[Misc] f***ing Level Crossings

Flounce · Thursday at 5:17 PM

I waited for over 20 minutes this morning at Ferring Crossing as 4 trains went past and still the gates stayed down, gave up and drove around on the A259. Total and utter inefficiency from whoever controls this and this scenario has ramped up recently. Why the f*** should you have to wait for over five minutes between trains without the crossing coming up for a couple of minutes?.

I know some NSCers work/have worked for the rail system, maybe they could enlighten me as to why this shit happens? Is it just some idle **** stepping outside for a fag and a chat with mates?

Rant over until tomorrow, when no doubt it will be a new day, same shit. :angry:

AmexRuislip · Thursday at 5:25 PM

Flounce said:
I waited for over 20 minutes this morning at Ferring Crossing as 4 trains went past and still the gates stayed down, gave up and drove around on the A259. Total and utter inefficiency from whoever controls this and this scenario has ramped up recently. Why the f*** should you have to wait for over five minutes between trains without the crossing coming up for a couple of minutes?.

I know some NSCers work/have worked for the rail system, maybe they could enlighten me as to why this shit happens? Is it just some idle **** stepping outside for a fag and a chat with mates?

Rant over until tomorrow, when no doubt it will be a new day, same shit.

If you really want to do a tour of Sussex's finest level crossings.
You need to try the one out in Battle.
Absolute carnage...!
There's even tumbleweed.

Flounce · Thursday at 5:26 PM

AmexRuislip said:
If you really want to do a tour of Sussex's finest level crossings.
You need to try the one out in Battle.
Absolute carnage...!
There's even tumbleweed.

I think West Worthing is statistically the worst in the country, as trains over hang the crossing, but I avoid it like the plague

Nobby Cybergoat · Thursday at 5:41 PM

Flounce said:
I waited for over 20 minutes this morning at Ferring Crossing as 4 trains went past and still the gates stayed down, gave up and drove around on the A259. Total and utter inefficiency from whoever controls this and this scenario has ramped up recently. Why the f*** should you have to wait for over five minutes between trains without the crossing coming up for a couple of minutes?.

I know some NSCers work/have worked for the rail system, maybe they could enlighten me as to why this shit happens? Is it just some idle **** stepping outside for a fag and a chat with mates?

Rant over until tomorrow, when no doubt it will be a new day, same shit.

I reckon, take the train instead

Green Cross Code Man · Thursday at 5:52 PM

The Hampden Park level crossing in Eastbourne is the busiest in the UK and according to Google maybe even Europe. Whatever the stat is I NEVER go that way unless an absolute necessity and wouldn't consider that road a viable option if working to a timetable. It's awful.

Alonso Moseley · Thursday at 5:53 PM

There’s a crazy one near Billingshurst where, once you read the sign which I did eventually, you have to open the near gate inwards then the other outwards obviously crossing over. Then go back to the motor, drive over and close them again.
Then do it all again as I was delivering and returning.
The customer said that it’s only around twenty seconds when the light goes to red before the train flies through.

BN41Albion · Thursday at 5:57 PM

It's obviously elf and safety, but it is infuriating sometimes how early they go down - as you say usually sat there minutes before the train goes past

SouthSaxon · Thursday at 6:06 PM

Not a rail worker but have several in the family. It’ll be a calculation based on line speeds, signal positions and train braking distances.

There has to be enough distance to get trains stopped if something goes wrong, such as some moron attempting to beat the barriers and getting themselves stuck on the crossing.

Harry Wilson's tackle · Thursday at 6:14 PM

Flounce said:
I waited for over 20 minutes this morning at Ferring Crossing as 4 trains went past and still the gates stayed down, gave up and drove around on the A259. Total and utter inefficiency from whoever controls this and this scenario has ramped up recently. Why the f*** should you have to wait for over five minutes between trains without the crossing coming up for a couple of minutes?.

I know some NSCers work/have worked for the rail system, maybe they could enlighten me as to why this shit happens? Is it just some idle **** stepping outside for a fag and a chat with mates?

Rant over until tomorrow, when no doubt it will be a new day, same shit.

Same issue at Etchingham when I'm driving to the Amex.
It's Health and Safety Gone Mad!

A1X · Thursday at 6:18 PM

A lot of the time if there’s a station nearby it’ll trigger earlier to cater for trains that aren’t stopping, so if one stops it takes a lot longer

VAL1850 · Thursday at 6:25 PM

Years back went for a job at MBM Portslade.. Turned job down as I soon realised I would be spending half my life at crossing at end of road....

abc · Thursday at 6:30 PM

Nothing to do with safety but all about their convenience and two fingers to road users. We have a crossing near us that stays down forever causing endless queues. The next crossing along is so quick it’s dangerous and people have asked for it to be reviewed - to no avail.

dazzer6666 · Thursday at 6:35 PM

Whenever I go to Portslade the Boundary Road crossing always seems to be down, and stays down for at least a couple of trains…….

METALMICKY · Thursday at 6:36 PM

Green Cross Code Man said:
The Hampden Park level crossing in Eastbourne is the busiest in the UK and according to Google maybe even Europe. Whatever the stat is I NEVER go that way unless an absolute necessity and wouldn't consider that road a viable option if working to a timetable. It's awful.

Double whammy in Eastbourne area as another one at Polegate! :rant:

VAL1850 · Thursday at 7:19 PM

Green Cross Code Man said:
The Hampden Park level crossing in Eastbourne is the busiest in the UK and according to Google maybe even Europe. Whatever the stat is I NEVER go that way unless an absolute necessity and wouldn't consider that road a viable option if working to a timetable. It's awful.
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"" Hampden Park
Located in Eastbourne, this crossing is considered one of the busiest in the country
It has an average of 16 train movements per hour off-peak
It can cause significant traffic congestion on nearby roads
It's considered one of the busiest level crossings in Europe""

Guinness Boy · Thursday at 7:49 PM

dazzer6666 said:
Whenever I go to Portslade the Boundary Road crossing always seems to be down, and stays down for at least a couple of trains…….

If you’re on the Hove side of the road it’s to give you a final chance to consider turning left into Portland Road and avoid that final crossing into hell that doing a right would entail.

If you’re on the Portslade side it’s to keep you here forever.

alanfp · Thursday at 7:55 PM

Oh, I see, FERRING Level Crossing.... but why did you feel the need to use asterisks in the thread title? Or is Ferring a rude word in the local dialect?

deslynhamsmoustache1 · Thursday at 8:10 PM

Ford. Trains main south coast. London via Arundel, into out of Littlehampton and Bognor. My personal record is waiting for 8 trains early afternoon, ironically most being empty going up to London to collect the masses coming back to the south coast.

Flounce · Thursday at 8:32 PM

alanfp said:
Oh, I see, FERRING Level Crossing.... but why did you feel the need to use asterisks in the thread title? Or is Ferring a rude word in the local dialect?

No it was F’ing level crossings, I hadn’t noticed it could also have been Ferring with asterisks :smile:

Peacehaven Wild Kids · Thursday at 8:43 PM

dazzer6666 said:
Whenever I go to Portslade the Boundary Road crossing always seems to be down, and stays down for at least a couple of trains…….

Doing a right turn in a thirteen ton 1X out of Victoria Road into Boundary Rd is a feckin nightmare.

Checking traffic left,
Checking traffic right,
Checking pedestrians left
Checking pedestrians right
Checking traffic overtaking to do a right into Victoria Rd
Checking traffic overtaking the bus to turn left into Boundary Rd
Checking the mirrors nearside so you don’t tail swipe someone cutting up from the inside to turn left into Boundary
Watching out for Motorbikes/Deliveroo/scooters etc going through the barriers while they are still opening.
Making sure you don’t hit the barrier with the top of the bus.
Checking Is the entrance to Portland Rd clear, or am I gonna get stuck on the line?
Checking has someone parked on the double yellows opposite the traffic island (opp Ladbrokes) also potentially causing a tail back over the tracks.
And while explaining to some old dear who has chosen that moment to ask why the 1X doesn’t stop at Waitrose the bastard thing comes down again!

Oh, and no bugger gives way.

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