the other day I got caught at Tallington crossing (no surprise there) but from barriers down to the arrival of the class 66 trundling Sibelco minerals past at 20MPH was approximately 5 and half minutes
The barriers generally are activated when a fast passenger is about 2 and half minutes away which is often 3 to 3 and a half minutes given that very few trains are doing anything near 125 at that point
I can understand stopping distance for a class91, Hst or azuma at full line speed but does a shed travelling at 20MPH with a dozen empty wagons need the barriers to go down when it is that far away ? or a 158 at 75mph surely they can activate the crossing a bit later without compromising safety
The barriers generally are activated when a fast passenger is about 2 and half minutes away which is often 3 to 3 and a half minutes given that very few trains are doing anything near 125 at that point
I can understand stopping distance for a class91, Hst or azuma at full line speed but does a shed travelling at 20MPH with a dozen empty wagons need the barriers to go down when it is that far away ? or a 158 at 75mph surely they can activate the crossing a bit later without compromising safety