level Crossings Channel Not too often that a train travels along a bridge like that used by cars too.
The sound of the barrier motors!! :0 and this crossing is sick btw! We need more of these lol
Yeah, the barriers are very old, sort of fits with the alarms too. This crossing is one of the rarest I've seen and well worth the visit.
The mad thing is i have lived in Preston all my life and only seen this change about 10 times with the train in 37 years i have seen the bridge open a lot nice catch mate
Thanks 😎
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannelthe train has a shrek face
3:16 "HALLO, HALLO!"
Was Thomas sick?
Yeah lol. I think he was C:
UK Level Crossings that green train at the front has bars on its wheels my prof pic is a train now
Meth, not even once
Thomas is high
Thats Wilbert the Forest Engine
I see this crossing quite often but I never stopped to notice her unique barrier designs
It is quite a unique crossing.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel yet in the past 4 years it hasn’t changed a bit
0:00 Intro
0:13 Another Level Crossing Lights Starts To Flash (No Alarm)
0:20 Barriers Start to Lower and make sound effects
0:26 A Boy Runs To The Level crossing into the tracks
Give this man some respect I absolutely love you
Thomas is causing confusion and delay by being sick....
It was a weird mask lol
It is an surprising aspect in this video,i wasn't aspecting a loc with a face in the end😂😂😂😂
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@@LordNightwing42 how so? lol
Lol, funny - mess lear :D
the face on the kettle was awesome lol
OMG, as if they put that on the back of the train, I defiantly wasn't expecting it! Great capture :)
Haha lol. It was a Halloween running service so someone stuck a face on the back of the loco. for decoration. Looks funny.
This is the most unusual level crossing I have ever seen and I haven't even been on the Ribble Steam Railway so it is making me think about having a ride and seeing for myself. Well Done You for finding this.👍👍👍
Thanks! 😁 I don't think there's anything else like this in the UK. The swing bridge also operates occasionally but I'm not sure how often (obviously not when a trains due).
Thomas doesn’t seem like he’s doing well
This is on the Ribble Steam Railway, my closest railway ever!
I love the a-synchronicity between the two wigwags at the beginning of the video!
Yeah, it's definitely quite unique 😉
Nice bridge 😉 the face on the back of the steam engine Hahahaha cool 😅😂🤣
Yeah, its pretty cool. It was a weekend for the Halloween event on the railway so the steam engine had an ugly face on the back of it :P :)
UK Level Crossings Channel back? You think that's the back??
Well back of the train I should have said, but back of the steam engine.
I can get a pizza delivered faster than the trains arrive at a level crossing on UK railways.
Probably because colliding with a pizza won't result in death.
@@gwishart facts lol
Probably not...In india u can take a nap also at crossing 😂
Nice combined railroad-motorway level crossing indeed. And those two locomotives (shunters?) also look handy.
Yeah it's on the Ribble Steam Railway. Its a nice level crossing 😎
Great video of this unusual crossing. The sound the rather old barriers make remind me of the barriers which used to feature at many a multi-storey car park.
Thanks. The barriers here make reasonably loud motor noises when they lower and raise. There's lots of carparks which probably have old and noisy barriers like these. Maybe not as slow.
I never see Siemens [a traffic light company] make wig-wags. great catch.
Yeah. These wigwags are one of a kind. They are no-where else in the UK which is quite amazing.
Siemens do manufacture wig-wags, though it is simply Helios modules on a backing board.
www.siemens.co.uk/traffic/pool/documents/brochure/wigwag.pdf
Oh yeah. I think they do these wigwags with LED Optic Designs. There's some at bascule bridges and fire stations but not many at level crossings as far as I'm aware:
www.siemens.co.uk/traffic/pool/images/product_page_images/wig_wag_durham.jpg
Very cool interchange of traffic. The only thing that would ring my bell any louder is if it was also a drawbridge. And the Thomas face was a delight! 👍
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Wow! Steam locomotive and the railroad crossing and the bridge! This is a luxurious image. ♡☺
Japanese Railroad Crossings Indeed. It's a very rare crossing.
UK Level Crossings (^^)
no it isnt they roun most days
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Wow that's kind of weird, well, unusual at the very least! Thanks for this.
No problem, thanks for watching 😊
Beautiful arrangement, thanks for filming.
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It's a similar arrangement to Britannia bridge in Porthmadog, except that isn't a swing bridge.
Many dock lines in places like Birkenhead had bridges that were shared by trains and road vehicles.
Yeah it is quite - they're both steam railways too. And that's interesting 👍
I like how it took 2 and a half minutes for the train to actually arrive to the crossing
Could have been a nice video but next time please find A good spot and stay put. The constant movement is sickening and annoying. We aren't interested in a close up of the signals and gates beyond a plain zoom in. That would have been a great catch otherwise.
Thanks for the comment. I did realise I should have stayed where I was after filming the video. I've learnt from this though and some more recent videos are better.
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I had to stop watching it cause of all the movement.
Agree. Too much movement. Difficult to watch.
Very good! Didn't know that these types of level crossings were in the UK!
Intriguing how the alarms do not blare on the swing bridge crossing but they do blare on the rail crossing.
There are alarms for the swing bridge but they are only used if the swing bridge is in operation. This is because there isn't actually any point where pedestrians can cross the railway line on the bridge, and since the barriers are only blocking the road here, no alarms are needed. There are alarms at the other crossing with warning lights and the footpath crossing at the other end of the bridge (shown in the middle of the video).
3:30 nightmare fuel
Very cool. I wonder what it looks like when you have the cars and the train waiting for a boat at that bridge.
Thanks 😎 I think the trains have priority, so the bridge would not open until a train on the heritage railway has passed.
I still wonder why there are siemens optic signals on those forest city backgrounds... IMO importing some econolite groovebacks wouldve been a better fit
Pause at 0:14
That sequence is quite messed up, one amber was on while the reds were on at the other side.
It's weird indeed. It seems that a lot of these particular wigwags (Forest City Halogens) seem to have different flash phases. These wigwags are very old and probably date back at least 30 years or so. The old equipment on heritage railway crossings rarely gets touched. Looks cool though and I see what you mean by being 'messed up'. Certainly looks a bit.
The 1960s-era train looks out-of-place among the modern level-crossing gear.
bingola45
Indeed that is true.
Yes
Wow! That was so cool!
Oh, my gosh! A level crossing on a bridge!
Yeah it's quite cool
Tom does look sickly😷 love the video😃❤
Thanks! 😃
the barriers on the small railway crossing are in the process of being replaced by BR standard barriers
Oh really? Nice. I thought them barriers would be needing replacement because of their age. Do you know what new barriers are going to be installed?
Thanks for sharing !
No problem. Thanks for watching! :)
Forest city halogen and Siemens halogen best level crossing ever
TrainFan56 actually Siemens fiber optic not halogen
I’m sure these are to be upgraded to led
The first one I know of cause I live in Preston I've actually been on a train that goes over it also imagine if a train and boat came at the same time
That would be a bit of a sticky situation :) - The bridge probably only swings open when no trains are due.
The boat would have to wait.
One of those fancy level crossings
Its definitely more unique than others 😉
Nice catch and what a weird set of crossings!
freebrickproductions Thanks. Yes, this is one weird and long crossing with some old barriers and wigwags. Some crossings in your country might even be longer with the tracks which cross over a junction or a highway / boulevard crossing.
Lol. A 6 track crossing here is the longest. And I like to think that this location is quite rare. You clearly have some more weird and wonderful railroad crossings =)
I was rewatching this video when I noticed something. The gate lights on the crossing at 0:25 appear to be American Lantern-style gate lights made by WRRS (or Western Cullen Hayes, depending on when they were installed, but WCH has never bothered to change the molds on the bases so they all say "WRRS" on them), which is rather odd, especially since Lantern gate lights here in the US tend to be rather rare!
3:40 thomas.exe
Lol
has stopped working
That train looked utterly drained at the back end!!
Fantastic video! Liked 👍👍👍
Thanks very much! 😁
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0:32 Level crossing Starts to flash and alarms starts to go on
Very neat to watch.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed watching C:
The blue locomotive at the end of the train looked almost like Thomas The Tank Engine.
I see this video everywhere now
Nice video of a Class 14 'teddy bear' and a Bagnall (I think) 0-6-0ST. seen one like it in real life (Ruswarp near Whitby) but it wasn't as strange as this one.
Thanks ☺️
Good information it's still here
Good to know 👍 I wouldn't of thought it would change much
0:35 that must be the oldest automatic crossing lights left in the UK!
3:02 too bad that isn't the Dutch class 600 (their British-built version of the class 08!)
3:31 is that steam locos face for halloween trains? it looks like a repainted DOWT face!
Thanks for your comment.
The wigwags aren't *that* old since this crossing was most likely installed in the 1980s. There are some crossings with older wigwags. The railway is private here so there was a range of diesel and steam locomotives. I just happened to see these two pass. And since it was Halloween, a face was hung from the front of the steam loco.
Huh. No gate skirts. Definitely a golden oldie right there!
Indeed. By the amount of dirt, rust, noise and the fact these don't have any skirts gives quite a clear impression these things are old and need replacing. The railway probably doesn't want to pay to install new ones. They still work fine to be honest.
I don't blame them for not wanting to. New barriers from any company are expensive these days.
0:39 Barriers Make Sound Effects And Loweres
Wow that level crossing needs replacing
What weird halogens! Great video
NathTrains Yes. They are half wigwag half traffic light. Some optic design traffic lights have just been stuck onto this Forest City board. And Thanks =)
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel They look like Siemens Helios traffic signal modules
It's interesting that the lights at the start aren't in sync. The right one showed red whilst the left one still showed amber.
Also, what's the warning triangle painted on the road by the first set of lights say? Something about tracks?
The lights have individual flashing relays by the looks of it. I didn't notice that triangle actually and am not too sure. I will have a closer look and let you know soon.
A rail tour train? Even better!
nice video merry Christmas
Thanks 😎
Congrats on 100k views on this video.
A double full barrier with no skirt underneath, halogens, and both a crossing and swingbridge!
Yeah - that's something you don't usually find! 😁👌
Has anyone visited the bridge crossing in South Ferriby, North Lincolnshire?
Ive been there before and going back this summer in 2018 the name of the railway is RIBBLE STEAM RAILWAY
Yeah. I would love to visit this railway again sometime. Shame I live so far away :/
Also, so the yellow light at the bottom means a train is approaching and then the red lights mean it is entering?
The yellow and red lights mean the same thing as they do on traffic lights.
Oh yeah i remember this one
Super cool!¡!¡¡
Indeed 😁
Thanks
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oohhh diffferent sound for the rare one
Which one is your favourite?
Like: Maritime way (my personal favourite)
Reply: Navigation way
Are those old traffic light lamps on the wigwags of the second crossing you looked at.
Yes, they're lamps by Siemens I believe
Why was Bill/Ben sick that day?
Can I ask in what way is it rare to see a train crossing it? It's in use every week at least twice for the bitumen trains. When the steam railway runs it's used numerous times a day.
When I meant "very rare", I was talking about the level crossing and not the frequency of trains. The crossing runs over a swing bridge which is very rare to see in the UK.
3:30 Thomas after smoking 3 times a day for 10 years
Those motorised barriers must be from the ‘70’s or ‘80’s
Yeah, they look and sound really old
Since the road enters and exits on the same side of the railroad track, I propose that we call this a “level tangent” instead of a “level crossing”.
hope they keep
Yeah. These crossings will be here for quite a while to come yet.
That is the class 14 from Preston ribble rail
That was I before in Europe. This is UK, Europe. Halogen switched to be rest automaticlly.
U.K. Level crossings how many trains there are Coming or is it like 10 mins?
The trains run on selected dates. You can see them here: www.ribblesteam.org.uk/
JoyTimeTV most days there not running
UK Railway Hub steam locomotive to fucking smoke the face outta the boats lol
Awesome video
Thank you David 👍 🙂
Well done 👍🏻
Thanks 🙂
The blue engine is called Linda. Nice little shunter. Got plenty if photos of her .
What’s with her face?
Is she okay?
rarest railway ever
This was the ever first video that inspired me for LC
Cool 👍
UK Level Crossings Channel, there is a King’s Lynn level crossing in King’s Lynn, Tenneyson Avenue. Check it out, the lights are halogen
Kings Lynn is too far to travel for me unfortunately 😞
Oh ok, feel free to visit anytime
UK Level Crossings Channel, where doy live. Just to know if it’s near King’s Lynn
Sounds like it would work great as an annoying car alarm.
I just noticed something; the lights at maritime way are in sync with navigation way!!
For a second they were
@@LevelCrossingFan92 ok
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Wow!! Quite rare! These even take a bit longer to react!? Also are the level crossings with no gate illegal now!? Because I live near an abandoned no gate crossing..
Yeah, it's pretty cool. Level Crossings without barriers (open crossings) are gradually being upgraded / renewed with new barriers. You will mostly find non-barrier crossings on private railways like this one.
HEY IT'S A REAL LIFE THOMAS THE TRAIN
Thomas is an E2
Christ those alarms and barriers are old!
Yeah they are!
You needed to turn the stabilisation on, and chose one place when the train came along. Is this crossing/bridge still there, or has it been removed or modified?
This was an old video, hence the camera-work wasn't as good as it is now. I believe it's still here.
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Nice crossing
Thanks! I really enjoyed visiting here.
Why aren't the other lights sounding an alarm?
The other lights control the traffic going over the swing bridge, so for the train crossing over that bridge, no alarms are required
Was there a mime on the train?
It was a Halloween decoration as this was Halloween weekend. Looked spooky to me 😉
Do ALL the gates in the UK go all the way across the road, here there is a gap on both sides, allowing "gate jumpers" to wiggle across (not recommended) .
Some crossings have half barriers with barriers across the left side of the road, and full barriers with barriers across the whole width of the road.
@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Thank you.
3:00 What the heck is that thing?!?! A diesel and steam loco mix!?!?
3:30 same with that its too creepy GET AWAY FROM ME AHHH
The front loco is called a gronk
Nice one :D
Thanks Harvey =)
There is nothing "creepy" about the face. Anyone can plainly see that it is a characature of Thomas the Tank Engine (from the children's show).