Penrhyndeudraeth Level Crossing

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9 жыл бұрын

Ffestiniog Railway Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet Steam Loco "Linda" in green and Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie Steam Loco No.11 "Earl of Merioneth/Iarll Meirionnydd" both cross the only gated crossing on the Ffestiniog railway. My dad asks the question in the first clip. The gates here are numbered, although the crossing keeper (a delightful man) does not open them or close them in any sort of order specifically. Two gates cover the railway, and the other two are attatched to walls, one even has a 'Do not park here' sign on it. The gates are padlocked at the end of the day. When the crossing is closed, three or four people's houses are trapped on the crossing. One used to be a pub. Penrhyn station is around the corner and is shortened so as not to cause confusion with the Network Rail station. Silly Welsh, confusing names.
Type: MG
Route: Ffestiniog Railway
Location: Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Train 1: 1:45
Closure 2: 3:08
Train 2: 4:50

Пікірлер: 62

@yixnorb5971 6 жыл бұрын

Gatekeeper has a long walk when track runs diagonal.

@telemachus53 6 жыл бұрын

Must be my age because I find this vid, more thrilling than "Clash of the Titans III". What a beautiful crossing!

@tobeytransport2802 3 жыл бұрын

I love how the houses are inside the crossing 😃

@user-iz5wj7gr6q 3 жыл бұрын

I think there fake homes

@philpalmer8044 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-iz5wj7gr6q Really? Why wold they be? Any point in having a fake satellite dish?

@WMRailSpotter Жыл бұрын

@@user-iz5wj7gr6q I think the earth is flat 🤣🤣🤣

@LCL2024 Жыл бұрын

I SEE THE SATELLITE DISHES *but I think they are fake too* 😂😂

@artu927com.9 8 жыл бұрын

Nice, classical, manual operated crossing and narrow-gauge steam train!

@sarapereira1454 4 жыл бұрын

artu927com. 😐😐😐😐

@nicoladale1668 5 жыл бұрын

I love this crossing. Like so many passengers I've waved to the gateman when I've been on the train!

@U2QuoZepplin 4 жыл бұрын

A nice bit of old school respect between rail passengers and railway workers.

@hadrionics2755 2 жыл бұрын

Breaking news, somebody has sued the Festiniog Railway for derailing a train into their house

@autisticadventuressteam83 9 жыл бұрын

There is a specific order for opening and closing - when closing against traffic the entrance gates (facing direction of traffic) should be closed first, then the exit gates. Likewise in reverse it should be exit before entrance, but in practice it can be difficult and on occasion motorists will take liberties. I helped rewire and rebuild the system in 2012. At the moment I'm mainly operating Porthmadog signalbox and in winter will be working out on the track. :)

@Nathan_A_RF 9 жыл бұрын

+Peter Procter I know that the gates against the traffic close first like a barrier crossing, but when he opens them, it should be gate 4 then 3 etc but it isn't, even though traffic was on both sides. I bet Porthmadog though doesn't get a lot of traffic! A two hour service! Do you get to take a look at Cae Pawb crossing?

@autisticadventuressteam83 9 жыл бұрын

+Nathan A RF There can be a lot of traffic through Penrhyn at times. Trains are more frequent on the current yellow timetable but this is the last week. Yep I operate Cae Pawb regularly at the moment, split half and half with Porthmadog box.

@autisticadventuressteam83 8 жыл бұрын

+NewBuildmini We have many volunteers who perform varied roles on the railway but that keeper is an employee - the railway is owned and operated by the Festiniog Railway Company (note the single F, the legal spelling) which is the world's oldest independent railway operating company, formed by Act of Parliament in London in 1832. We predate the vast majority of railways around the globe and ours was the very first narrow gauge line - the FR is where it all started.

@Nathan_A_RF 8 жыл бұрын

Peter Procter Nevertheless, he was a very nice bloke

@autisticadventuressteam83 8 жыл бұрын

+Nathan A RF Aye, we're a good bunch. :) Once upon a time Janet Davies, the mother of the late long term driver Evan Davies lived in one of the cottages on the crossing and operated it for many years. A family of active volunteers now lives in the terrace just below the crossing and occasionally operate it when paid staff aren't available such as during winter (as well as performing active roles elsewhere - the brother and sister are both loco firemen and their father along with them is a driver, and very involved with the heritage projects). We're all proud to play our part. :)

@yasirmalik7200 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nathan! I wish I could go to this Level Crossing one day.

@amandasmith3303 6 жыл бұрын

Picturesque and much better than one with noisy sirens!

@geoffreylee5199 8 жыл бұрын

Needs two volunteers.

@U2QuoZepplin 4 жыл бұрын

Very much agree with with the sentiment on Narrow gauge railways! I suppose they’re all revival railway networks now, assuming any exist at all? I love the manually operated barriers too. I suppose they would be too heavy for automatic operation, but these seem like the thing you really want to stop traffic at a level crossing. Glorious

@Ameliathehorsegirl 2 жыл бұрын

Nice crossing I really like it

@olasola1013 3 жыл бұрын

I almost had a stroke reading the name of the location

@savodent 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely delightful

@mathewjones8503 6 жыл бұрын

Pass this every day 😄

@traintrambus 8 жыл бұрын

Super level crossing video in excellent quality filming.

@carl92. 4 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for the people living in them houses. They would never get any sleep

@olasola1013 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it doesn't operate at night Oh wait, there’s no level crossing alarm

@carl92. 3 жыл бұрын

@@olasola1013 The sound of the trains, not an alarm. And they probably wouldn't be at night, your right. But they would be quite annoying during the day

@olasola1013 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, quick reply! But true

@thierrypauwels 5 жыл бұрын

So, the people living in the houses between the gates are kept prisoner while the train is passing ?

@Nathan_A_RF 5 жыл бұрын

Basically yes. I doubt they mind though.

@vibrantreadings6742 6 жыл бұрын

It takes a long time to open and shut back

@Crusader1815 7 жыл бұрын

What if the guy MUST take a poop when the time comes to do this?

@alexabrennan4723 5 жыл бұрын

Careful where you put your flower pots.

@adammaher7165 6 жыл бұрын

Very good

@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368 6 жыл бұрын

He can do the alarm himself. Just scream BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

@Halogen_Star 6 жыл бұрын

weee wooo weee wooo WEEWOOWEEWOO

@alexabrennan4723 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. This man gets it.

@joshuajones6212 8 жыл бұрын

good

@Steve14ps 5 жыл бұрын

Crossing Keeper should not run when operating gates.

@nicoladale1668 7 жыл бұрын

I was on the Ffestiniog Railway yesterday and saw that one of the gates had broken. Could it be the end for these lovely gates?

@Nathan_A_RF 7 жыл бұрын

@nicoladale1668 7 жыл бұрын

Oh good. It wouldn't be the same without it.

@eoghangrenham6058 6 жыл бұрын

Why the diagonal order

@Nathan_A_RF 6 жыл бұрын

why not?

@eoghangrenham6058 6 жыл бұрын

It ok i figured it out

@fernandolevrino5488 6 жыл бұрын

hello nathan que lugar es este me gustaria conocerlo

@Nathan_A_RF 6 жыл бұрын

Norte de Gales

@MrSam4850 7 жыл бұрын

All that for a couple of clapped out kettles‽

@yasminbrown2261 5 жыл бұрын

@nigelkthomas9501 7 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be easier to close both gates at one side then the other instead of fannying about like this? 😰😡

@tallman11282 7 жыл бұрын

Nigel C Ingle It'd be easier but not safe. It is normal for the entrance gates to be closed first so cars cannot start across the crossing then the exit gates are closed. The same thing happens at automated crossings where the whole crossing is gated, the entrance gates close first then a few seconds later the exit gates close, to allow anyone already on the crossing to clear.

@nigelkthomas9501 7 жыл бұрын

tallman11282 I can understand automatic crossings doing that, but this looks like bloody hard work! Might this crossing be automatically controlled one day?

@emdB67 6 жыл бұрын

I can understand the reason for closing the entrance gates first. But after closing the second one, why not close the exit gate at the end he's already at, rather than cross back to the other side for that exit gate and save himself another walk back to the one on the side he was before? I used to help out the stationmaster when he was busy with other duties by opening the gates on a busy road in a small Australian town. 90° crossing though, so much simpler. But not as picturesque as this one. :)