Chiswick (Grove Park) Level Crossing, Greater London

Borough: London Borough of Hounslow
Date filmed: 05/03/2023
Videos filmed at: 17:05 | 17:12
Route: Hounslow Loop Line
- Between Chiswick and Kew Bridge Stations
Crossing type: Manually Controlled Barriers crossing with CCTV (MCB-CCTV)
Location: Grove Park Terrace, Chiswick
Trains featured:
Lowering 1 (0:00):
3 Class 159s (South Western Railway) - 1:58
Exeter St. David's ➡ London Waterloo (Via Feltham & Hounslow)
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Lowering 2 (2:23):
1) 2 Class 450s (South Western Railway) - 3:34
London Waterloo ➡ Woking
2) 3 Class 450s (South Western Railway) - 4:22
Portsmouth & Southsea ➡ London Waterloo (Via Feltham & Hounslow)
A level crossing and footbridge located on a quiet residential street in Chiswick, London. As stated by banners which had been placed up at the level crossing, it was be closed between the 22nd of April and the 2nd of May 2023 in order for a full renewal to be carried out as part of the much wider Feltham & Wokingham Re-signalling project. The signalling has since upgraded, and control will eventually be moved from Feltham to Basingstoke if not already. One of the alarms was broken and produced a flat tone, as can be heard. Someone is also seen rather impatiently running across with the red lights flashing in the first lowering despite the presence of the footbridge.
A few diverted South West Main Line trains are seen in this video, as that line was closed between Weybridge and Clapham Junction. These were using the Hounslow Loop Line, having come via Feltham, in order to avoid the London Waterloo to Reading Line around Richmond and Twickenham which became incredibly busy as a result of the diversions.
Thanks for watching!

[@kevinleech6335]

Great work, thanks for the valuable update.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks for the nice comment!

[@among_usfan_oh_lol]

Nice!

[@among_usfan_oh_lol]

Numbers on the Southwestern trains: 1.3 class 159 train: 105+ 106 + 101 (same on the back of the train 2:11) 2. 2 class 450 train: 036+ 069 (same on the back of the train) 3. 3 Class 450 train: 001 + 032 + 024 (same on the back of the train 4:36)

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video! RIP that one alarm, lol. I wouldn't be too surprised if it remains until the crossing gets upgraded.

[@NWLevelCrossings]

Excellent Videos and Crossing!👍🏻👍🏻 Looking forward to the renewal!👍🏻

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks!

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Excellent video and Crossing 👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you very much!

[@yabbaguy]

I wonder if the signaler thought you were about to dawdle across too. He took his sweet time getting the barriers down after the actual misuser got over. Though surely they know by now that the people walking up to the barriers with cameras are the most obedient! They must know they have fans. 😆

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It wouldn't surprise me if they did thought to hold it a bit longer just in case to be honest.

[@keanubrando3228]

😀😍😇

[@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial]

As expected. Will the two Bollo Lane crossings be upgraded?

[@vastjonea]

I hope not. I like then as they are

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

No. I'm pretty sure they won't be any time soon as they don't come under this re-signalling project.

[@toolbar15]

Renewal starts 15th April!

[@SouthWestCrossingsUK]

Nice. Barriers look very old! Do you know how long they've been here?

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! The current ones have been here since the mid-late 2000s.

[@SouthWestCrossingsUK]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings thank you