@@c.s-crossingsHere in Australia, trains are required to blow their horn at each crossing. Melbourne had the most crossings in the country back then but its slowly starting to get removed by level crossing removal.
How refreshing it must be to live where you don't have a government that insists on 140 dB horns being sounded five times before each train gets to the crossing.
@@jml6901 That wasn't the only fatal incident. In 2012, there was a collision with a motor scooter on the level crossing. The rider of the scooter (which was completely smashed to bits) was killed, and the train driver suffered minor injuries.
@@petercdowney Don't forget about the suicides in 2009, 2010 and 2014, plus the near-miss in 2011 that was due to the crossing being incorrectly operated locally.
American here, I don't understand why people kept dying here and the crossing had to close. Nothing looks unsafe about this. Most countries can have half-barrier crossings without constant fatalities and needing to drop full gates across level crossings. I completely get why politically something had to be done, but I'm baffled it got to this point.
the crossing in itself isn't unsafe for the most part. it's the people that use it who are the liability, and that liability has to be removed if accidents are to be prevented. the bridge was the right course of action to take.
Problem is, this one particular crossing had become widely-known as a suicide hotspot, so with all the deaths here the most sensible (and sympathetic) option was to build a bridge. Additionally, the line was electrified in 2018 so newer and more trains were using the line, plus half-barrier crossings are unsafe on busier and higher-speed lines (max speed 100mph, which IS the speed on this line).
@@secretmanPFD a controlled full barrier crossing would have more cheaply achieved the same effect as they check it before clearing the signal to let the train go
@@grassytramtracks you'd have to pay someone to watch the crossing, and someone would have to constantly watch it. In the long term it's probably best to do away with a level crossing entirely, as they have.
@@secretmanPFD which is done remotely anyway from the signal box. Many crossings have obstacle detection that automatically clears the signal if no-one and nothing is detected
The trains don't blow their horns as they go by in the U.K.? Because here in the States, it's the law to blow the horn long-long-short-long before every crossing.
@@scottjennings2060 oh yes they are! We get plenty of Level Crossing Misuse here! See how AHB crossings only have half barriers? People do weave around them. It does happen.
The problem was that the crossing had become widely-known as a suicide hotspot, so no matter what kind of crossing was in its place there would still be fatalities here every so often. Plus, try to think about those families who were affected by the 2004 crash - they all desperately needed to see the crossing removed to feel closure and safe again on the railways. Also, don't forget the line was electrified at the end of 2018, so if money was being spent on electrifying and resignalling the line then it only makes sense to do it when they did.
@@mkasrailwaysliftsmore8005 They DID consider the upgrade to MCB-CCTV, though, and in 2012 that was what the local petition asked for. But on both occasions NR refused to take any action because they held out hope that a bridge could be built - and in 2015 they got their wish as preparations took place for the works (Apr 2016 construction began, Dec 2016 works finished).
@@thefraserchannel6562the reason Ufton Nervet level crossing was replaced by a bridge was because there was a HST crash that happened on the 6th November 2004. The bridge was completed in 2016. Also the line was electrified in 2018.
Very sad reading about the Ufton Nervet derailment and putting a bridge in place of the crossing was the sensible and thoughtful option.
It would have been cheaper to convert it into an MCB
I wish the crossing was still there
Waterloo Road got closed too, it's always the crossings with penguin barriers that sadly get removed.
Great shots
Excellent video
This crossing is like the crossings in America. Except the trains don't blow horns, and don't have bells.
@@c.s-crossingsHere in Australia, trains are required to blow their horn at each crossing. Melbourne had the most crossings in the country back then but its slowly starting to get removed by level crossing removal.
@@c.s-crossings nice.
i love the bell
Same
The alarm sounds a bit like Brock Foot Crossing's alarm
RXRNathan it does Actually
How refreshing it must be to live where you don't have a government that insists on 140 dB horns being sounded five times before each train gets to the crossing.
Good grief, talk about overkill
I wouldn't know the difference 😂
This level crossing has since been removed and replaced with a bridge.
I know 😭😭
This was because there was a crash involving a HST and a car in 2004. It turns out that it was a suicide of the driver of that car.
@@jml6901 That wasn't the only fatal incident. In 2012, there was a collision with a motor scooter on the level crossing. The rider of the scooter (which was completely smashed to bits) was killed, and the train driver suffered minor injuries.
@@petercdowney Don't forget about the suicides in 2009, 2010 and 2014, plus the near-miss in 2011 that was due to the crossing being incorrectly operated locally.
Level Crossings sounds like a fire alarm.
No they dont.
@@suffolklevelcrossings2481 yes they do...
Too many people have died at this level crossing, Something needs to be done BEFORE the next one happens.....Look at the statistics!!!
+Rodney Howe This LC is being replaced with a road bridge in 2019. They have already started building it
+NewBuildmini They've already started building the bridge
Southern Trainspotting It's now a bridge the crossing has gone
Rodney How
NotMarkKnopfler look up ufton nervet crash
They should replace this level crossing with a safer level crossing with gates underneath!
Has now been replaced with a bridge.
This level crossing was replaced by a bridge
American here, I don't understand why people kept dying here and the crossing had to close. Nothing looks unsafe about this. Most countries can have half-barrier crossings without constant fatalities and needing to drop full gates across level crossings. I completely get why politically something had to be done, but I'm baffled it got to this point.
the crossing in itself isn't unsafe for the most part. it's the people that use it who are the liability, and that liability has to be removed if accidents are to be prevented. the bridge was the right course of action to take.
Problem is, this one particular crossing had become widely-known as a suicide hotspot, so with all the deaths here the most sensible (and sympathetic) option was to build a bridge. Additionally, the line was electrified in 2018 so newer and more trains were using the line, plus half-barrier crossings are unsafe on busier and higher-speed lines (max speed 100mph, which IS the speed on this line).
@@secretmanPFD a controlled full barrier crossing would have more cheaply achieved the same effect as they check it before clearing the signal to let the train go
@@grassytramtracks you'd have to pay someone to watch the crossing, and someone would have to constantly watch it. In the long term it's probably best to do away with a level crossing entirely, as they have.
@@secretmanPFD which is done remotely anyway from the signal box. Many crossings have obstacle detection that automatically clears the signal if no-one and nothing is detected
The level crossing is highly protected
Hi, This scene is history now as the level crossing has been replaced with a road bridge over the railway
The trains don't blow their horns as they go by in the U.K.? Because here in the States, it's the law to blow the horn long-long-short-long before every crossing.
Because a warning sounds to let cars know a train is coming and people are not stupid to go through when the barriers are down
@@scottjennings2060 oh yes they are! We get plenty of Level Crossing Misuse here! See how AHB crossings only have half barriers? People do weave around them. It does happen.
They do in some places without gates but where there is a gate they dont
Poor crossing, didn’t need to get removed.
Yeah, they could have just upgraded it into an obstical detection crossing
@@mkasrailwaysliftsmore8005 a full barrier level crossing would've been better
@@maimadha That's what I'm saying, an obstical detection crossing is a full barrier crossing with sensors
The problem was that the crossing had become widely-known as a suicide hotspot, so no matter what kind of crossing was in its place there would still be fatalities here every so often. Plus, try to think about those families who were affected by the 2004 crash - they all desperately needed to see the crossing removed to feel closure and safe again on the railways. Also, don't forget the line was electrified at the end of 2018, so if money was being spent on electrifying and resignalling the line then it only makes sense to do it when they did.
@@mkasrailwaysliftsmore8005 They DID consider the upgrade to MCB-CCTV, though, and in 2012 that was what the local petition asked for. But on both occasions NR refused to take any action because they held out hope that a bridge could be built - and in 2015 they got their wish as preparations took place for the works (Apr 2016 construction began, Dec 2016 works finished).
The level crossing tone has to be replaced its ugly but great video
The whole crossing is gone. It's a bridge now.
@@delta.australiaI wonder why…
@@thefraserchannel6562the reason Ufton Nervet level crossing was replaced by a bridge was because there was a HST crash that happened on the 6th November 2004. The bridge was completed in 2016. Also the line was electrified in 2018.