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Crossing Failure at Thorne 16/08/2022 at 11:55 #147589
bugsy
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1795 posts 		I’ve just had a crossing failure at Thorne. Should I hold 2P21 at the red signal and activate that ‘E’ button just prior to Thorne No.2 AHB on the Down line until such time that the failure is fixed?
Or should I carry on as if nothing has happened? Not sure :/
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Update: I just carried on as though everything would be Ok. Hope that I didn't mow anybody down when passing through.
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Last edited: 16/08/2022 at 12:01 by bugsy
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Crossing Failure at Thorne 18/08/2022 at 19:45 #147606
Forest Pines
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525 posts 		The failure alarm is because the crossing has been down an abnormally long amount of time.
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Crossing Failure at Thorne 18/08/2022 at 22:10 #147607
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3701 posts 		As forest pines says, the barriers have been down longer than deemed acceptable and there is a risk of motorists getting frustrated or confused and jumping the barriers.

In SimSig terms, drivers should be stopped and cautioned to approach the crossing at caution, check its safe and sound the horn before crossing, or in other words, stop them at the protecting signal and then let then proceed after calling to simulate having that conversation with the driver.
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Crossing Failure at Thorne 19/08/2022 at 09:20 #147612
bugsy
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1795 posts 		jc92 in post 147607 said:
As forest pines says, the barriers have been down longer than deemed acceptable and there is a risk of motorists getting frustrated or confused and jumping the barriers.

In SimSig terms, drivers should be stopped and cautioned to approach the crossing at caution, check its safe and sound the horn before crossing, or in other words, stop them at the protecting signal and then let then proceed after calling to simulate having that conversation with the driver.
Thanks for advising me of the procedure. That's become obvious to me now that you have explained it. Thanks.
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Crossing Failure at Thorne 25/08/2022 at 04:05 #147704
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386 posts 		jc92 in post 147607 said:
drivers should be stopped and cautioned to approach the crossing at caution
Would this include giving an adverse change to a driver of a train very close to the crossing, or should they be allowed to proceed and only later trains that can be stopped with a normal aspect sequence be cautioned?
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