Minffordd Level Crossing

[@simonjeppsforever]

Absolutely stunning. Wow. Noisy for residents but GORGEOUS little crossover.

[@chanahyun259]

I was about to say "ok wheres the dumb diesel". Then i saw the steamie and was like "awwwww its a narrow gauge" looks so cool and cozy I guess: a little street with overgrowth, old silver-white-ish houses and a narrow gauge track

[@doohickey-enjoyer]

And the nice old wigwags

[@Elvo7684]

That train had more carriages than my daily commuter train to Manchester!

[@ovaltineforlife4778]

Yes, it's a stream train.

[@foolguymetnoguyrosenry3788]

"Stream train", does it have Ninja and other TikTokkers in it?

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

Brilliant example of Ancient and Modern, thanks for sharing.

[@toddhunter3137]

Ideal house there for someone who has a passion for steam trains 😀😀😀

[@georgebrown5866]

I feel sorry for the person who lives in that house😂

[@georgebrown5866]

With all that noise?

[@kaiturner9266]

George Brown you would only here that in the day not in the night

[@georgebrown5866]

CyBeR ShOtZ fair enough, but still

[@Wandering1500]

Well it is a railway house. The crossing keeper used to live in it.

[@MB-zx2ew]

George Brown they will have triple glased glass

[@welshpete12]

I worked on the railways in Britain for nearly fifty years , it was always a bone of contention open crossings like this . It's not so bad on a small line like this . But on a main line , we had far to many accidents from people chancing their arm and crossing in front of a train . As far as I remember there are about 200 left in use . Manly on lines that do not take a lot of traffic . But the plan is to get ride of all of them and have automatic barriers , so no stupid impatient drivers find them selves wrapped round the front of a loco. As far as people living close to barriers . They tell me they do not notice the noise , I suppose one gets used to it ! Crossings are dangerous, if abused. I have seen to many people with their body parts rearranged from been hit . So take it easy and do not get inpatient when the lights turn red in front of you . they are there for a reason and that is for you do go home at the end of the day !

[@Nathan_A_RF]

It's a good thing the number of AOCLs has dropped indeed.

[@TheCentralTexasRailfan]

Congrats on almost 200K views! You are the best UK level crossing filmer on YT!

[@coshiro1]

What a nice harmony of tones that crossing makes

[@Nathan_A_RF]

Finally someone who understands

[@isamaharani2216]

I love the sound of steam train

[@chrishenniker5944]

Strange looking traffic lights for a level crossing.

[@sambee8982]

+Chris Henniker The reason why these wig wag lights are reused from traffic lights for this crossing is because the road is too narrow for the normal wig wag lights to be used.

[@gary63693]

Yes, the yellow means get ready and the flashing red lights mean GO

[@kianthetrainspotter7777]

gary63693 lol

[@gemth9853]

@@sambee8982 good old narrow Welsh roads!

[@grazevids484]

I didnt realise the Ffestiniog railway trains used that many carriages..last time I went on one was over 40 years ago..long overdue for a revisit, another to add to next years list..thanks for posting

[@nigelkthomas9501]

I goes all the way Blaenau Ffestiniog now. They extend it from Tanygrisiau in 1982. I was 11 then, but I do remember it terminating there the year before because the extension wasn’t quite finished.

[@giftson79]

This place looks beautiful

[@artu927com.9]

Very interesting warning lights type! Nice video with steam trains!

[@illegalquantity]

Nice footage . I love the steam whistle It sounds beautiful .

[@LevelCrossingLandOfficial]

Awww such a cute little train 🚂⬛️🔴⬛️🟠⬛️🔴⬛️

[@freebrickproductions]

That's a rather cool crossing. Reminds me of some signals here in the US.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Them level crossing lights looks like traffic lights except there’s no green lights but two red lights flashing along with the yellow light

[@robinenbernhard]

What hell most be to live right next to that crossing with that loud noise. But stil it looks like cute little crossing

[@JH24821]

That sound actually hurts my ears. I don't think I could live near this crossing for long.

[@robertgift]

Well done! Thank you. Whistle was too late as a warning. No time to react to such a late warning.

[@MarkeatonLord]

I heard both whistles before the crossing lights even activated.

[@charliedent4054]

Nice video. These lights are quite rare and old now. I also quite like the alarms.

[@hwankenzobriellediato5549]

This is very rare

[@andreapicci8410]

*It's fantastic: a STEAM train in 2015!!!!*

[@t-bonejnr749]

Look at the North Yorksire Moors Railway

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

this alarm has been stuck in my head for a while!

[@levelcrossingspotter-lcsra3368]

a year or so....

[@LevelCrossingLandOfficial]

Same but I love it

[@Kshitij.Chandel]

Steam Locomotive's blow horn are so sweet

[@joshhuffines5978]

This video is full of awesome! I really enjoyed it. Love that ol steam whistle as well. The crossing here in America are so lame.

[@stevencarter4793]

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FIRE ALARM GOING OFF 🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒🛎🛎🛎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@user-iz5wj7gr6q]

At 0.5

[@FletcherFinance]

As an American railroad lover, those crossing signals sound so weird, but actually most likely work better than our magnetic bell systems.

[@jamesupchurch6037]

I like how the lights are horizontal like that

[@LevelCrossingLandOfficial]

Me too

[@keith6400]

In my opinion these traffic lights do not comply with the traffic regulations because the "wig wag" lights are flashing alternately on a vertical axis. They should flash alternately left and right. The reasons for this are alternately flashing lights on a vertical plane tell drivers to slow down not stop. This is designed to cater for colour blind drivers, a large sector of the population.

[@Nathan_A_RF]

The fact is that red flashing lights mean stop, although on motorways in the UK, they do flash horizontally with amber lights flashing vertically. Either way, red means stop anywhere.

[@keith6400]

Totally agree with you stop does mean, stop, anywhere. The reality is although UK roads are geared up for almost everybody including colour blind persons. Colour blind people cannot become railway locomotive drivers, pilots or other industries where colour vision is required. Problem in the example on the video is that colour blind people just do not see those lights as red they need additional clues to the meaning of the lights.

[@davidhall7811]

The crossing sign above the lights would make it obvious to anyone who has a driving license what the flashing lights mean.

[@TheCentralTexasRailfan]

It sounds like that level crossing has 2 E2S A100 alarms.

[@rd3ster]

The crossing alarms must be a great irritation to people living next to the track. Charming choo-choo. I hope it survives.

[@gwishart]

It's not as though the railway wasn't there when they bought the houses.

[@NotMeHere]

That’s the most charming train I have ever seen that is not in a museum

[@randomchannel5386]

I wonder if they take old halogen traffic lights remove the green and put a red in and then re-program it to flash red rather than buying a crossing light?

[@Nathan_A_RF]

That's exactly what they did.

[@NariNW]

The WigWags look like UK Mellor Traffic Light heads. But when you look closely they are Forest City WigWags.

[@MGRinger02]

No they are Mellor lights

[@Meengineer100]

Nice video! Plenty of noise from both.

[@timsekac2624]

Lovely video! Thanks for posting it!

[@thomasnorton2679]

They have got to be some of the slimmest crossings lights ever

[@jackd.ripper9951]

What cute little trains! I feel like I'm at DisneyWorld!

[@tammyjc15]

Not just a brilliant crossing but a stunning view of the Welsh valley in the background

[@user-iz5wj7gr6q]

#turdboigang

[@origamichannelandotherstuf4766]

Wow the lights look like a traffic light! A steam loco went past great video I subscribed and liked nice video.

[@musiccrazy9939]

So very,very lovely this Video.The Train is so cute and amazing.😍😍💟💟

[@benradford6467]

That's a really nice steam train

[@mickyt5523]

Thanks for sharing this is a really awesome video and something different, I love the horn, it sounds like it’s really pumped wooooooooooo!

[@timdaugherty5921]

Micky T whistle. Not a horn

[@paulwilliams5208]

I hear steam train horn, I was thinking there was going to be something like a railrunner with a speaker playing sound fx

[@ArxCyberwolfPC]

Can confirm these are still here as of October 2022, looks like they never bothered replacing them with the tilted wigwags.

[@LevelCrossingLandOfficial]

Love the alarm it’s kind of dramatic

[@Satters]

I wonder why the Highway authority allowed that configuration of signal on the level crossing order, a narrow pattern wig wag would be preferable to a bouncing ball signal

[@jos4669]

Satters Because rules are different in Britain.

[@Satters]

Jos Trains, I'm familiar with the rules, I work for Network Rail in Britiain !

[@LevelCrossingLandOfficial]

YES, that is always what I think of when I’m watching level crossing videos as per usual when the amber light comes on and the red lights start flashing I turn my head sideways and it is like a bouncy ball

[@dragondancer1814]

Anyone else watching this feel as though they’ve stepped back in time?

[@TotallynotanRCF77Lbackup]

1:28 sounds like the train is screaming 😂😂😂

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

I thought that the bells at an American railway crossing were loud. Our trains are required to blow their horn/whistle well in advance of a crossing, with two long blasts, one short blast, then one long blast as the train fouls the crossing, like the Morse code for the letter "Q."

[@Nathan_A_RF]

Some crossings have something similar, but there is enough warning here

[@tanyaclemons7515]

Those trains look like toys.

[@AAAyyyGGG]

Those traffic lights are fun, aren't they? Would be nice to install some of those in a town centre and see what chaos occurs as people wait for the green light!!

[@martinmanifold2241]

Better crossing than some big railways .....that siren noise is a bit inconsiderate for the locals . Ive been across that junction for over 30 years on and off ....they never used to have all that noise ...

[@sujitsingh7446]

Nice video👍. I didn't knew steam engines still operates in UK.

[@Nathan_A_RF]

They're all over the country

[@tomkent4656]

@@Nathan_A_RF Usually only on private preservation lines.

[@johnmansell5097]

That’s more carriages than in the whole of Hull station, looks also to be in better condition too.

[@Nathan_A_RF]

How bad is Hull :D

[@shawnbishop9811]

I see Welsh on the crossing signs. Welsh steam locomotives are very cool.

[@ejs229]

Nice video, very quaint and interesting location

[@antcraft3590]

People: This is a nice quiet spot to buy a house The crossing: You sure about that? *crossing alarm sounds* The train: You thought that was noisy? How about this! *blows whistle*

[@drive9997]

Kind of a cozy crossing

[@GibsonVienna]

Nice place. So silent. This house must been worth millions

[@giuseppersa2391]

Delightful

[@stuna4872]

Beautiful

[@doohickey-enjoyer]

Nice wigwags!

[@pickles501]

Nice crossing

[@rolandharmer6402]

Why does the siren continue when the train is on the crossing? If you can't see, hear or smell the train then the sirens aren’t going to help! Wouldn’t bells which stop sounding when a barrier comes down be better?

[@Nathan_A_RF]

Safety measures mean no barriers - alarm on until train passed

[@thatlazywolfo9057]

Wow... Thats intresting!! I can see why they did it!!

[@JohnSmith-cb5qb]

That's a cool 3 section level crossing

[@glorysperez2254]

This looks exactly like a traffic light with the red light on the bottom.

[@ArxCyberwolf]

That's because they ARE just traffic lights. They just replaced the green light with a red one.

[@Max-Television]

Must be nice sleeping in that house when that alarm goes of 2 in the morning.

[@gwishart]

It's a tourist attraction - it doesn't operate at night.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

With all these open crossings the FR has I wonder if they’ve ever had any incidents with traffic getting in the way.

[@karlarodriguez1547]

omg a steam train

[@najadabreshanaj4011]

Karla Rodriguez o3nmdmsm

[@leor6089]

That’s what I thought

[@giedresimkiene3175]

These level crossings added steam trains horn however it's loud

[@kindnessark8064]

That won't be confusing seeing a normal traffic light only with red flashing on the bottom! It should not be like that I think. Because all traffic lights standard in the UK are green light on the bottom, I could imagine it would be very easy for a driver to see the lights at the bottom naturally thinking it was green, when it is red.

[@RyanSargent]

Especially if say the driver was colour blind.

[@kindnessark8064]

Ryan Sargent exactly as well!

[@Nathan_A_RF]

+Ryan Sargent I couldn't imagine a driver that was flashing light blind though

[@bingola45]

You would have to be a total Scoper to drive over this crossing when the lights are flashing.

[@LasVegas68]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@kennethdrewary1094]

A lovely part of Wales, easy to get too

[@NPTNReddek]

seems like the weirdest place to but a crossing and train track lol

[@prasadv4310]

Looks good

[@handyman109]

Surely these red lights are installed incorrectly. Side to side flashing is STOP, up and down flashing is for yellow CAUTION lights? They should be installed horizontally.

[@Nathan_A_RF]

They are not allowed anymore and will be replaced eventually with lights like my profile picture. They are still used and legal on the Isle of Man though

[@patthewoodboy]

I would love to live there

[@stephenpowell4170]

Charming love this,Would,nt mind being the owner of the House in Question.

[@yzrocky6015]

but no barrier to block the coming vechicles

[@Nathan_A_RF]

The road is really too small to add in barriers

[@thegreateasterntrainspotte8760]

It looks better without them too

[@thehotelandelevatorsfan2007]

Nathan A RF CANT THEY USE SMALL BARRIERS

[@OAleathaO]

+Ttrucker --> There you go adding _common sense_ into things!! LOL

[@xaiano794]

If you need more than signs, FLASHING RED LIGHTS and sirens to tell you to stop then you shouldn't be on the road.

[@daveharrison9107]

Jesus, those alarms gave me a headache.

[@njhtrains]

those l/c alarms sound like fire alarms

[@kendallcountyfirebuff4245]

Nice!

[@wolvesdown]

Cracking shot

[@Nathan_A_RF]

Cheers

[@vibrantreadings6742]

Imagine the noise for the neighbouring houses

[@Steve-xf4uv]

Great video. Wonder if this still exits.

[@Nathan_A_RF]

Yep, always will be here. Due to be upgraded though in 2020/21

[@isaaclang6031]

Love the train, loath the signal.

[@nicolek4076]

I wonder why they didn't follow the norm in the UK that red lights flash alternately from side to side and amber ones alternately top to bottom - it's supposed to help colour-blind people.

[@bluemomo65]

Fantastic video! Liked 👍👍👍

[@cazw179]

That alarm is way more annoying than the trains!

[@olasola1013]

Cause trains are not annoying at all

[@Thomas1980]

Great Video

[@cardboard_is_not_edible]

Can you link me to more crossings like these?

[@fajarariutomo]

Tut tut tut... 🚂

[@sambee8982]

But these wig wag signals are in the same shape as the normal traffic lights.....

[@martincooke4837]

Steam train on time too i bet.. they were back then when the Brits could tell the time and get out of bed

[@zeleznicniprejezdyvrobloxu3337]

Nice video

[@JonesNate]

That train is barely taller than the trash can.

[@therickychannel6292]

Interesting mellor plessey automation traffic lights for railway level crossing