Kurolus Rex
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Hi there!
Does Dent have whistleboards nearby for the foot crossing?
Does Dent have whistleboards nearby for the foot crossing?
It's an awful long time since I was last there. But a check of the Sectional Appendix reveals that the crossing is not marked in that document. It would therefore be logical to assume that there are no whistle boards provided. That does not mean that drivers do not sound their horns there. Doubtless someone will be along eventually with a definitive answer.
But a check of the Sectional Appendix reveals that the crossing is not marked in that document. It would therefore be logical to assume that there are no whistle boards provided.
A quick search on Flickr shows that the board to which you have drawn attention with a picture from 2006 is no longer there. Quite possibly it was removed when the parapet of the adjacent underbridge was renewed.
The Sectional Appendix isn't required to show all crossings. (I spoke to them last month) I also checked our local ones and also doesn't show whistle boards.
Which begs the question: what type of crossing might require whistle boards without actually appearing in the SA? Presumably there is a RSSB standard...
Yes, both sides.Hi there!
Does Dent have whistleboards nearby for the foot crossing?
Footpath crossings or even user worked (vehicle) crossings without telephones don't tend to appear in the SA (which I do think is a problem especially on the TOC side!).Which begs the question: what type of crossing might require whistle boards without actually appearing in the SA? Presumably there is a RSSB standard...
Just because a crossing has whistle boards, they aren't an indicator of its importance. You could have a little used foot crossing with whistle boards because it's on a curve without the required sighting time of trains. On the other hand, you could have a highly used crossing on a dead long straight with no requirement for whistle boards.Which begs the question: what type of crossing might require whistle boards without actually appearing in the SA? Presumably there is a RSSB standard...
Yes, both sides.
You can see one of them in the photograph of Dent station here:
Just because a crossing has whistle boards, they aren't an indicator of its importance. You could have a little used foot crossing with whistle boards because it's on a curve without the required sighting time of trains. On the other hand, you could have a highly used crossing on a dead long straight with no requirement for whistle boards.
On the up, it's directly in front of the bridge before the platform in the direction of travel, on the down it's about 25-30 yards after the board for the 30 PSR.Thanks! Do you know where these are located exactly? (i appreciate this may not be easy to find out!)
On the up, it's directly in front of the bridge before the platform in the direction of travel, on the down it's about 25-30 yards after the board for the 30 PSR.
Don't worry, it wasn't difficult to find out, I drive past them several times most weeks...