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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Just along from Westerfield Level Crossing in Suffolk there's a foot crossing along a popular country trail. From what I have heard, Network Rail wanted to close this crossing to the public, but it would have been a very unpopular move. So, they installed some talking crossing warning units. They are battery powered with a solar panel to charge and have a PIR to detect people approaching. They cycle through nine different messages when they are approached. Only one side was working. This is a busy line with several freight and passenger trains passing in the hour I was here.
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Here I am, watching train crossings again
Happens to all of us I guess
PixiiBoii ooooo
hi
lol
Imagine walkimg through the wasteland after the bombs have dropped and this things still standing, like one of those damn robots from fallout!
that's the first thing i thought of
"Caution. Citizen. The local train from Hmpfkrrk. To PfffkBeepKrk! Is currently running at a delay of. Nine thousand. Nine Hundred. Ninety-Nine. Minutes. We apologize for the. Inconvenience."
IKR it gives me the creeps
Wasn't aware of talking crossings, till now.
I'd probably jump if I'd approached it and a voice started speaking to me!
I came across this exact crossing last year I must admit it certainly did give me the shock of my life when I suddenly heard someone speaking in the middle of no where at half 8 in the morning
I have't seen one of those before. It was well worth your walk through the muddy field to get this video. It would have been interesting to see a cyclist ignoring the instruction to dismount, with 2 stiles and 2 flights of steps to negotiate!
Yes kind of a weird design. I see were RuneScape got the idea of using Fence Stiles in some areas to enter.
And an unleashed dog
They'll be one BMX rider that'll take that as a challenge, if they succeed injury free, I say let them have that as a win 🤣
I think similar pedestrian crossings have been used in Japan for quite a while! But the Japanese ones actually detect oncoming trains which triggers the bell sound!
We have similar, UK Level Crossings Channel has filmed some that make a fake train horn sound when a train is approaching.
Same in Denmark. We have always had them in Denmark since i was born
That's what I was thinking when I saw the title. I already had the robotic female voice and the pleasantly annoying beep in my head
Isn't it shocking the lengths they have to go to to protect people from their own idiocy? How hard is it to look before stepping onto the tracks?
@trainz and busses r cool I don't think giving advice to blind folk to 'look-out' for trains is helpful :-)
its literally for blind people
@@italixxx but it doesn't exactly help them see a train as it can't warn them
Wow, nice. A little different to what I expected. Do the messages reset back to message 1 for another person? For the time it takes a couple of people to cross only messages 1, 2 and 3 will probably only be heard. It's still an interesting little unit and worth a visit, even if really muddy :P :)
UK Level Crossings Channel - Thanks. It just moves on to the next message in sequence. If you're ever at the level crossing, it's definitely worth going to have a look at this.
So the warning unit gives 9 messages of 'advice' but at 2:15 doesn't give a _''Warning Train Approaching''_ message.
It can't tell if a train is approaching - that requires separate equipment and the installation of such would be very expensive. They would simply close the crossing if it were required as there is a perfectly good crossing only a couple hundred yards away.
@@xaiano794 Aren't there cheaper wifi systems available?
@@sethc6663 the equipment used to warm off approaching trains is not some simple WiFi box, it would need to have a separate set of treadles on both lines in both directions and all the appropriate wiring and switch gear installed to a new lineside cabinet.
There are no simple motion detectors etc that have the absolute reliability required to be considered safe to use on the railway. The standards of safety are far higher than many expect mostly because the risk is so high. If it failed to warn of an approaching train then you could easily be killed as a result, even at low speed.
Yeah they could but it would brake anyway just like everything else on the railways
@@xaiano794 Wifi systems are being used in Australia, none of what you mentioned was used.
It's a good idea and should be on all foot crossings, but I was hoping for it to tell you when the next train will be because that's more helpful. But the messages are good and reinstate common sense, also we've all been there when it comes to mud and fields haha 😁
The issue with calling it common sense is that it isn't very common
Mind you, I'd guess part of its appeal is that it only needs a power supply (as opposed to any system which needs to detect trains, which needs a bit more)? Many of the messages it gives would be redundant if it could detect trains, after all...
Very good video! I haven't heard of this warning method. I could be expanded to warn of approaching trains, however
Thanks. It's similar to the fake train horn crossings that UK Level Crossings channel has found
No because if a suicidal person is at the crossing it would be another method to tell them when a train is approaching
South Coast Level Crossings - you meant “It could.....” ✅
This is more interesting than world politics
Its just like an NPC in Games, there keep saying the same sentences over and over again every time you interact with them
Id hate that in the dark
Imagine you're going for a walk on a quiet night by yourself, nothing but the peace and quiet and then all of a sudden this blairs out xD I can imagine the reactions coming from a scenario like that already lol
SAME
Haitham Aldosari shut the fuck up
Ah! Greater Anglia. I remember seeing on a map on the route to Norwich that there were a whole battery of level crossings over the same road that criss-crossed the railway but can't remember where..I'll try and find it for you in a bit.
Spooky
That is so awesome I've never seen anything like that. I may go there one day as I live in Ipswich there's about 60 to 70 freight trains a day to 3 terminals
I must visit this crossing next time I am up near Ipswich, this crossing intrigues me a lot, lol
These videos are great!
Thanks!
Do u have anymore footpath crossing videos planned?
Never cross directly after a train has passed. It may be blocking your view of another approaching train.
Train: *_oh hello there_*
A foot crossing near me has a special warning for when there is a second train approaching.
2:16 speaking of approaching trains...
These messages are all great tips on rail saftey
You definitely need some wellies!
Awesome talking signal. Sorry the other one was broke. We can use some in the US.
That’s really helpful for the blind!! It tells you to look out but it doesn’t tell you when the train is actually coming!! Couldn’t they have hooked it up to the level crossing and have it sound an alarm when the trains are coming?!
Maybe, but you wouldn't necessarily have the minimum grace period for the alarm to sound in that case without moving the sensor for the train
Being from the USA, I keep expecting it to tell me I can save 15% on my car insurance 🤣
0:57 - RIP trainers
'I'm afraid I can't do that Dave.'
I think the warning sign on the other side has batteries that are not charged. Edit it might be bad batteries
Quite helpful
Good vid
Cool.
Strange that there was not any sort of audible or visual warning device to warn pedestrians of an approaching train.
Westerfield Station crossing got upgraded to an MCB-CCTV with four Yodalarms
Be safe kids
Did you contact Ipswich PB and report the faulty warning unit? It might be good to follow up that it was fixed if you did :)
It's pretty high tech to show an example at 2:16
"Don't assume that someone else is looking out for you."
Good advice... Don't trust anyone.
That would be very creepy at night
And somehow, people are still going to be hit by trains here
That made me jump! lol😂
Moc zajímavý přechod přes koleje. Stejnou věc u nás nemáme. To bláto Vám však nezávidím ;-)
Nevím jestli jste si toho všimnul ale morthren je anglický TH-camr, tudíž po našem vám bude nejspíš rozumět pěkný prd 😀😀😀 Ale souhlasím s vámi, je to dost neobvyklý a zajímavý způsob zabezpečení železničního přejezdu. Akorát kdybych kolem toho kecafonu šel ve tmě a začalo by mi to nahlas žvanit přímo do ucha tak mě asi trefí šlak 😁😁😁😁😛
@@rebelforce4965 Tak to, že je z Anglie jsem si všiml, ale google překladač to vyřeší 😀😀😀! Překvapil mě přístup přes nízký plot a překřížené desky. V noci bych tam rozhodně nešel 😀😀😀!
I think they need those at Level Crossings in New Zealand because there can be some real idiots at a Kevel Crossings in NZ.
Lift & Rail Photography In NZ - There are probably a few more places here that could do with them too!
I'm not sure weather or not they have been installed yet, But there are plans for the voice boxes to be installed in New Plymouth along the waterfront.
Pretty cool but it would be a bit unnerving hearing that unexpected especially at night
Definitely! I'd imagine it'll be quite scary if you weren't expecting it
This is the east suffolk line.
What IS it with the UK and its obsession with smarmy voices to keep you compliant? Every time I go back, there are more of them.
Stannah went by!
the brits are super cautious when it come to crossing rails...
Tbh here in the US we don't get off of our bikes when crossing. One crossing in My town has a narrow entry to the pedestrian crossing
"Any contact with the
train will result in an unsatisfactory mark on your official testing record. Followed by death. Good luck!"
I seen this level crossing in Arklow
As Gaeilge freisin nó Béarla amháin?
This gave me portal vibes
Near Ipswich.
Does anyone know if you can get this in model form, i.e. for a model railway
At 0:44 a stannah truck goes by.
neat!
After someone crosses the tracks, the message box they pass should say, " You've now, crossed over, to the other side"!
Sometimes, the trains like to play, " hide and seek". Once you've looked both ways, and start to cross, a train comes out of nowhere! Hide and seek, it's your turn!
In India people keep crossing even in a controlled barrier on the roads, especially cyclists and motorcyclists bending and going underneath the gate.
I don’t want to sound racist, but railway safety is non-existent in that third-world country 😬, as most of the trains are slow, no fencing along the railway, Indians are not prosecuted for trespassing/walking along and have to cross over the rails at a station
So Wheatley got a new job...
You'd know if a train was if you can here the Level Crossing
You would think with the money they make on the railway, there could be a bridge here?
The railways do not make much money which is why its in the state its in, and even a simple bridge would be prohibitively expensive for such a little used crossing.
Perhaps we should have this at all crossings
I agree.
Message 13: Never let your own kids play or use toys like lightsabers and balls on the crossing. If you do, I will call the cops to arrest your kids
Ahhh, the beautiful English countryside: i.e., "mud." (Love it all the same.)
Glastonbury mud is the beat lol
Why is there a crossing there anyway?
that furtive darting to your filming makes me think you be some young child
0:45 A Stannah van!
I’m so scared of crossing them
Me too,I watch these videos to remind myself a crossing is not dangerous if used correctly but i still fear them.
@@amandasmith3303 same xd
Level crossings are perfectly safe if you use common sense, are vigilant and obey all rules, lights and signs, but I do sometimes feel on edge, especially at a user worked crossing
1:00 So satisfying
I got a feeling this will get a lot of views
2:08 hes like: shut up jeff.
How many days in advance do those gates come down?
Fun fact - automatic half-barrier crossings come down a mere 26s before the train arrives then open immediately after, however these, as with open crossings, are deemed unsafe for most locations as a shocking number of drivers completely ignore red lights and drive under trains.
As soon as you have a full-barrier it has to be checked (to make sure it's clear) before trains can be permitted through, and that checking process takes time.
So the next time you're sat waiting, think "if people weren't morons on the road, I wouldn't have to wait"
So instead of installing normal crossing bells that tell you when there's a train approaching, they install this beacon that tells you random common-sense messages. Brilliant.
Yeah but people are stupid when it comes to crossing level crossings. Maybe telling them directly what to do when it comes to crossing will have more of an effect instead of just chiming bells that are consistently loud and annoying as they go on, only then may they listen and to not be so stupid as to play chicken with a train.
Common sense is nowhere near as common as the name implies, and putting in a sensor on the track would be very expensive
Why is it blocked by all that wood?
To prevent cyclists from cycling straight onto the track
what type of train was that the single one was that a class 444
Class 153.
it's the island of sodor.
Here in America, the trains just blow their horns at every crossing.
th-cam.com/video/BZq508M0nJ4/w-d-xo.html
Before every crossing, there is a whistle post which is a sign with a big W on it, which tells the engender to blow their whistle. (Or horn in most cases) this is good because most crossings here in America have no gates lights or bells, and the ones that do may not be working properly.
Interesting...
Is this foot crossing still open ?
I'm not sure. It's been a while since I've been up there. Network Rail are on a target to close as many foot crossings as possible so it wouldn't surprise me if it has been closed.
If they come to Canada and the USA is a suggestion.
Do u just love when a video is straight to the point one like equals u do
It doesn't actually tell poeple who are blind that the train is coming though! I thought that it was going to be for partially sighted or blind people
it doesn't have any equipment to detect trains - blind or partially sighted people would have to use the full crossing further along.
Xaiano thanks for letting me know, it is quite helpful to anyone here anyway because it tells information about what to do when crossing
@@tobeytransport2802 np, it's always good to ask questions.
@@xaiano794 Or you know stop and make use of their hearing to listen very carefully for trains at least for those that are not also deaf, they are generally pretty skilled at listening for approaching vehicles as they have to cross the vast majority of streets that only have a few dozen vehicles per hour without any kind of disability assistance system too. Trains are after all pretty loud and a lot easier to hear than a car at the same speed especially since the rail itself conducts vibrations far better than air. Actually there is at least one crossing near me where being deaf would be far more hazardous as the rail hiss and train horn gives much better warning than the ~15 seconds or so that the train is actually visible. Granted the crossing is on a 70 mph curve and while there is a station ~1 km from it not all trains stop there so the express trains can be on you with frightening speed by the time you can see them.
@@seraphina985 you'd be shocked how few people bother to look and listen when crossing the tracks
Many oofs
"if you need these instructions, your a twit and should never leave your home"
"If you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're", or the difference between "their", "there" or "they're", you're a twit and should never go on social media."
This would have been better if you edited out the waiting times between the spoken warnings.
These crossings should be removed. They are just too dangerous. It doesn't say don't use in fog.
If everyone used common sense, warnings like this wouldn't be needed. Sadly that's not the case.
Be even better with a mannequin.Good vid.
Oh yes, just what the normals need. TELLING what to do!!!
Maybe those types of crossings will lower the amount of idiots trying to beat the train
Joey Condrey
I don't think so...
Well if the 'Normals' didn't try to play chicken with trains then there would be no need for this type of crossing!
Fact time..
Riding a bike is the most energy efficient way to go places.
Think about it though!
It takes _one_ push to go pretty far, and no pushes to go downhill.
Yeah sure, some pushes up a hill, but using a goddamned jetplane or something uses up gallons of fuel. A bike only takes a few pushes.
Soo yeah, bikes > any form of transport and animal, including boats, seaplanes, planes, jets, the cheetah, etc.
Yep, best hands down for short journeys
Trouble is,if you got your earphones on.You ain't gonna hear it...are you!!
And in germany you might get fucked, because the crossing is disabled. I have a few examples. Someone got a house from a relative that died and the only way to get to this house, was over the tracks. This was a house that the train company owend but the former owner bought it, because he worked for the train company and he was allowed to open the crossing on it's own. The new owners can't do it. They must call someone from the company and when the person feels like it, he can open the crossing, after he arrived with his car but this can take at least 30 Minutes. This is an issue and they can't really use this house and selling is no option, because who wants a house, where they need to call someone, to get in or out, especially its no guarantee that this person have time. They tried to sell this house back to the rail company but the offered a price that was way too low.
Others have it a bit easier. An area with a few houses have a dedicated crossing but the operation is quite strange. A worker manual drives to some crossings and closes the crossing by hand. He closes about 5 crossings before the train arrives there but doesn't open these again. When he is at the next station and the train is also there, he opens them and drives back. This takes some time and people cant cross the crossing.
Also there is a crossing for only one house that rarely uses it. They have a crossing that is 24 hours in operation and personnel that are only operate this crossing. The personnel are the people that uses the crossing the most.
It's not the problem of the law. Exceptions are possible, especially for those cases, where very few people are crossing. Some sort of security must be available and it always takes some time. Automated crossings are possible but it takes some time to build them and when very few are crossing, they don't upgrade right away. For the rail company it's easier just follow the law, than asking for exceptions.
So you NEED to have controlled crossings at EVERY intersection? In the US it's not uncommon to just see a sign warning of the crossing.
@@JoshGerhards technically no, but in practice yes. The law allows exceptions but never saw a completely uncontrolled crossing that is active in use. There are at least some manual traffic lights for cargo trains. Even tram crossings are kinda always secured with lights.
At least you get the same penalty when crossing a crossing illegal. Happend to me once and luckily only a 40€ warning. Normally that would cost 350€. To my defence that crossing with barriers was a special one for emergency vehicles and is always closed. The crossing for pedestrians only have lights and was right next to it but was not bike friendly. The bike friendly crossing was at the other side of the station.
its an unmanned crossing, you cross at your own risk,
Why not build a small overpass like a normal country would do?
This would care the shite out of me at night
This crossing should be replaced with a footbridge.
That title is fake
But it talks...
They should really just build a bridge
No point its the middle of no where hardly anyone even uses the crossing it's nearly a mile walk from that crossing on the eastbound side to Ipswich and at least a 5 min walk to westerfield on the westbound side
That would be a huge expense, who would pay for it?
03:30 - Gay cruising area?
Erm, excuse me?
Id die of laughter if it sayd: watch out you lil shit!