Ashtead Level Crossing, Surrey

Описание: Date filmed: 08/03/2022
Videos filmed between 11:08 and 11:47

Route: Sutton & Mole Valley Lines
Ashtead Station

Location: Woodfield Lane, Ashtead
Trains featured:
Lowering 1 (Starts at 0:11):
1) 2 Class 377s (Southern) - 1:05
London Victoria ➡ Horsham

2) 2 Class 455s (South Western Railway) - 1:58
Guildford ➡ London Waterloo
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Test Lowering, No trains - 2:37
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Lowering 2 (Starts at 3:25):
2 Class 455s (South Western Railway) - 4:16
London Waterloo ➡ Guildford
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Lowering 3 (Starts at 5:14):
2 Class 455s (South Western Railway) - 6:04
Dorking ➡ London Waterloo
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Lowering 4 (Starts at 6:45):
Class 377 (Southern) - 7:31
Horsham ➡ London Victoria

A fairly busy level crossing located in the village of Ashtead near Leatherhead at the edge of South West London. It was fully-renewed to have the current set-up it currently has in 2017. Some workers were by co-incidence on-site doing various track and level crossing maintenance work whilst I visited, and the second clip featured within this video is an un-expected test lowering of the level crossing as there were no vehicles about. During this, the level crossing completely skipped the amber light part of the sequence, but I didn't catch this on camera as it was completely unexpected.

The sun was also at such an angle which made it impossible to get a decent shot from the other side of the level crossing, so all four lowerings as well as this test lowering were filmed on the same side.

Thanks for watching!