Irish Rail Trains @ Newberry Level Crossing (1989)

[@StuartStudios5]

0:26 Seeing a semaphore being pulled down like that is just grotesque to watch.

[@rail0015]

Good video

[@martinwalsh3228]

Need extra trains to stop 1) Pollution, 2) Car Accidents/Road Deaths & 3) Traffic Jams.

[@europa2000man]

It's a huge pity that half barriers no longer exist in Ireland (in the Republic anyways) anymore.

[@murphaph]

How long did half barriers exist for? I don't remember ever seeing a single real one.

[@europa2000man]

@@murphaph The first automatic level crossings were half barrier crossings and that was back in the 1960s. If you travelled along the old Dublin-Galway road and passed through Craugwell (the last town before Oranmore and the start of the dual carriageway into Galway), there used to be a half barrier crossing there until about 10 years ago or so. They have all been replaced by full barrier crossings which take ages for a train to pass (I waited 5 minutes or more for a train to pass). So they lasted about 50 years or so. Outside Galway, there was even unguarded crossings with just red warning lights and mechanical bells until about 10 years ago. Ireland's railways have become so boring compared to 15 years ago.

[@joeryan1153]

@@europa2000man Why is it that Irish Rail trains cannot have half barriers on Irish Rail track in the Republic but are allowed to travel over level crossings in Northern Ireland which have half barriers? Do IR drivers magically become more wary when they come over the border or are drivers in the Republic more certain to weave in and out of the half barrier? Strange one that!

[@europa2000man]

@@joeryan1153 I don't understand it myself. The full barrier crossings only hold up motorists because the sensors on the level crossing has to varify that there is nothing on the track such as vehicles, people or animals. Then when it has been varified, only then is the green light on the signal given to the train to proceed. I suppose that IR doesn't want to be paying out big insurance claims to anyone or anything struck down by a train at a level crossing if they are not fully protected. Still all the same, how does Britain still have half barriers and they have had more accidents at level crossings than Ireland has had.

[@pjm999]

If you look at Virtual Railfan on this platform you will see plenty of reasons why double barriers are a good idea. There are loads of instances of US drivers gate jumping with only seconds to go before a train passes. The Folkston cam is a particular one I've seen it happen. We are a lot safer with double barriers.

[@eliantrenesargentinos4146]

What railroad crossing is it?

[@ThePanzer6]

Like the Yellow Oil skins

[@FLCollection620]

2000 views!

[@rogerstoughton8788]

i think this a bit sad