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| Horton Road Crossing 06/02/2020 at 16:21 #123185 | |
bugsy
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In the Gloucester manual it states that it easy to forget about the Horton Road crossing. How right that is. I've just noticed that I have Seven, yes SEVEN, messages telling me of 'Excessive delay to road users' Grrrrr. As a matter of interest, does each notification incurr a 10 point penalty? ...  Post has attachments. Log in to view them. Everything that you make will be useful - providing it's made of chocolate. Log in to reply |
| Horton Road Crossing 07/02/2020 at 12:00 #123192 | |
WesternChampion
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LOL. In real life the signal box is right next to the crossing so you would probably have been alerted by the loud hooting of the motorists!
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| Horton Road Crossing 07/02/2020 at 14:14 #123193 | |
pedroathome
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WesternChampion in post 123192 said:LOL. In real life the signal box is right next to the crossing so you would probably have been alerted by the loud hooting of the motorists!And in reality, I'd suspect that you'd remember to raise the crossing when canceling the route after the train Log in to reply |
| Horton Road Crossing 07/02/2020 at 15:19 #123194 | |
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bugsy
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I've been very careful since that episode. Only had one further warning 
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| Horton Road Crossing 13/02/2020 at 01:54 #123282 | |
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whatlep
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WesternChampion in post 123192 said:LOL. In real life the signal box is right next to the crossing so you would probably have been alerted by the loud hooting of the motorists!It's certainly hard to miss from the box...   Log in to reply |
| Horton Road Crossing 13/02/2020 at 08:42 #123285 | |
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bugsy
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Good photos. Is there one that actually shows the crossong from the signal box windows?
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| Horton Road Crossing 13/02/2020 at 14:51 #123289 | |
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JamesN
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bugsy in post 123285 said:Good photos. Is there one that actually shows the crossong from the signal box windows?Photo from SPS Member Tom Lane on an official visit to Gloucester panel last year:-  Post has attachments. Log in to view them. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: bugsy |
| Horton Road Crossing 14/02/2020 at 17:31 #123302 | |
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valenta43002
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There is a Barrier raise button on the panel so the signaller can put the barriers straight up without having to walk the window
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| Horton Road Crossing 14/02/2020 at 20:18 #123303 | |
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whatlep
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bugsy in post 123285 said:Good photos. Is there one that actually shows the crossong from the signal box windows?These should set the context. The controls are quite a few feet away from the section of the panel controlled by the Gloucester station signaller, but it's impossible to be unaware of the passage of a train.    Post has attachments. Log in to view them. Log in to reply The following user said thank you: BarryM |