Poole (High Street) Level Crossing, Dorset

Date filmed: 30/07/2019
Route: South West Main Line
- Poole is the closest station
Location: High Street (Pedestrianised), Poole
Trains:
Lowering - 0:00
1) Class 444 (South Western Railway) - 2:17
2) Class 444 (South Western Railway) - 4:18
The level crossing on the pedestrianised high street in Poole Town Centre near the Station in Dorset. It has two full-crossing-width barriers along with four LED wigwags and four LED pedestrian lights. There are also two fairly loud yodalarms here, one of which sounds considerably different than what it sounded like during a previous visit to this level crossing by me.
This video features a fairly long, un-cut lowering at this notorious crossing - often cited as the most misused crossing in the entire country. The trains appear roughly every two minutes - skip to them to watch them pass oe enjoy the clip in real time!
Thanks for watching!

[@ElectraProductions225]

Ah, Jamie's most abused crossing 😂. Just remember to go to helpthelc.org and helpthelcbarriersfromidiotswhodonotwait.org

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Lol 😂😂😂

[@delta.australia]

I actually clicked the links; nothing happened 😂

[@ryguy2006]

These websites should be real...

[@dirkbilgram717]

Amazing to see how many are too lazy to that little bridge!

[@yaush_]

That is nice of them to make a bridge so people can cross even when there is a train

[@BenskiBoi]

The 190000 people not use using the bridge

[@delta.australia]

Record for this crossing: NO MISUSE! Great catch; I'd bet that's rare 😉😂

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Believe it or not, non-misuse closures do happen here. The only time I've ever seen the barriers stop here was the first time I ever came here in July 2018, but wasn't filming, although I have seen quite a few people cross with the red lights flashing in visits and videos here 🙄

[@jimwinchester339]

Let's face it: the footbridge has a lot to do with it.

[@NWLevelCrossings]

Excellent Video!👍🏻

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Cheers!

[@levelcrossingcreations3731]

At the start the pedestrain light looked like it glitched

[@gemth9853]

Me when 37266837 people don’t misuse Poole level crossing: what is wrong?!

[@NELincsTrainspotting]

Great video

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks!

[@southwesternrailwayfan]

Good video

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks again! Always appreciated 👍😊

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

That's changed since April too as I can't remember it sounding like that either. Nice 🙂

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks! 👍😊 It definitely sounds different than what it did when you were there in April - in fact, it sounded pretty much the same when I was here in February when you were there.

[@BradleyTheNo1Champion4variety]

Nice one !! mate, I have filmed trains at Poole Level crossing too.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you! This is a good place to film trains, I must admit!

[@BradleyTheNo1Champion4variety]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings Yeah I agree, staying on the subject of Poole, just uploaded a video of me bus spotting & train spotting in Poole.

[@delta.australia]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings except for the stupid people

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

@@delta.australia nah. It doesn't bother me. I still love this crossing 😊

[@weepair2]

I wouldn't tell anybody that.

[@pacificostudios]

Why do these gates come down so early, and why do they take so long to clear? Regardless of the alternative crossing, this level crossing can surely be adjusted better. A gate should come down no more than 30 seconds before the train, and it should clear immediately, unless another train is coming within 30 seconds.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It's all to be 'fail safe', and to ensure the crossing can be proven clear (giving a train a green signal ideally) in plenty of time before it arrives. Automatic crossings not fully connected with signals will be closed for far less time.

[@pacificostudios]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings - I understand that. But the crossing by my house works that way -- down 30 seconds before the train. Plus the gate has a visual signal on it so the operators know the gate is down in advance. More importantly, the Poole High Street crossing is next to very tight curve, about 15 degrees of curvature, based on the map I consulted. Even a train that doesn't stop in Poole won't be going more than 30 MPH, passenger or freight. So the gate is going down too early. However, the pedestrian bridge is quaint, for sure.

[@andrewabel3927]

A lot of lazy people!