Bells suspended over the road at a railway crossing
Bells suspended over the road at a railway crossing
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Spare tyre

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12,559 posts

159 months

Thursday 13th February 2020
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Was looking at this


https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governmen...

to answer a question for my daughter and spotted this

“Bells suspended over the road at a railway crossing to give an audible warning to drivers of vehicles that exceed the safe height beneath electrified overhead cables”


does anyone recall where these are in the U.K.

Would make an interesting visit if near by

NapierDeltic

352 posts

81 months

Thursday 13th February 2020
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This isn't something I've seen anywhere. Maybe it is used in more rural areas on farm crossings, etc?

I just checked out the crossing at Kirknewton as I know the line is electrified, and there is nothing I can see that indicates the height of the cabling to drivers.

I would imagine that there is some kit up a pole that generates a continuous beam, and when this beam is broken the barriers come down automatically? I can see some anonymous-looking poles at another crossing I know of up in Stirling.

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28 posts

178 months

Thursday 13th February 2020
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Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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I haven't seen bells but there's a row of chains hanging down on the A619 between Chesterfield and Worksop to warn of the bridge at Darfoulds.