Bedlam Lane Crossing, Coventry

Whilst part of Bedlam Lane in Coventry still exists, the section that crossed the railway line has long since been closed. The hand-operated gated crossing and it's associated signalbox were closed on 13th November 1988 and control of the line was taken over by Three Spires Junction a short distance away. The road too was closed and the entire area saw significant redevelopment into what it is today.

[@PhilipInCoventry]

Lived in Holbrooks since 1967.

[@westcoastmodels]

I lived just up the road (Woodshires Road) You could easily walk to Bedlam Lane via Rowleys green lane. Sadly all but a memory now. Also Bedworth station reopened in this year, May 88 if I remember correctly. Wonderful upload!

[@WheelsonRails728]

Not far from where the Coventry (Ricoh) Arena area is now.

[@mikehemming1331]

Absolutely fantastic thanks for sharing

[@foretrak]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@craigsibley8161]

Never saw a hand operated crossing before. Nice 👍👍👍 How many times a day did it close?

[@westcoastmodels]

Wow! Walked over there many a time! Many, many thanks for the upload.

[@foretrak]

You're welcome

[@kevinturner8039]

Hard to imagine where that crossing was even though I walk down bedlam lane every 2 weeks to watch the football

[@johnemsden735]

what a great name

[@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater]

Days gone by, the manual crossing replaced almost to extinction by the integrated circuit.