08-01-2014, 03:00 PM
(07-01-2014, 12:24 PM)jaheen100 Wrote: The VW would have had a very poor view of the down line because the signal
box is in the way. On a related matter, has anyone ever been at a level
crossing with the barriers down and then they have opened without a train
passing? It's not something that I can recall happening.
Go to Topsham I. Devon, or any crossing where Network Rail has implemented Stowmarket Controls as a mitigation for a SPAD at a signal protecting a crossing where there is a station stop. The barriers automatically come down when the train is approaching and when it is proved to have stopped with the signal at Red, the barriers will go back up. I am very unhappy that this leads to a very different set if behaviours for users where they will see exactly what you are describing and hence may head to misuse.
Peter