Level Crossings in the UK With Bells (2019)

This compilation features all 11 level crossings I've visited this year which still have mechanical bells, which is rare since most bells in the UK are being replaced with electronic alarms.
Crossings are introduced as their video begins to play. Each video clip features the crossing lowering, the train passing through, and the crossing raising again.
Thanks for watching!

[@theuklevelcrossings-channe4454]

Good video 😎 Even I don't live in the UK I personally think that bells sound nice on those Level crossings. 😁

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👍😊
Bells are certainly nice to hear at crossings!

[@x_dba]

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.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

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.

[@Extremelybadpiggies]

11:35 my favorite sounds of thesse

[@haroldjones8695]

Me to! 🎉😂

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video! Love all of those bells! I wonder which part of the UK has the most bells left in active service?

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

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.

[@amandasmith3303]

I prefer the bells.Yodalarms make me jump and add to my fear of crossing level crossings.

[@EstCrossings]

Were there any kind of signals that preceeded these red and white bordered ones?

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

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.

[@BlueScreenBoy210]

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

[@daciatravel.647]

Very good video!!!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks a lot 👌🏻😁

[@moskva_channel]

Bells one love.

[@RailwayPakistan]

these are safe level crossings. good video dear.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👍😊

[@CFRTrainSpotter]

where would i still be able to find level crossings with mechanical bells in Britain, if i were to visit?

[@Extremelybadpiggies]

If you didn’t know you were recording these on a island

[@nicodo123]

Y'all still using wishbone (or A-Frame) gates/barriers?

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Yes. There are still a fair few automatic half barrier level crossings around with these barriers.

[@kieranjames6935]

Were bells a thing before Yodalarms then? Every crossing would of once had bells?

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

They would've either had bells or be completely silent before the introduction of the Yodalarms etc.

[@computercomputer8922]

Why did they change to those stupid sirens instead of e-bells?

[@amandasmith3303]

I don't know but I wish they would change them back!

[@melonsoda4743]

Do trains in the UK also have bells on them, or is that only an American/Canadian thing

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Our trains don't have bells on them like the trains over there do - these ones just have horns.

[@ZLDSmogless]

Trains over here have 2 tone horns (high-low)

[@slendermanRblx]

I have seen pictures of class 59s with bells on them. (The yeoman ones I think)

[@vibezwithando1041]

Great video! Bell crossings are very interesting except I think it doesn’t suit uk level crossings

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👍

[@lisawatton6535]

Yeah

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

For some reason the gate mechinisms are almost to that of Japan.

[@lisawatton6535]

Oh