Created 22 January, 2008
These pictures were taken by wigwags4ever.
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An overview of the crossing with mast signals and 2 boom gates. |
What looks like it could be a signal maintainer's hut and a possible relay case. |
A close-up of one of the gated signals. |
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One of the gateless signals. |
A low-angle view of the crossing. Note the hump in the road to get it to track level. |
Underneath a gated signal showing the lights are slightly angled towards the road. |
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A gate mechanism, showing it is surrounded by a wooden fence with no access gate. |
The signals activate. Notice that all 3 gate lights turn on and off at the same time! |
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The gate is fully blocking the crossing now. |
The lights here are incandescent. |
This gate light is L.E.D. |
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A blurry view looking down the track. |
Another blurry picture, showing one of the gate lights on the other side burnt out. |
This is the UK's equivelent to wishbone gates. |
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A train crosses. |
The gates start to go up, with the lights still flashing. |
The main lights have gone out, while the gates continue to rise. The gate lights stay on until the gates have fully risen. |
This crossing is on the First Capital Connect line that goes from London Kings Cross to Kings Lynn. This line is also used by One Anglia, One West Anglia and Cross Country (formerly Central Trains). As is with most UK crossings, the crossing is maintained by Network Rail, who do all the signal and track maintenance in the UK.
This crossing is very close to Cambridge.
All pictures were taken on January 6, 2008.
