Class 66 Freight train+ class 37/20 at Pirton Level Crossing

[ADKTrailbreaker]

I don't think the designers were taking into consideration the appeal of the e-bells' sound. Sure, they may sound obnoxious, but they seem like they do a hell of a job getting motorists' attention and that's what matters most.

[BenTrainFan]

they are small trains

[U33C]

They look and sound like sci-fi robots.



[douro20]

It's amazing that they don't have guards with automatic weapons strapped down to that flask train...

[scruffwood]

@douro20 LOL I like your comment

[Jlk2707]

Nice crossing! Cool alarm bells!

[jackharry11]

Woah.

I have my own Pirton Level Crossing Videos and there at 4000 and 2000 Views.

i was like (: Oh yes!!

looked at yours.. and i was like O_O

125000 Views! Dude youve made Pirton famous and im a fan :D

[adam4bfc]

why does the 37 always have them trucks on, i see them at grange sometimes and ive never known whats inside them boxes ?

[scruffwood]

@adam4bfc they are nuclear flasks hope that helps cheers

[adam4bfc]

@scruffwood ahh cheers mate

[microbusss]

disturbing?? try ANNOYING! lol jeez That's why I likes NA crossing signals ;-)

[VTATransitGuy]

I would not want to live near one of those crossings, that's got to be one of the most annoying sounds in the world.

[Cazkumali]

Thankz m8

[Cazkumali]

where is pirton?

[scruffwood]

@Cazkumali not far from Pershore

[Cazkumali]

@scruffwood Is that on the Great western line?

[Random22222y]

@scruffwood Where is Pershore?

[scruffwood]

@Random22222y not far from Pershore hope that helps

[jackharry11]

@Random22222y Pershore is in the West Midlands near Evesham and Worcester! Hope it helps :D

[johno4521]

At my local LC on the ECML, the klaxons only sound when the barriers are actually descending; Delay betwen that and a train passing can be 5 minutes.

[jackharry11]

great footage of a great level crossing should see my vid as well as this

=)

[Bus7777]

Those bells must be high.

[mrsmithicus]

gd its well fast

[mjet401bnsf]

im not waiting 50 seconds for a second long train at the crossing

[WrongRoadRailways]

Then go around the barriers, get hit by a train, die, and go to hell. :)

[euroews66]

no offence but u could maybe edit out the first 35 secs

[oliverjumelle]

how far is the train before the crossing detects it?

[Gauge1channel]

about 30-60seconds away time wise

[WinzenFlyer]

This had been set since automatic crossings had been introduced in the UK in 1961, to prevent people zig-zagging around the barriers (they thought people won't take the risk when they knew that the train would come several seconds after the barriers went down).

When a British working party went to Switzerland in 1978, they saw a crossing where waiting time for the train was almost two minutes. The party concluded that the bad Swiss accident rate came because of the long waiting times there.

[mulatto321]

I enjoy watching the British one...but the bells on the Canadian and American level crossings sound so much better!!!

[merseyrail508124]

i dont like that alarm sound very much! gets quite annoying after a while! Nice video though all the same!

[York22]

Its kind of creepy.

[Railfan568]

Cool video 5*

[waldenhouse]

Love how they've put a Class 20 between the Loco and nuclear flasks! A "Just in case" measure?

[G45407]

the only reason there are two loco's is incase one fails

[weeardguy]

@ G45407: I think it's a 'delivery' transport (couldn't find the word in my wordbook) instead of driving a single loco to its destination, it gets transported in a small train, by another loco, minimizing costs.

[trancowy89]

ten początkowy dźwięk rozpierdala, zrobię z tego techno ;D

[Koploper1450]

Awesome video!

[bonehead1902]

im not trying to be rude but your trains look like shoe box's going down the track

[cutterschoicenotmine]

compared to which trains?

[bonehead1902]

in the U.S. But I still like watching them though lol

[York22]

That's a very creepy sound.

[StapledNote]

Only on barrierless crossings. Not so much on barriered because there's no need to.

[wertrocks123]

ooooooooooooooooooo nuclear waste

[robertmbishop]

the 'w' means whitsle, they will never change it to h for horn, tradition.

[2030720310]

thank u very much, urs are better, i need a tripod lol

[2030720310]

woo pirton i go there lol :)

[scruffwood]

Yep I looked at your clips the other day and they are good

[tonymagona334]

eew thats an ugly train

[justmecoop]

those crossings are going to hell in a handbasket

[Landaux]

They dont sound the ((HORN)) before the crossings?

[sonconmas]

They do sometimes

[decline2state]

I believe that in Europe, the horn is sounded only if someone is stupid enough to try to cross the track immediately in front of a train. Most of the continent (including the UK and Ireland) is a no-horn zone. If you get injured or killed by a train, even if the signals fail to operate, it's your own damn fault.

[sonconmas]

They usually do the if there's a 'w' sign before the crossing (I think the w sign means warning)

if there's no sign they don't horn.I know I live in England

[hstclass43]

The'w' sign is common at level crossings like ashey one on the isle of wight where my first vid was taken

[KokkeiMizu]

The signs with a 'w' are called whistleposts, and the w stands for whistle... back in the days of steam. Now, it means blow the horn.

[sonconmas]

True...the only crossings they horn for are the manual opening gates,which have no lights or sirens or an open level crossing

[StapledNote]

We don't sound horns before corssings in the UK.

[mothity]

Haha, the alarm seems to get angrier in the second half. Nice capture.

[jconnor1988]

hahaha yh....they do

[razorblade1995]

sorry disregard that post, I now know that its in England, I thought it was in china because one of the comments was about china but that diesel is british so yeah

[razorblade1995]

is this in china?

[cindy1000000]

That alarm is so scary!

[georgeandharold]

Yeah, this type of alarm klaxon is scary. After about 30 seconds into the video, I muted the volume.

[cx162]

hmmm..the signals aint that bad...at least they can prevent deaths which is a good thing:)

[scruffwood]

A good sensible point made there

[mststv]

and tell u when trains are comming  :)

[barryshostakovitch]

Nearly 31,000 people have watched a video of a train at a level crossing... Discuss.

[Welwyn22]

That's because quite a lot of people in this world love watching trains, it's a hobby to them, I should know because I'm a train enthusiast myself. I'm sure people respect your hobbies, so why not respect others?

[mad0daz]

i think this is stupid, My brothetr is insain about trains so i sit and watch with him, Yeah, i repect ofer peoples Hobbies

[Jimmy146]

That video was really interesting, terrific! I like the sound of those railroad signals.

[planemadmatt]

It's like a song! lol

[flyem05]

I am Deaf now!!!!

[bladesman123]

Love and unity, energy and power

[djmadboy2]

i like the crossing alarm, it sounds good!:P and its relaxing!

[2GUNBOY]

Absolutely!

[trainz675]

thanks!

[trainz675]

ware is this?

[ESRRX]

Its somewhere in the United Kingdom.

[djmadboy2]

nar, really?

[sophieoftipton]

They have to have a sound to tell people when

there's a train coming past the level crossings even if it does sound horrible or

in other words annoying.I don't mind the noise.(It's just a normal level crossing alarm)

[fastlane250]

I'M GOING DEAF!!!

[BishopTJH]

Ugh! Sounds like the theme to a Horror movie!!!!

[simonparry08]

I thought Pershore was single-track?

[scruffwood]

This line is The Line To Worcester/Cheltenham.The Crossing is nr Pershore.The Other Line At Pershore is the single Track line Which you are on about which goes to Evesham and Oxford.Both lines meet At Abbotswood Junc.Hope that helps

[simonparry08]

ah right, thanks 4 clearing that up for me!

[halofreak200715645]

wierd...why use little sirens? the bells are much louder.

[carpet202]

Bells are mechanical and may seize up in cold weather. These alarms are electric and won't be affected by the freezing temperatures during UK winters.

[juasha]

Horrible sound!

[U91H3D]

brilliant

[TempestDragon59]

OMG!! That is the most freakin annoying sound I've ever heard in my life!!!

[mandapaulxx]

I agree the klaxon alarm has made me nearly pee myself in fright a few times!In a few parts of the country we still have a shrill sounding bell which isn't half as bad.

[adfgfds]

That is....THE MOST ANNOYING CROSSING I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE!!!

[greatodyer]

At a crossing at Fishbourne station in Hampshire, you can see the train coming b4 the barriers go down as well. After the barriers hit the floor, the train goes past about 10 seconds afterwards.

[negerpungrally2]

that is the awfulest sound I have ever heard

[simon1paxmanvalenta]

at gwinear level crossing in cornwall, you can see the train coming before the barriers go down

[Andrewsaxamophone]

I take it a claxon is a bell? It is annoying. I would get my gun out if I had to wait at the crossing. ;)

[Korschtal]

About 40 seconds between barrier going down and train crossing, which means that a train travelling at 60mph would be less than a mile away when the barriers went down. If there was a problem (something on the crossing) than this would be the safety margin so the train could make an emergency stop and avoid hitting whatever was on the crossing. Any less would be dangerous. Unfortunately some motorists don't seem to have enough responsibility to realise this...

[MrMattmgw]

Yep 40 seconds is not too long at all, its just about right but i must admit near me all the level crossings (full barriers) seem to make you wait about 3 or 4 minutes for a train. That i think is pointless and sometimes you sit there for 20 - 30 minutes because more trains are coming and the barriers stay down, but again it takes 3 - 4 mins for another train.

[POON3345]

Some drivers or passengers can get seriously injured or worst which is killed. So they should obey the safety rules.

[sarahthebeara]

And people wonder why drivers treat level crossings with complacency in this country - the time between the barriers going down and the train coming was far too long!

[9141521006]

Thats not the point! level crossings are there for your safety and they are not to be misused. Would you rather be delayed by a few minutes or end up in a body bag?

[nsgevo89]

Sorry for the second post, but do a lot of trains use this line?

[scruffwood]

Yes its a very busy line

[nsgevo89]

Those yodalarms sound so weird!!! Good video, though!

[sergeant655]

the claxon os a small box behind the lights.. They are actually the same kind of sounders that would be on a british fire alarm system. they are multitoned and every crossing seems to have diffrent tones programmed in to them.

[PirtonCC]

will the train ever come????

[crushu2D]

lol the claxon must be different in size