Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

Not sure if these crossings have been posted or not, here is some interesting crossings in the UK that has Wishbone gates. I really like how unique all of these level crossings is designed.

Veal's Lane, Southampton, England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8824773 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8825379 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8825379 ... 312!8i6656


Shore Rd/Frost Lane, Hythe, England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8606962 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8606303 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8605294 ... 312!8i6656


Halterworth Lane, Romsey, England:
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.9960445 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.9961264 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.9961264 ... 312!8i6656

Those are a common thing in the UK.

Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656

ToledoRailfan wrote:Those are a common thing in the UK.

freebrickproductions wrote:Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656

It's not really much of the Wishbone gates because I know half of UK crossings are Wishbones, but it's the wooden base that the Wishbone gates are attached to is what got me interested.

TheSignalMan2000 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Those are a common thing in the UK.

freebrickproductions wrote:Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656

It's not really much of the Wishbone gates because I know half of UK crossings are Wishbones, but it's the wooden base that the Wishbone gates are attached to is what got me interested.

I want to say that they use a concrete post that the gate mechanisms are attached to. At least some of them do, that's for sure.

freebrickproductions wrote:

TheSignalMan2000 wrote:

ToledoRailfan wrote:Those are a common thing in the UK.

freebrickproductions wrote:Yea, the UK still has a large number of crossing with wishbone gates at them, especially older AHB installs. Not as common as their newer rounded single-arm counterparts, but a lot more common than here in the US. Here's also an MCB-CCTV (Manually Controlled Barriers monitored with CCTV cameras) crossing with Field & Grant wishbone gates, which are much less common than the NRS(?) (National Railway Supplies) AHB (Automatic Half Barrier) wishbone gates you posted above:
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.911937, ... 312!8i6656

It's not really much of the Wishbone gates because I know half of UK crossings are Wishbones, but it's the wooden base that the Wishbone gates are attached to is what got me interested.

I want to say that they use a concrete post that the gate mechanisms are attached to. At least some of them do, that's for sure.

Those are called Penguin Barriers.

Here are some in Pleasant Point, Canterbury (New Zealand) on a short heritage line.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.264 ... 312!8i6656
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-44.264 ... 312!8i6656

Hemet, California.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7292806 ... 6656?hl=en
Sadly, this is what they look like today, this is an abandoned BNSF line.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7293097 ... 6656?hl=en

NathanFromEngland wrote:Hemet, California.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7292806 ... 6656?hl=en
Sadly, this is what they look like today, this is an abandoned BNSF line.
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7293097 ... 6656?hl=en

Reminds me of the nearby line in Redlands, where a wigwag once stood.

Found wishbone gate In San Jose ca on an abandoned line just lying on the ground. it is on ring wood ave. https://www.google.com/maps/@37.3952492 ... authuser=0