"The Portsmouth Harbour Statesman" & More at Cosham Level Crossing, Portsmouth

County: Hampshire

Date filmed: Saturday the 2nd of March 2024
Videos filmed between 13:47 and 14:21

Route: West Coastway Line
Cosham Station

Crossing type: Manually Controlled Barrier crossing with CCTV (MCB-CCTV)

Location: High Street, Cosham
Trains featured:
Lowering 1 (0:00):
1) 377 461 (Southern) - 1:44
1J39 Southampton Central ➡ London Victoria | 1 minute late

2) 377 164 (Southern) - 2:07
1N16 Brighton ➡ Southampton Central | 4 minutes late
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Lowering 2 (2:42):
47 828 & 47 712 (Locomotive Services Limited) & "The Portsmouth Harbour Statesman" - 3:26
1Z89 Nantwich ➡ Portsmouth Harbour | On-time

Also passed: 450 122 (South Western Railway)
2E40 Portsmouth & Southsea ➡ Southampton Central | 2 minutes late
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Lowering 3 (4:12):
377 456 (Southern) - 4:51
1N23 Southampton Central ➡ Brighton | On-time
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Lowering 4 (5:28):
450 060 & 450 025 (South Western Railway) - 6:23
1T33 Basingstoke ➡ Portsmouth Harbour | 12 minutes late
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Lowering 5 (6:59):
450 104 & 450 073 (South Western Railway) - 8:11
1T50 Portsmouth Harbour ➡ Basingstoke | 3 minutes late
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End-of-video Picture Showcase - 8:51

Just over half an hour's railway action at this suburban level crossing on Cosham High Street in the City of Portsmouth features in this video. The highlight catch for definite is that in the second lowering which features Statesman Rail's "The Portsmouth Harbour Statesman" tour which was approaching the end of its long journey from Nantwich in Cheshire. Top & Tail Class 47 locomotives in two different historic liveries (Intercity and Scot Rail respectively) can be seen working this train which carried passengers in luxurious Pullman carriages to and from Portsmouth Harbour. Not the ideal shot from almost directly overhead, admittedly, but it was a last-moment re-position due to me observably seeing a local stopper, working a service between the two 'Rival' south coast cities, ready to depart Cosham Station just as the tour came into sight - I narrowly missed getting 'Bowled'!

Level crossing operations here are taken care of from a computerised signalling centre in nearby Havant, as is all the signalling on the lines into the city of Portsmouth since re-signalling in 2007. The clattering and unhealthy-seeming barriers can also be seen raising and lowering for numerous other passenger trains, but no Great Western Railway services feature. Hope you enjoy nonetheless!

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: Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus in 4K 30fps

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