Brand-New LED Lights at Dymchurch (Eastbridge Road) Level Crossing, Kent

Описание: Date filmed: Saturday the 29th of March 2025
Video filmed at 11:23

Route: Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR)
Dymchurch Station

Crossing type: Automatic half Barrier Crossing Locally-monitored by train crew (ABCL)

Filming location: Eastbridge Road, Dymchurch (TN29 0PE)

One of two level crossings found in Dymchurch either side of the town's station on the 1/3 sized Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. Less than three weeks before this video was filmed, brand-new 'Mk.2' LED wigwags were installed at this level crossing, with the former halogen bulb variants de-commissioned and removed during a road closure. This now means 4/5 'active' level crossings between Hythe and New Romney have LED lights at them, though the ones here could've benefited from a good clean before they were commissioned. The whole controlling logic of the crossing has also been over-hauled, but minimal noticeable difference can be seen from this video. This is also the only level crossing on the line to have both LED's and the German-made 'Pintsch Bamag' barriers, modified to UK standard.

Trains featured:
Intro - 0:00
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Lowering (0:52):
No. 9 "Sir Winston Churchill" (Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway) - 1:18
Dungeness ➡ Hythe | 4 minutes late
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End-of-video picture showcase: 2:29

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: Panasonic HC-VX1 in 4K, 25fps

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