Grays Level Crossing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.พ. 2016
- Three single and one pair of Class 357s in c2c livery pass the pedestrianised crossing at Grays, each closure seeing a train head to Purfleet and to Tilbury Town respectively. This CCTV crossing has had many proposals to close it and replace it with a new footbridge with lifts, as so many people use it (as can be seen when the barriers are down and pointed out by the woman at the very end referring to cattle) and it has had lots incidents (probably some of which will be in the video list to the right). Thus, there are 'Please use bridge when barriers are down' signs and 'Do not cross when red lights show' signs on each of the four pedestrian lights. The lights are more or less useless as they are facing awkward angles and are covered in mesh so they are hardly visible in the day (probably to stop a drunkard from smashing the bulb). The barriers, despite their size, noisily squeal as they come down. The occasional beeping from the first shot is from the nearby Pelican Crossing, as pedestrians cross the road parallel to the railway every 15 seconds. My aunt decides to call my father exactly as the crossing has closed. Nice (sarcasm).
Route: London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
County: Essex
Train 1: 3:08
Train 2: 3:49
Closure 2: 4:16
Train 3: 6:56
Train 4: 8:32 - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
once the gate goes down it sure takes a long time for the train to come
Good video
It's not the same now without the old 302 trains going threw those gates
I remember that being a busy road crossing years ago.
A lot of things have changed along this line and the A13 corridor. Would have been nice to explore it back in the day.
i like this level crossing☺
Verry good I likd 357's
Kinda reminds me of the Dutch platform crossings.
My house is only 2 minutes away from the station
I've heared that too, it's a shame that they might have to do that all because people don't like to wait.
Why are there such long wait times for this crossing in the first place? If they shorten the distnce between the detectors and the crossing, the wait times would go down considerably, and the number of pissed-off people would decrease almost exponentially.
That would work but I think under network rail safety regulations they crossing must be closed two minutes prior to the train arriving to ensure they can stop the train should the crossing be blocked.
Going there tomorrow :D
i used to live here in Grays i just took the bridge but what there are disabled people who can't they should have made it soething for those who can't go over the Bridge
Replacing the footbridge with a new one with a lift would solve everything, but you know... money
Aparently NR are threatening to close this crossing. Cuz of misuse
+TrainBuddy 123 In April I think. That's why I went back up to Thurrock before I planned to
Nathan A RF I don't think they are actually going to close the Crossing. If this is closed, buggy's and wheelchairs have to make a 10 minute detour. I think they are just discussing about closing this crossing. I don't think they will
TrainBuddy 123 I saw an article somewhere about it closing in April and a new footbridge with lifts to replace it
Nathan A RF hm
its east tilbury n grays that will closed
Are they no lights on this crossing ?
Oh I can see them now
+Harvey Matthews Yes. They are tiny pedestrian lights
+Nathan A RF does the train stop the the station then go back the other way or does 2 trains pass the crossing
+Nathan A RF are you still doing snodland
+Logan Brazill Each train is a new one to appear and I will get around to Snodland sometime in the next couple of months
I live near this, I’m good
good
3 Minute wait!
Wasn't the first train a turbostar?
+BenTheEpic It looks like a Class 170/171 Turbostar but it is an electric 357 so it is an Electrostar
I understand why people who are elderly, disabled, have a pram etc have to wait, but why do people many people who can walk across the railway bridge wait for the crossing? Lazy sods lol. There's a railway bridge for when the barriers are down, use it.