Chilham Mill & Chilham Road Level Crossings, Kent

Date filmed: Thursday the 14th of March 2024
Videos filmed at: 11:23 | 11:40
Route: Ashford to Ramsgate Line
- Chilham is the closest station to both
Crossing type: Manually Controlled Barrier crossing with CCTV (MCB-CCTV)
- Both crossings are of the same type.
Location(s): Mill Lane & Pickelden Lane, Chilham
Trains featured:
Lowering 1 - Chilham Mill Level Crossing (0:00):
1) 395 008 & 395 013 (Southeastern) - 1:20
1J24 St. Pancras International ➡ Margate (Via Canterbury West) | 1 minute late
2) 395 024 (Southeastern) - 1:55
1J29 Margate ➡ St. Pancras International (Via Canterbury West) | 1 minute late
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Lowering 2 - Chilham Road Level Crossing (2:24):
375 908 (Southeastern) - 4:01
2W36 Ramsgate ➡ London Charing Cross | On-time
One lowering at each of the two public highway level crossings in Chilham, either side of its railway station, within the Kent downs a few miles out of Canterbury. These videos of these two 2003/2004 installs, controlled from the Wye Area Signalling Centre in Canterbury which also now has control of the more recently-renewed crossings at Wye and Chartham, come from the first genuinely pleasant day (weather wise) of 2024, and there was a real sense of Spring arriving. It's still a very odd sight to see lights in-sync but flashing oppositely to each other, and that is still what both of these crossings do. Both level crossings are quiet; 'Mill' is on a no-through road, and while 'Road' is on a through-road it gets incredibly bendy, narrow, and blind not too far past the crossing on already tight and blind bends. Neither crossing has changed at all since my previous visit nearly three years ago now.
Two high-speed 'Javelins' and one 'Electrostar' provide the train action in this video. Everything is scattered slightly differently to before thanks to the opening of Thanet Parkway. Hope you enjoy!
Train details sourced from:
Real Time Trains: www.realtimetrains.co.uk/sear...
Open Train Times: www.opentraintimes.com/maps
Traksy: traksy.uk/live
Filmed on: Panasonic HC-VX1 in 4K 25fps
Thanks for watching!

[@Carolb66]

Very nice crossing, like the name Chilham Mill. Great caches! ❤😊👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you very much!

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Excellent video as always 👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks again!

[@EastAngliaLevelCrossingsUK]

The Chill Crossings at Chilham!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

😁

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video! There are a good few crossings here in the US where the lights on the signals flash against each other, as well as at least a few cantilever signals where at least one pair of the overhead lights flashes against the mast lights, but I've never been entirely sure if these were just an older way of doing it for some railroads that's long since been phased-out or miswired signals. Probably a mix of both, TBH.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It would make sense that these have been mis-wired to be honest as so few have lights that flash opposite each other. As these two date back to at least roughly the same time, it's likely the same team installed and set them up this way. Thanks!

[@NWLevelCrossings]

Great Videos!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks!

[@SouthWestCrossingsUK]

Nice one!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks!