Date filmed: 13/10/2021
Videos filmed at: 10:26 | 10:37 | 10:44
Route: Welsh Marches Line
- Near Leominster Station
Location: A44 Mill Street, Leominster
Trains:
Lowering 1 (0:00):
Class 175 (Transport for Wales) - 1:05
Manchester Piccadilly ➡ Milford Haven
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Lowering 2 (Starts at 1:44):
2 Class 153s (Transport for Wales) - 2:17
Milford Haven ➡ Crewe (Cancelled to Manchester Piccadilly)
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Lowering 3 (Starts at 2:54):
Class 158 (Transport for Wales) - 3:56
Cardiff Central ➡ Holyhead
A level crossing found on the very busy A44 on the outskirts of Leominster in the west of England. Given that it's on such a busy major route, it is surprising that this level crossing still only has automatic half barriers in 2021, especially as the line on which it's located sees typically 3-4 passenger trains per hour during a weekday off-peak. The two alarms at this level crossing are very loud though, and perfectly audible over the noise of the traffic here, one of which is pretty much brand new and is the third new alarm which that corner of the level crossing has had in the last few years. Trackside views here are fairly obscured, the traffic along this road is not too far at all from constant, especially in the minutes after the barriers raise after a train has passed, and a lot of large HGVs pass over this level crossing, so this isn't the best place to go to for railway action.
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