(Two trains in one lowering) Keswick Level Crossing, Norfolk

Описание: Date filmed: 13/08/2023
Videos filmed at: 17:58 | 18:08

Route: The Breckland Line (Ely to Norwich)
Between Wymondham and Norwich Stations

Crossing type: Automatic Half Barrier Crossing (AHBC)

Location: Low Road, Keswick
Trains featured:
Lowering 1 (0:00):
1) 158 847 (East Midlands Railway - Regional) - 0:28
1R74 Norwich ➡ Nottingham | On-time

2) 755 405 (Greater Anglia) - 1:05
1K80 Stanstead Airport ➡ Norwich | 4 minutes early
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Lowering 2 (1:25):
755 417 (Greater Anglia) - 1:50
1K91 Norwich ➡ Stanstead Airport | 1 minute late

A half-barrier level crossing found in the parish of Keswick and Intwood near Cringleford at the edge of the city of Norwich, Norfolk. To the day of filming, it still retains its Mk.1 twin-arm concrete pillar half barriers in good working order given for just how long they've been operating (around 40-50 years or so). The only recent change here is one alarm (the one on the Norwich-bound side), and the LED wigwags / warning lights with the long shades over the red lights are also a reasonably recent addition in comparison to the ageing barriers.

A pair of lowerings for three trains are featured. As you'll note by the title, and by watching the first of these, the level crossing remained active for two trains with the alarms clearly heard speeding up to sound at a more frantic urgent warning tone after the first passes. It's quite a satisfying catch at crossings like this for this reason.

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

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