Shoddy Installation
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Shoddy Installation
The lights on the right cantilever both flash on and off at the same time
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Re: Shoddy Installation
Actually, they're supposed to do that. If you notice, they're both turned away from the road. When that side is finished, they'll be turned to face the road like you normally see. Due to them being wired together to flash like that, you don't normally notice it unless you look at the signals from the side.LARDLOGO wrote:The lights on the right cantilever both flash on and off at the same time![]()
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Re: Shoddy Installation
Is that a new road installation? Its not often when you see a new road installation with a crossing installation?
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Widening, IIRC.NathanFromEngland wrote:Is that a new road installation? Its not often when you see a new road installation with a crossing installation?
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Re: Shoddy Installation
Here in North America, new crossing installations are a lot more common than in the United Kingdom.NathanFromEngland wrote:Is that a new road installation? Its not often when you see a new road installation with a crossing installation?
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Though most new roads here in America tend to get overpasses, and if a new road gets a crossing, another one along the line will be closed.ToledoRailfan wrote:Here in North America, new crossing installations are a lot more common than in the United Kingdom.NathanFromEngland wrote:Is that a new road installation? Its not often when you see a new road installation with a crossing installation?
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Re: Shoddy Installation
True but it isn't the same in North America like it is in the United Kingdom. In Denver a new commuter railroad has a whole bunch of crossings on it.freebrickproductions wrote:Though most new roads here in America tend to get overpasses, and if a new road gets a crossing, another one along the line will be closed.ToledoRailfan wrote:Here in North America, new crossing installations are a lot more common than in the United Kingdom.NathanFromEngland wrote:Is that a new road installation? Its not often when you see a new road installation with a crossing installation?
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Re: Shoddy Installation
Well, i'm not sure when the last time a new road got a railroad crossing in the UK, probably thinking the Wallington Bypass was the last one. The bypass opened in 1993. Heres a photo of the signals before the road opened. The crossing gets used by the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway that comes through this crossing every now and then.True but it isn't the same in North America like it is in the United Kingdom. In Denver a new commuter railroad has a whole bunch of crossings on it.

Theres been little change at this crossing, everything else is still there despite the gate lights getting replaced with Unipart Rail gate lights.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.59199 ... 312!8i6656
You also have Oswerty, which was installed in the 1980's which has been left unused since the line closed in 1971.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.87925 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Shoddy Installation
Pretty interesting crossing! Someone needs to document it. It kind of has an American feel to it.NathanFromEngland wrote:Well, i'm not sure when the last time a new road got a railroad crossing in the UK, probably thinking the Wallington Bypass was the last one. The bypass opened in 1993. Heres a photo of the signals before the road opened. The crossing gets used by the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway that comes through this crossing every now and then.True but it isn't the same in North America like it is in the United Kingdom. In Denver a new commuter railroad has a whole bunch of crossings on it.
Theres been little change at this crossing, everything else is still there despite the gate lights getting replaced with Unipart Rail gate lights.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.59199 ... 312!8i6656
You also have Oswerty, which was installed in the 1980's which has been left unused since the line closed in 1971.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.87978 ... 312!8i6656
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Re: Shoddy Installation
Well, it is pretty much documented, theres a guy called KINGANDCASTLE that has videos of Wallingford. Heres one.ToledoRailfan wrote:Pretty interesting crossing! Someone needs to document it. It kind of has an American feel to it.NathanFromEngland wrote:Well, i'm not sure when the last time a new road got a railroad crossing in the UK, probably thinking the Wallington Bypass was the last one. The bypass opened in 1993. Heres a photo of the signals before the road opened. The crossing gets used by the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway that comes through this crossing every now and then.True but it isn't the same in North America like it is in the United Kingdom. In Denver a new commuter railroad has a whole bunch of crossings on it.
Theres been little change at this crossing, everything else is still there despite the gate lights getting replaced with Unipart Rail gate lights.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.59199 ... 312!8i6656
You also have Oswerty, which was installed in the 1980's which has been left unused since the line closed in 1971.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.87978 ... 312!8i6656
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