Date filmed: 27/03/2023
Videos filmed between 19:59 and 20:20
Route: Portsmouth Direct Line
- Between Liss and Petersfield Stations
Crossing type: Automatic Half Barrier Crossing (AHBC)
Both crossings are the same.
Location(s): School Lane, Sheet / Kingsfernsden Lane, Petersfield
Trains featured:
Sheet Level Crossing Lowering 1 (0:00):
2 Class 444s (038 & 031) (South Western Railway) - 0:35
1P61 London Waterloo ➡ Portsmouth Harbour
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Sheet Level Crossing Lowering 2 (1:09):
Class 450 127 (South Western Railway) - 1:32
5Y08 Southampton Up Goods Loop ➡ Woking
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Lowering 3 (1:43):
2 Class 450s (012 & 109) (South Western Railway) - 2:16
1G59 London Waterloo ➡ Portsmouth & Southsea
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Kings Fernsden Level Crossing Lowering 1 (2:47):
2 Class 444s (010 & 003) (South Western Railway) - 3:24
1P70 Portsmouth Harbour ➡ London Waterloo
A selection of trains filmed at twilight passing this pair of automatic half barrier level crossings near Petersfield. These level crossings are connected by a small side road and are about a quarter of a mile apart, and despite the side road's name ("Long Road") it only takes four minutes to walk on average. Both level crossings still have their Mk.1 twin-arm half barriers, though as you may notice, tell-tale signs that these might not be lasting much longer are evident as a lot of ground work has been done to prepare for full renewals within the next year or so as part of re-signalling.
It was starting to get pretty dark when these were filmed, and a snippet of the second featured video has been cut as an oncoming car's headlights dazzled the camera and caused a focussing issue, which had thankfully gone by the time the train arrived. Fortunately, there is a bit more ambient light at Kings Fernsden Level crossing, which made it easier to film in the dark. It's also a little surprising how the alarm set-up at this crossing has lasted for so long (there's two different types of alarm here; a yodalarm and an E2S alarm, quite an odd set-up).
In case you may be wondering, I managed to take the units' numbers from Real Time Trains as South Western Railway have the 'Know your train' feature on that website, despite the fact that none can be seen in the video itself.
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