Ranskill Level Crossing, Nottinghamshire

Date filmed: Wednesday the 31st of January 2024
Videos filmed at: 13:56 | 14:51

Route: East Coast Main Line (ECML)
Between Retford (RET) and Doncaster (DON) Stations

Crossing type: Manually Controlled Barrier crossing (MCB)

Filming location: Station Road, Ranskill (DN22 8LD)

Trains featured:
Lowering 1 (0:00):
Class 801 (LNER Azuma) - 1:44
1S17 London Kings Cross ➡ Edinburgh Waverley | 2 minutes early
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Lowering 2 (2:13):
1) Class 801 (LNER Azuma) - 3:16
1N85 London Kings Cross ➡ York | On-time

2) 800 102 (LNER Azuma) - 3:32
1A34 Harrogate ➡ London Kings Cross | On-time
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End-of-video picture showcase - 4:09

A level crossing located on the busy, 125mph East Coast Main Line at the edge of the village of Ranskill between Retford and Doncaster, located right next to some passing loops which can be used to hold slower trains as to give priority to faster ones. This level crossing is controlled from the attractive and traditional-looking signal box next to it, which also has control over all 5 public highway crossings on this part of the line from just south of Retford to this location, and the signaller gets a real sense of speed as the trains shoot past at up to 125mph. The road here isn't used by much, mainly farm and industrial traffic accessing a small estate over the railway, and the alarms are quite loud. One produced a continuous screeching tone too, but has since been replaced with a YA30 yodalarm. A trio of High-speed Azumas feature in this video of a pair of lowerings. Hope you enjoy!

Train details sourced from:
Real Time Trains: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/sear...
Open Train Times: https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps
Traksy: https://traksy.uk/live

Filmed on: Panasonic HC-VX1 in 4K 30fps

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