LOW & CREEPY Railway bridge in the UK!

This is Bishton Level Crossing in Newport, Wales. It has a local operator controlled gated level crossing and a VERY low under-bridge. With just 1.7 metres or 5 feet 6 inches of clearance, it has to be one of the lowest bridges open to road traffic in the UK! I take a look at it and show why this bridge is also so creepy!
Filmed with southwest455. Check out his video on the level crossing • Bishton Level Crossing...

[@dT6E7hmja4iXjsJw]

I noticed that Google Maps Street View fails to fit under the bridge. Goes right up to it, and then they decided, "Nope, let's keep the cameras."

[@radanju3]

*LOL*

[@MrHack4never]

They should have used the bicycle setup instead

[@francoisdvanderwesthuizen]

MrHack4never I think even the bicycle would be too high

[@bufferbuffer7320]

@@francoisdvanderwesthuizen For sure it would. Even without a camera you have to watch your head going under there (on foot and on bicycle)

[@joshuahawkes7218]

I'm 5' 11" and have to duck, now that's low.

[@andrewbailey7999]

The creepy part is when you go to drive under the bridge and find the figure of a person filming this video

[@dakotartcrazy]

Lol, I thought the same thing

[@EofETrainsandLCs]

It WOULD make u jump

[@EofETrainsandLCs]

😁

[@mudchute4dlr]

No its when the train is too heavy and the bridge breaks in you along with a heavy train on your hewd

[@guildrich]

This underpass would give the "11foot8" bridge a run for its money!

[@BBoySnakeDogG]

@@kevin_bodi that's a lie, there's a low tunnel where I live and people constantly twat it

[@benni7934]

my uncle made a convertible van by doing that

[@theyoutubeguy1]

No because van and truck drivers can clearly see they are too small

[@randygardener]

@@theyoutubeguy1 hey its the youtube guy

[@ralphjames1211]

Manly hunky dudes, let's run under that bridge and see who will survive unscathed!!!!!

[@nigelwarnke6514]

I can't believe anyone actually remembers to retract their aerial before passing under there......

[@TheChloeRed]

I can't remember the last time I had a car with a retractable aerial - almost all of mine have had small angled aerials, and all my current cars have in glass aerials.

[@nigelwarnke6514]

@@TheChloeRed Telescopic aerials have long since been dropped by car manufacturers because of their vulnerability. "Bee Stings", "Shark Fin" and glass antenna have improved immensely & enhance the cars' lines. When I was supplying them it was obvious from the amount of damage that most drivers with Electric Telescopic aerials would just completely forget about them...!!!

[@locouk]

I should imagine after paying for replacements, you’d become aware of the problem quite quickly. I used to fit Aftermarket Hisschmann aerials to new vehicles and they’re not cheap at all.

[@TheChloeRed]

True.. My last car with a rod aerial was C reg, the H that replaced it had changed aerials to a fixed angled unit.

[@gwenynorisu6883]

I think it's a mistake you'd only make once, and then be paranoid about ever after. Replacing broken old-style aerials is a complete pain in the balls, or expensive if you get someone else to do it because of how much of a pain it is. I once had to do it after foolishly tying some balloons to mine... And anyone who's still running a G-reg car probably wants to keep it in as nice a condition as possible. Maybe they'd normally go over the level crossing but went underneath as a demonstration of just how low the bridge is - IE, it would damage a full extended oldskool vertical telescopic aerial. (Heck, I'm 5'11 / 1.8m, I'd have to duck slightly, especially on the pavement... that aerial would probably only be up to my eye level) Retracting the electrically powered aerials is a fairly simple thing, though - you just turn the radio off.

[@thejp361]

The way you film looks like a game

[@ollierowley]

hahahaha so true, that walking motion tho

[@Netto9620]

I am from Thailand and this is pretty normal stuff in my country, except they're longer, darker and get some flood sometime after raining.

[@taunteratwill1787]

I bet there's a shitload of other things going on in Thailand that are considered pretty normal over there!

[@TheDancingGamer01]

9 who dislike this are range rover drivers

[@kevlandy]

I drive Range Rovers on a daily basis, and I like this! ;-)

[@kevlandy]

@Gappie Al Kebabi Caps lock lol

[@kevlandy]

@Gappie Al Kebabi Why are you being so agressive? I only said I liked the video. (Read my first comment.)

[@kevlandy]

@Gappie Al Kebabi Why would driving Range Rovers be materialistic? - I don't own them, I get paid to drive them. Wouldn't be in any way jealous would you? - Come on let all your emotions out and I'll try to understand how your mind is working the way you're picking on a complete stranger for no reason.

[@kevlandy]

@Gappie Al Kebabi Right pal, the conversation ends here, no other correspondence will be entered into. You've proved beyond reasonable doubt that you're just another attention seeking keyboard warrior, the likes of whom are constantly laughed at by other users. Anyway, I'll leave this here for you, in my opinion it totally sums you up. -Enjoy the rest of your pitiful life. :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYunnZKIbb-jaKc

[@sambuko1003]

You walk like in some game 0:28

[@legendelliot94]

Even the footsteps sound like a game lol

[@theyoutubeguy1]

Yeah. Its Dayz lol

[@fullnuclearbreakfast]

>Man makes footstep sounds while walking >JUST LIKE IN MUH VIJEO GAYMES LOL Kids these days...

[@WRXMK]

2:41 That is one lovely Honda Accord

[@coydog7902]

What about the old Civics?

[@WRXMK]

@@coydog7902 Love old Civics too mate

[@coydog7902]

Yes I also love old Integras. I really like old Muscle cars too.

[@OhioPeteS2k]

It was a 1990 or 91. I used to have one and it ate power antennas regularly

[@brianartillery]

And there was me thinking that the bridge at Manningtree was low! I like how they have provided a footway under the bridge. I'm 6'2", so I wouldn't enjoy walking under there.

[@charliestringer7105]

brianartillery I know what you mean about the Manningtree one! Where is this one?

[@gwenynorisu6883]

Eh, it'd be like some of the lower bridges over canal towpaths local to me. If you're tall, and/or on a bicycle, there's some you can just duck down for, others you have to dismount (or crouch quite a bit whilst walking), but it's only for ten seconds or so, not that much of an issue and far preferable to trying to get across the very busy roads (or rail lines) that the bridges carry. (I believe they were originally built that low to allow for "legging" the boats, much like with some tunnels, whilst the horses that would have been used to tow the boats the rest of the way went over the top...)

[@gwenynorisu6883]

@@charliestringer7105 - Bishton, Newport, Southeast Wales. Road runs between the A4810 and B4254. It's a bit of a shortcut between the industrial site immediately to the south and the A48 in the north, but given the general quality of the road either side I doubt much heavy traffic would try going that way rather than the only slightly longer A-road/B-road route which skirts it.

[@mikebeckley3126]

I'm also 6'2", but with spinal problems, so that would be extremely difficult.. Lol!

[@badboi162]

I’d enjoy it even less I’m 6ft 6

[@viking1236]

Many years ago when I was working in London we had a low bridge under the railway connecting two sides of the site and after carefully checking the height of my works van (a Morris Marina) and having at least 10mm clearance I used it for a couple of weeks without issue. I then had it replaced with a Ford Escort van. I discovered that this did not have sufficient clearance when without thinking I drove through and pushed the roof in! After reversing back I got out cursing and in frustration thumped the roof with my first and the dent popped back out without a mark, They say fools never prosper but I did that day!

[@agentx7138]

Your story reminds me of a old Leyland sherpa van that could squeeze under car park 6'6'' hight restriction barriers frequently I would see onlookers try to warn me of an overnight get shocked to see me pass by without hitting! Only thing was I had to keep an eye out for low hanging padlocks!

[@ronleitch7788]

It certainly has VERY low headroom! The length of time that the noise continues after the passage of a train is down to the fact that the bridge is acting as an ‘echo chamber’!

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

Ron leitch and the rails are carrying the noise of the train as it moves further away.

[@buddyclem7328]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 Absolutely! It works just like a reverb tank in an amplifier.

[@chrisbradley1192]

Hah! The Google camera couldn't fit underneath the "almost level" crossing.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Sounds like Idris the Dragon bemoaning the absence of steam engines these days. There's lovely for you!

[@snakefollower]

It seems unusual that there is both a level crossing and a tunnel in one place. Definitely a curiosity. The cars going over the grid seems creepy too. Quite loud under the bridge. Quite a few cars pass by then. That 1st one must have felt close to you.

[@morthren]

It is unusual but very well used. The crossing was only opened once while we were there but 20+ cars used the underbridge. The first train was very close, it was quite scary experiencing it the first time!

[@gordonmcmillan5556]

Ely in Cambridgeshire has similar, the crossing is closed for around 45 minutes in the hour. The under bridge is apparently the most struck bridge in the country.

[@sameyers2670]

There is one near Goole in East Yorkshire on the road out to Rawcliffe, the low bridge was there first and the level crossing was put in later. Most traffic uses the level crossing.

[@dormie200]

I cannot comment on the present network but it used to be very common on private access crossings -- tunnel at 6 foot or less for stock and a gated crossing for the farm vehicles.

[@what-uc]

@@gordonmcmillan5556 Ely bridge goo.gl/maps/8h52QNoVGu32

[@briancooper562]

Been there, done that. Beware the SH1T from older coaching stock when passing under this bridge. Route is a back way into the Llanwern Steel works which is very close to sea level. Lowering the road would increase the flood risk.

[@user4923]

Thanks. That is creepy. Even creepier on cloudy days or in little light or at night. The screaming wales of the underworld!

[@tonybettger5026]

This type of arrangement is not unknown in the UK. I seem to remember quite a few in East Anglia. Their origin is probably as sheep or cattle creeps. A lot safer to drive animals under rather than use a level crossing.Level crossing gates are ALWAYS kept closed across the roadway in the UK- it is the railways right of way not the road and is by far the safest way to operate!

[@railwest]

"....Level crossing gates are ALWAYS kept closed across the roadway in the UK..." Not true. Although the 'old' Rule 99 in the old BR Rule Book did specify that as a standard, in practice with the steady increase in road traffic during the 20th Century most crossings on main road became exempt from that Rule. However it remains the practice still on some minor roads where the rail traffic is more frequent than the road usage.

[@AtomicShrimp]

How much does the bridge flex when a train goes over?

[@morthren]

Oh wow! I've just seen this after 2 years! Big fan of your channel! To answer your question, it vibrates a fair bit but I didn't see it flex.

[@AtomicShrimp]

@@morthren Thanks - I love your content - you've actually inspired me to get out and try to find some traces of the industrial/railway past near me - there are traces of a decommissioned railway line near me that (unlike some other lines) was not converted into a lovely public path, but was just given to adjacent landowners or left to return to nature, but here and there can be found traces in the form of bridges, trackside fencing and hardware, or just suspiciously straight lines of trees

[@johnmay2786]

Thanks for posting. Now that was something different!

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

its so spooky particularly if you hear the noise after the train passes over this bridge its sounded the train that is still approaching until the sound vanishes

[@BrianSeaman]

I wonder if there's anything smaller than this on the railway network - it's got to be pretty unusual?

[@gracesmith3684]

I'm interested lol how exactly did you find that low bridge on google maps? Do you happen to know it for real?

[@aviewfromtheinterior]

Yeah, but that one is under a canal.

[@jezp1976]

There used to be one like that at Hoddesdon in Herts. That was only 5ft iirc. The whole crossing there is now replaced with an overbridge.

[@bingola45]

@@aviewfromtheinterior It ought to be quieter!

[@rosssaxe]

Got another small one here: www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.4032734,-1.9732142,3a,49.2y,324.66h,82.24t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sVSBFS_kT78woHBy-NjE9KQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DVSBFS_kT78woHBy-NjE9KQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D358.05627%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100

[@backofthecountervinyl5295]

The reason it made that noise is due to the vibration on the tracks caused by trains and as it is metal that sound is simply amplified

[@jansteen5640]

Thanks captain obvious.

[@evilspeak5702]

That was genuinely fascinating, and I'm buggered if I know why.

[@soundseeker63]

The motorised retracting radio aerial on that 1990 Accord was a real blast from the past! I'd totally forgotten about that once popular car feature from the 80s/early 90s! :-D

[@GN10Gaming]

2:20 That van's aerial was scraping along the roof of the bridge. You can hear it.

[@mrmattandmrchay]

I bet you were there for a good couple of hours to record all those scenarios! :) Very well put together video

[@morthren]

About 3 hours or so. Thanks

[@sketchymoof]

Oh wow you're here as well!

[@martinajanovska5207]

​@@sketchymoof win:(34:09 65:00:00

[@martinajanovska5207]

​@@morthren A low bridge and a crossing!

[@martinajanovska5207]

Win(: 7:14 30:00

[@0ZeldaFreak]

I drove under such a bridge in Germany. This bridge was not for cars but with a bike, you must really watch out, not to hit your head. This bridge also starts higher and then gets lower and you are kinda fast on your bike, because before that, is a slope. At least the speed helps to concentrate to not hit your head.

[@apronchaperon]

My 5'11 7th grader friend would've gotten a nosebleed if he didn't noticed the bridge this low.

[@_Grops_]

Is it legal for me to walk / crouch under it because i am 1,88 m tall... I Hope i dont have to pay much if i'll get spotted :D

[@T-1001]

If you bang your head you have to phone the Railway Authority just in case you've damaged the bridge.

[@_Grops_]

@@T-1001 😂😂😂 yap i saw the sign 😂😂😂

[@randygardener]

lesser spotted woodpecker

[@fetchstixRHD]

Nah, if I catch you going underneath that bridge I’m snitching on you 😉 That said I wouldn’t be “legal” to go under that bridge either, if you think Tube trains are small then you’ve seen nothing yet!

[@CPNPT]

I live about 5 minutes away from this, Driven under it many times on my Motorcycle, Always feel a need to duck down just incase!

[@gwenynorisu6883]

That's actually quite a neat idea and I don't know why it isn't used in more places. Would mean far less waits at level crossings for much of the traffic, and those which do have to wait for the trains to pass at least have a shorter queue to sit in. The fact of it being single-track could be an issue, but unless there's a sign there saying "sound horn" that I can't see, seems like the local drivers are rather more cognizant of the highway code than most (ie, the main purpose of your horn is to signal your approach in limited-visibility, narrow carriageway situations like that, to avert a head on collision or a coming together with errant pedestrians). Plus it should be pretty obvious if you're going to fit or not - drivers of the usual vehicles that tend to cause bridge strikes wouldn't even attempt it, because the crossbeams would be at their eye level or below. Everyone else who doesn't already know that they'll fit will take it very carefully. Given that the signalman has to operate the gate, though, might be a bit of an arse if you're driving a high vehicle and need to get across out-of-hours, unless the box is staffed continually any time trains might possibly run, so the gates can just be left open when there's no-one there to control them. Alternatively it shouldn't be too difficult to set up a remote system with a pressure sensor/detector loop plus a backup manual request button where some other signaller can open the gates in response if there are no trains passing through at that time. Have to disagree on the "creepy" part of it though. Living close to a rail line, I can tell you that's just the singing that the rails make whenever a train is approaching or receding. The stress put on the rails (which tend to be welded into very long sections these days, sometimes more than a mile, and the individual parts are bolted together reasonably tightly with just a little bit of wiggle allowed for expansion) deforms them, and a train running along at speed (or a heavy one at not much speed) can set up quite powerful resonant waves as a result. It can be quite loud even if you're stood next to an entirely solid trackbed. Run them over the top of a probably quite thin bridge span, with a natural sounding-box underneath rather like a massive guitar, and it'll get extremely loud and echoey ... but, still just sounds like "singing" rails, so nothing you wouldn't expect from a rail crossing.

[@stephenharries1327]

I used to work as a herdsman on Ridings Farm in Bishton Village as you looked at the signal box they had a all round view of approaches the line next to the Box is the high speed East line heading towards the Severn Tunnel +connections for Chepstow line 1 . The next is line 2 is the West high speed line running towards Newport City with connections just before the city to go North through Caerleon Hereford Shrewsbury . Line 3 is the West Heavy Down line that stays on on the running level of the Gwent levels as lines 1+2. Line 4 the furthest away from the signal box this is the heavy East Line with a slow approach as this line turns to the right and starts its climb up and over the the Heavy West Line and both the high speed lines via a single track overpass bridge it then rejoins the three tracks on the outside left so both high speed tracks are in the middle and both the heaviest lines are on the out sides Bishton Signal box is a perfect spotting place for all the Steamtrains that do the Welsh lines it is perfect for getting the Majestic view and feel of Speed of the Newly introduced GWR Trains this line is being put Ready for the Electrification which is now approaching its final stages . Just a little not just how fast can you go on a push bike 🚲. If you time it just right and you have a friend who can take the picture on the West side of Bishton Village there is a traffic speed detector indicator sign so when the high speed trains approach they trigger the speed and it’s displayed so even if your close to it it’s displayed if your walking 🚶‍♂️ strange but true . Lots of info here for you . The Signal box was the main entrance and exit for all railway traffic entering Llanwern Steel works from the East and West entrances controlled by the signal box, In its heyday it used to be Called RTB SPENCER STEEL WORKS actually making and rolling the best High Quality Steel in the World with the worlds first longest rolling mill I believe it was over 4 miles long . It was then taken over by British Steel . Then Sold to TATA Steel and that truly was TA TA to this Majestic World Class Steel Maker . Ah Memories my Father was a over head crane driver in the works long ago Bless Him ..

[@nikkiboytsod]

@tOY BOy A rejected Ronan Keating song title

[@roboftherock]

RML Bobby D had it right when he said that CWR contributes to the weird sound produced. That 'trilling' sound is evident anywhere trains pass at high speed. There's a stretch a few miles from my home traversed by EMU's which produces a similar but different sound. I deduce that the type of power unit determines the sound waveform. I did notice that the HST had a different sound to the XC Class 170 (I think). You certainly go out of your way to find the unusual parts of our railway network. For that I thank you. (Edited for typos)

[@juoig7799]

The height restriction of the Channel Tunnel's double-deck train is just .05 of a metre, or just under two inches, lower than this bridge, at 1.65 metres. My dad's SUV just makes the cut for the double-decker, so it should fit fine under this bridge.

[@KeithHambidge]

Bet that was mega loud under that bridge

[@annbell6453]

Why did I, sitting in my chair at the computer, find myself ducking while going under the bridge?

[@Thoomas2001]

I wouldn't be able to walk under there without ducking. I wonder how it would feel to be touching the underside of the bridge with your head as a train passes by. Probably very unpleasant.

[@MGRinger02]

You know what this needs...double decker bus!!! XD

[@morthren]

Single decker would do it! :P

[@electronicinduction4116]

It used to be a bus route. I used to drive it was either the 61 or 62 cant remember which. Used to be 4 buses a day and the crossing operator used to hold is fingers up to tell you how many trains you had to wait for.

[@randygardener]

double deckers are quite tasty

[@americanmade1701]

It's screaming more more!!! LOVED THIS!!! Thank you for your time.. It was great..from the US got to see new things..

[@DazrahT]

The underpass avoiding the level crossing at Berkswell used to be quite a low one and narrow. Before the Level Crossing went the underpass for pedestrians was on a wooden walkway as the road frequently flooded due to it having a ford at one end. I would have been about 11 or 12 at the last time I used it and even back then I could touch the bridge deck. When the Level Crossing went they lowered the road (to make it a 7 foot clearance), culverted the ford and also added an extra pedestrian underpass roughly where the crossing used to be.

[@jbarthol]

That sound actually nearly put me to sleep. Bridge seems to act like a vibration speaker it seems. Fascinating.

[@doncoleman4938]

The bridge is a novelty, but wouldn't it make more economic sense to fill it in? I don't know about the UK, but in Australia most cars are dualcabs like the Nissan at 3:00 or SUVs. Sedans en masse are disappearing making low bridges useless.

[@00crashtest]

Same in North America. Ford will soon not be selling sedans and cars anymore except for the Mustang. You have confirmed my hunch on that North America and Oceania are much more similar to each other than the rest of the world.

[@doncoleman4938]

00crashtest Oh yes. When you consider that American cities are similar to Australian cities; spread out with wide streets. European and British towns on the other hand are compact with a lot of narrow streets. Hardly anybody lives in a detached house and park their cars in the garage. Plus Europeans pay a lot more for fuel, and some seem countries tax you more just for having a V8. Have a look at London. 1/10 the size of Brisbane but with 4x the population. And the whole city seems to be a "NO PARKING" zone! Aussies have always loved and needed bigger cars, and that's not going to change in a hurry.

[@Whomsky]

We usually drive compact and fuel efficient cars in europe. In countrys like Germany, Diesel engines arent allowed on most streets/areas. SUVs are getting a bit more popular over the last few years though.

[@doncoleman4938]

whoms Yes, I've seen the "Grünpunkt" stickers on German cars. Historically, small cars have never been popular in Australia, nor has fuel efficiency been a major concern (evident by the popularity of V8s here).

[@GJDobbzy]

Very nice video. my local crossing that is. Always notice that noise but never thought it as creepy. Its good indercator a train coming to get my camera ready. Also you get a nice view down the line towards Newport.

[@railtrolley]

Good find. The lowest railway bridge I have found is in the suburb of Wynnum, Brisbane, Australia at 1.9 metres. It has a much wider straight 2 way single carriageway street under it. I haven't been under it. I would have to remove the antenna from my ute, for the UHF radio, and maybe fold in the "rabbit ears" on the ladder racks. This bridge I would have to duck to walk under: 5'10". The van at 2:19 did strike the antenna on the bridge beams.

[@doncoleman4938]

I know that bridge at Wynnum, surprised it still exists with a low clearance. Most cars nowadays wouldn't fit under it.

[@chaoticbean9532]

@@doncoleman4938 my 2016 Hyundai Tucson will not fit, at least without taking off the shark fin i call it it's just the antenna and taking off roof racks..

[@mrender666]

27°26'38.2"S 153°10'06.9"E

[@rupe53]

I find it amazing that there are so few dents in the steel of each end. One would think that after a few decades there might be some scratches showing, left by not so smart drivers.

[@fetchstixRHD]

I’d guess that the fact the bridge is so low (and there’s also a level crossing on top) means that only car drivers would even bother risking it, and even then I’d hazard a guess that most probably would be familiar with the route/bridge already (unlike other places where unfamiliarity leads to bridge bashes).

[@TheDuke-vb9cq]

The "Creepy noise" is the result of the trains wheels vibrating on the rails, which are clearly fixed directly to the metal bridge decking. No track sleepers being provided, as this would most likely require the bridge to be lowered by around another foot, and then only a Lotus would fit underneath !

[@parjacpar3077]

Dont know were you get the information for your videos but love that there not just about a single subject ie pelican crossing lights sensors i have taught others about thanks to your video

[@morthren]

Thanks!

[@MervynPartin]

I've just watched southwest 455's video and found the combined efforts fascinating-well done

[@mikego18753]

Anything dark and creepy always gets a thumbs up from me!

[@darthtool8131]

Somewhere their is a Stobart driver thinking... "i could get under that......"

[@notboris8217]

There's a pretty low bridge in a field in Radlett. I always went to that field as a kid because my Aunt's house was right next to it and I could see them lovely VP185s, but that bridge was the scariest thing to me

[@DaveAndBeth1978]

3:57, 4:25 and 5:16 - wowza!!! That's some serious decibels going on there!!! That must be absolutely terrifying for a pedestrian under that bridge!

[@jf840fourtheloveoftransport]

looked at google earth and its great to see an old sign with just feet and inches and this is a great video

[@gwenynorisu6883]

Hmm, must be showing older images than on Street View, because that one clearly shows both feet and inches, and metres. Which is the legal requirement for height (and width, and length) warnings signs in this country so that the widest possible spread of the driving population - ie, both those familiar with metric only, and those who are still stuck in the 70s - are left in no doubt as to the safe limit that applies.

[@Yildryn]

you mean, people that are still stuck overseas in thier "look at me, I am a superpower"-sleepwear

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

mspenrice If you were educated from earliest childhood in one system it never leaves you. It's like expecting someone to speak fluently in a new language after being given a phrase book and being told to get on with it.

[@brokkrep]

Foot and inches is bolocks, learn meteic!

[@davidwall7747]

You should be walking on the 'other side' of the road - facing oncoming traffic.

[@maproductions9945]

That sounded like something out of a horror movie once the train had passed over

[@mickb6285]

I think the noise is caused because the rails are attached directly onto the beams and the rails themselves are welded into lengths miles long so the vibration is transmitted from the approaching train when is a long way off.

[@mathuetax]

Interesting, it's not a ballasted desk bridge. Amazing how it sings!

[@kaiserwilhelmiiemperorofge2801]

Imagine you’re going under it and a train passes by. That would scare me.

[@makskol642]

My dad will drive a truck so just look out for those bridges like this!

[@IkeBrider]

There is a similar low bridge in Cosham. As kids we would hang off of the girders for fun. The noise of the train going overhead was terrifying.

[@ThomasWhiteford]

The eerie sound admitted will be coming off the Steal rails as the sound travels along the tracks it will fade the further away the train gets same can be heard at stations sometimes as trains pass through at speed

[@jfreelan1964]

Didn’t think signal boxes were manned anymore. Any idea how many are left?

[@morthren]

Not sure off hand but they are getting rarer.

[@bingola45]

@@morthren There can't be many still with wheel-operated gates.

[@bgoth1435]

I think the level crossing is only open during certain hours, I live about 2-3 miles from here and if I remember rightly it not manned 24-7.

[@mystiquevapes8178]

The Barnstaple to Exeter line has one manned crossing point.

[@jamesgrimwood1285]

@@bgoth1435 "Sorry I'm late to work, the signal box was closed and I don't fit under the bridge" :)

[@ur2c8]

There was a similar bridge near where I used to live as a kid. I tried sitting under it once when a train went over but it was too scary.

[@rhynouk1]

Wow, our country is so beautiful.

[@aidanfitzpatrick-oneill2072]

That sounds exactly like the NEW YORK SUBWAY. Guess it's less creepy when there are hundreds of people moving around you.

[@heliotropezzz333]

The atmosphere reminds me of a creepy story by Charles Dickens called ' The Signalman'. There used to be a video of it on youtube but it got taken off. The signalman character was played by Denholm Elliott.

[@HB45175]

Building things much smaller than they need to be is a British tradition. Also, manned crossings apparently exist still.

[@sambee8982]

Wow, this bridge looks even lower than Sluice Bridge in Boston, the one next to the level crossing that is....

[@joncoe9046]

Irby street? 1.9m so slightly higher.

[@personwhotalkstomuch4898]

Yes, that 1 is quite low, it still makes me jump when car drivers sound their horn before coming through.

[@sambee8982]

@@personwhotalkstomuch4898 Whenever I cycle down that road, I have to duck because the bridge is 1.9m high. Any lower, like the one in this video, I'd probably strike the bridge, but luckily I always wear my helmet when I'm cycling, but if the bridge was 1.5m high, like the one in London in that other video I just watched, I would have to dismount because ducking really low wouldn't be enough as I always have a backpack on my back when I'm cycling and it holds a lot of stuff.....

[@jonodunning4709]

The hedges is in a need of a good cut back you can just 👀the height signs

[@bgoth1435]

I drove under it this afternoon, the crossing is open 10am-4pm!

[@jerviservi]

There is another low bridge Im aware of. Shoreham Airport has got a 2.1 Meter bridge on the southern side. Which is one of the two access points that the air field has. When the aircraft accident happened at the air show, it happened on the other exit from the airfield. So all traffic had to go through the 2.1 Meter tunnel to leave (apart from all other verticals that had to use the one other emergency crash gate)

[@gb5uq]

There's one like that near Warboys Cambs that you don't see until the last minute when the road suddenly dives underneath it. Scares the shit out of you.

[@lauridskristensen9800]

Lovely resonance under the bridge! Wish I could just go there and record the sound in better quality. Has anyone done this?

[@SMTMainline]

The lowrider would be best friends if they met

[@LectronCircuits]

Brilliant bridge, terrific training. Cheers!

[@hjp1hjp22]

I'd love to go under this bridge, especially when a train is thundering past above but is 200 miles from where I live. Don't know if my uncle's Citroen Picasso can pass through. If the clearance is only 5'6" then most people will have to lower their heads. Must have been over this bridge on the way to Cardiff and Swansea by train totally oblivious of its prescence.

[@adjenkinsuk]

Yes a Picasso will go under, a workmate of mine uses this bridge daily.

[@ddragon8154]

Wow...This is certainly wierd! Possibly the only place where a car can drive through without much problem, but I - As a cyclist - Would be forced to dismount or find an alternative route! :-o :-D That said, I've passed this spot many times in the past. Usually on board an HST or a Sprinter, mind you! ;-)

[@kindnessark8064]

Cool and strange crossing/bridge and yes that noise is most defo creepy.

[@darknessblades]

lol this is a bridge crossing that would be deadly to most american made cars, some even have trouble with a 6.8ft bridge

[@jez5182]

There’s a similar setup at Great Chesterford, south of Cambridge although there the bridge clearance is 3ft more generous at 8’ 6” and the barriers are automatic.

[@ukexpatpennsylvania7304]

I know the Gt Chesterford underpass well, biked it many times.

[@v52gc]

Nice video, want to go see it now, I wonder how many drivers lower their heads passing under! Reminds me of going in Eurotunnel Shuttle trains.

[@piesktoryjezdzikoleja....4140]

I won't be able to walk under this as I'm 1.9m Need to use level crossing 😩

[@mozcab]

There used to be one that had a 5 foot clearance in Essex Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, before they built a proper over bridge beside it. Found this pic in a google search www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19933

[@SyrusWolfe]

Very nice video!! Would love to see that bridge myself but most of all...hear that sound! And impressive thing, at 6:52 you can see clearly the beams of the bridge bent a little under the weight of the train :D

[@L3go_Man87]

What an interesting bridge, a unique system, maybe I can check it out one day 😊

[@TDIMAXDIESEL]

Very special, thanks for sharing !

[@5688gamble]

Just wait, someone will think that a double-decker bus will fit!

[@EditsandStuff350]

5' 6" ! I'd injure my head on a road bridge??

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Come to think of it, I'm sure I've heard rail-song similar to that somewhere. Possibly the pedestrian underpass that leads from Brookwood Cemetary to Brookwood station, Surrey.

[@paulfox279]

I bet it’s horrendous at night.

[@irelandbloke]

Great video !

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

I’m 5,10 and this bridge is 5,6 that means I can’t stand up straight underneath it’s really weird to see a bridge this low

[@MrClingclong]

Strangely, I really liked this little film. Thanks for uploading. And, when I clicked on the thumbs up icon, the number count reached 666! OoooooOOOooo!

[@tbds7788]

Amazing video That bridge is hella creepy

[@martincourtenay-blake5792]

There is a bridge under the Mon-Brec canal at Govilon with exactly the same headroom, 5ft 6ins. It always seemed lower than that on one side because the roadway is on quite a steep incline.

[@TheLambLive]

There's another 1.7m bridge just down the line at Caldicot station too. I imagine that there are quite a lot of these around the country.

[@andrewjameson5918]

The whole thing needs rebuilding but is it worth it other than to remove the low height issue. The road looks as though it lightly used and to spend say £10m or more on a scheme does not seem worth it. It even seems that the Google Streetview car was escorted over the level crossing by a network rail van when it visited the location in 2012.

[@bfapple]

Exactly as you say, not worth it. Plus the environmental damage.

[@electronicinduction4116]

it cant be dug out anymore due to flooding that is quite close to the seawall about 4 miles away so isn't much above sea level as it is, dig down anymore and it will be below sea level

[@andrewjameson5918]

thanks @@electronicinduction4116 nice point, I did not think of that one.

[@garym0630]

Coppermill lane in Walthamstow has a bridge clearance of 1.5 metres.

[@morthren]

Thanks for the tip. Visited - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqK3c5eZjK2Meck

[@adomanowel6354]

Kempst on to Bedford riverside has a 5ft 2in bridge

[@xrecix]

this is the metric-system-police, you're under arrest.

[@MontgomeryMall]

Which road? Can you provide a Google Map link?