09101 heads to Tavistock Jcn from Marsh Mills - 1 - 13.05.08

09101 heads from Marsh Mills to Tavistock Junction on the last run of main line clay wagons to the plant. This is passing level crossing 1 at 1532 on May 13 2008.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• 09101
• Ivor
• Tavistock
• Junction
• Marsh
• Mills
• clay
• Imerys
• Plymouth
• May
• 2008
• last
• level
• crossing

[cindy1000000]

Two questions:

1.How did the level crossing know when the train was going to start?

2.Why did the bell keep changing when the

train was going over the level crossing?

[staceyt13]

1. I imagine the gates were operated by someone in Tavistock Yard. They probably got word they were en route and they got started.

2. The sound changes due to Doppler effect. The sound of the siren stays the same the whole time, it is just your perception of the sound that changes. When the wagon isn't in the way the siren is the same as usual, when it passes it changes the waves of sound thus making is sound different. The siren is actually making the same noise the whole time.

S.

[staceyt13]

Btw, when I say gates I mean the siren (just to clear that up.)

[staceyt13]

The level crossing was actually controlled by the shunter. He got out and pressed a button to set the sirens off. The sirens ran for a certain amount of time then cut off. (Correction to earlier message!)

[scruffwood]

interesting shot,is the line used often?

[staceyt13]

I think the line was used about once a week (recently at least). I doubt it'll be used at all really now since this was the last run with the mainline clay wagons up to Marsh Mills. CDAs could run up there between now and the end of July but it's as-and-when since Marsh Mills should be shut down in July.

[Amandamoo73]

i jumped out my sodding skin when the bloody siren went off!

[MarkMck1994]

Wow, i thought that train was on grass instead of tracks

[VideoFreakAustinT]

How often do trains come down the tracks? Looks fairly unused.

[ashthemainman2012]

why dont the Plym Valley Railway use that railway line instead now or cant they jump over onto it? ...

[baconsandwich2007]

Both those projects will cost money, so no, it won't happen unfortunately.

[Sgtellzo]

Yeah its a diesel shunter, i guess wat u guys in the states would call a switcher. it does the same thing but its a smaller version!

[Crossingman18]

yuck on the yodalarms! Golly bob I hate those things! And with the train, looks like a diesel/steam train. I like the look of it. Nice job on getting a crossing with the tracks buried in the grass. makes the crossing look a bit abandoned. Keep up the good work.

[PeterKaneva111]

The lights sounds make a kind of music, beat kind of thing.

[jallen6969]

arent they extending that line by 1k?

i heard there going to be extending it back to yelverton aswel at some point?

and on that note any one know whats happening with the tavistock line? heard they where going to reopen it?

[kazerboss]

I love the long grass hiding the tracks , amazing and very interesting.