Abandoned Blue Town Level Crossing, Kent

Blue Town Level Crossing, Blue Town, Kent.
Location: Brielle Way, Blue Town
Date Filmed: 24-09-2017
Located on Brielle Way, just outside of Sheerness.
The line closed many years ago due to the closing industry in Blue Town. This is the remains of a branch line which once went into some Sheerness docklands.
This abandoned crossing has since been all removed, with the only trace of the crossing being the yellow hatched markings.
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[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

I had a dream last night. This level crossing was standing in my town, and network rail gave me permission to take the equipment and they gave me a new barrier too for the barrier box!

[@ireland_european_railways_zp]

Wow another abandoned crossing. Love these videos. Trains are just great. ;-)

[@EastAngliaLevelCrossingsUK]

Seeing that white vertical Wigwag would've been so special, like the old one in Saxmundham. Sadly they removed this whole crossing altogether

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Yeah I was fortunate enough to capture some film of this crossing before it went completely. Would've been amazing to see it in action but I would've needed to born quite a few years earlier lol

[@EastAngliaLevelCrossingsUK]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel lol

[@freebrickproductions]

Nice video! That's certainly a rather cool crossing there, shame it's abandoned. I find the "Railway Crossing Now in Use" signs to be rather ironic. How this crossing is completely isolated from any other line reminds me of a few abandoned crossings I've seen (mostly on Google Maps).

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks. No idea why this equipment hasn't been erected from the ground yet. The signs are all lying and it is quite clear considering only half the track on the road itself is left and there are no remains of the railway on either side of the crossing too. I don't think there's going to be a crossing here in the future.

[@MrPlanetthanet]

Last train to cross here was 2003

[@annamcarthur6648]

This was an AHB crossing. with a small gate. Not sure what happened, but i can proove this via google maps.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Yeah, I've seen the old Google Maps images too. The railway branch used to lead into a part of the Port of Sheerness but was closed off some years ago, I'm not sure when.

[@benters3509]

This used to be the way into the dockyard from the original Sheerness station. It would have been going 24/7 during the war, in my granddad's day when he was stationed here. I was bought up here in the 50s and 60s, but never saw a train going over here.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Interesting. I never saw this branch line in operation. I only discovered it upon seeing the abandoned crossing when I was a bit younger.

[@NELincsTransport]

Great video. It's a shame that no one caught this crossing in action

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks! 😎 I don't know when it was last used to be honest. It's all been removed now, only the yellow box remains.

[@greatgordonfan7094]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel According to google earth, in 2003 the crossing was caught in action. In 2009 (google earth still) a class 08 was seen operating in the sidings and the last wagons disapeared from the sidings after about 2011.

[@dragogos]

Tracks have been removed recently.

[@kyleb06]

Nice video and crossing! From Google Maps I could see that this was a siding that led to Overland Freight Fowarders.

[@walterfink9782]

Thank you for this in depth report, about a RR crossing, that is no longer used. Maybe someday, the signs and equipment will be removed.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

The railways have long gone so it's very strange still seeing signage and equipment still in place. I've not been past here in a little while.

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel it is all gone now

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Yeah, I've seen on Google Maps. They've finally taken the equipment away

[@MrBnsftrain]

1:45 there must be a typo on that red and white sign! It sawys "Now in use" when it really isn't! 3:41 that's odd that the alarm is on the front of the lights, not the back! They should finish removing the crossing and donate the equipment to a heritage railway!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

It is so old I doubt the equipment works well anymore. The lights are probably broken, as-well as the alarms. It will be removed eventually.

[@LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC]

It’s really sad to see halogen vertical wigwags just left to rest. I’m surprised they haven’t took out the wigwags cus they’re riveted down.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

I dont know why either. The crossing is very abandoned now.

[@teeevon3823]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel when was its since closed down

[@MGRinger02]

That red alarm, is a Vantage 32 tone sounder!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Ah, glad you know what it is. It looked like a Klaxon. Google Maps in 2009 shows the other wigwag and barrier box present and there's a shiny red Klaxon alarm on the back of the other pole.

[@Ameliathehorselover2]

Nice

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 😎

[@sambee8982]

If this level crossing's not used anymore, how come that they haven't removed the railway signs and wigwags?

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Don't know. Its just, never been removed. The branch line across the road closed many years ago but whoever's job it is at permanently removing the branch hasn't finished it off. Not sure who's in charge of taking them down.

[@sixteencreepers3107]

how do you abandon a crossing

[@Ameliathehorselover2]

Love it

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

👍

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

Ah! There are my lights!

[@knrdvmmlbkkn]

Why haven't they removed the signage? Leaving it in place is really irresponsible!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

I don't know why it hasn't been removed. There is no railway line either side of the level crossing so there is no point the equipment being left there. I will probably be gone eventually.

[@joeplaysgame]

Its all being removed now.☹

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Yeah, it's been gone for a while now unfortunately

[@danwaterman8059]

Nice find

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks :)

[@jwmanc]

That's just like manchester signal in trafford park ashburton road west

[@glorysperez2254]

Its odd there are no train tracks.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Yeah. The crossing just looks very odd and out of place ☺️

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

like #10!!!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

:P

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

:D

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

wow! gonna search that on Google earth!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Its really cool. You can view it on Google Street View.

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

I already found it. I put it in the abandoned crossing list

[@ElectraProductions225]

Like it

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

:)

[@universaltrainsstudio8534]

Jarton 669 hi

[@universaltrainsstudio8534]

Level Crossings Railway Channel I preferred UK Railway Hub, but oh well nice name never the less 😀

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

I wanted a change. It will be for the better hopefully :)