Halogen Lights in the dark at Lidlington Level Crossing, Bedfordshire

Описание: Date filmed: Saturday the 9th of November 2024
Videos filmed at: 17:56 | 18:04

Route: Marston Vale Line
Lidlington (LID) Station

Crossing type: Manually Controlled Barrier crossing with CCTV (MCB-CCTV)

Filming location: Station Road, Lidlington (MK43 0SA)

I knew I wanted a video of some retro, and now rare, halogen wigwags in operation in the dark, and where better to come than the Marston Vale Line when the service is in order? This video features a pair of lowerings at the completely original 2004-install level crossing at Lidlington, somewhere near the mid-way point on the Marston Vale Line and the place where the hourly services were booked to pass each other at the time. The crossing's relays controlling the lights have been known to become very faulty, but were perfectly behaving themselves on this visit.

Thanks to a seasonal track-cleaning train running late, I managed to get two lowerings here quite close together, and without having to wait an hour. As you'll notice towards the end of the video, the bottom of the 'bunk' pair of lights (the top one for the side road) is incredibly bright when looked at from the pavement by the old station building! I hope you enjoy these videos featuring halogen lights in the dark!

Trains featured:
Lowering 1 (0:00):
66 750 & 66 752 (GB Railfreight) Railhead Treatment Train - 1:37
3J01 Kings Norton O.T. Plant Depot ➡ Bletchley (via the West Coast Main Line and Marston Vale Line) | 20 minutes late
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Lowering 2 (2:15):
1) 150 137 (London North Western Railway) - 3:44
2S24 Bedford ➡ Bletchley | On-time

2) Class 150 (London North Western Railway) - 4:47
2S25 Bletchley ➡ Bedford | 2 minutes late
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End-of-video picture showcase: 5:25

Train details sourced from:
Real Time Trains: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/sear...
Open Train Times: https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps
Traksy: https://traksy.uk/live

Filmed on: Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus in 4K, 30fps

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