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Rother Valley Railway

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by nine elms fan, Nov 4, 2012.

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  1. H Cloutt

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    Looking at the view from above I think that the bridge is not that close to the road.
     
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    That crossing has always had very long lead times, certainly longer than Robertsbridge, and the A2100. Does anyone know why that is?
     
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    That is not a problem.
    Numerous locations on the Network where this happens. Nearest to me that I have worked on is Connonley near Skipton.
    And that situation is a bridge over a stream at a platform end adjacent to a Level Crossing.
     
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    I wonder if the delay in longer for southbound trains. I think the barrier is down before the train enters the station so the time that the train is standing at the platform needs to be added to the time the barrier is down. We recently were held up at Robertsbridge since the London bound service was 12 cars and blocked the crossing.
     
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    That's certainly the case, although the setup at Robertsbridge is identical, but then I use that road a lot less, so maybe any waits I've had there haven't registered on the impatience scale!
     
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    I wonder whether it is because the signal box is at Robertsbridge - not sure how Level Crossings work these days.
     
    H Cloutt, Nov 10, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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    Good point. Im unsure, myself.
     
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