Very unusual, un-gated crossing: Britannia Bridge Level Crossing, Welsh Highland Railway, Gwynedd

[@jacksonmaurer112]

This level crossing is very interesting and im impressed that network rail has the keep crossing clear signs both in english and welsh

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It's not Network Rail owned, rather the Welsh Highland Railway own it. Nearly all KCC signs in Wales are bi-lingual as I believe it might be law to have them as such.

[@NWLevelCrossings]

Some nice Intros!👍🏻👍🏻 Brilliant Videos! Congrats on 6K aswell!😁👍🏻

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you so much! 😁

[@NWLevelCrossings]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings You are Absolutely Welcome!😁👍🏻

[@gb9727]

Gwynedd has a thing for weird, unusual and unique level crossing

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It really does. I've never known so many one-of-a-kind crossings in a single county here. The most abstract and unusual one has to be Forestry crossing, near Abergynolwyn, I'd say.

[@peterhunt2723]

Little could I have known as I walked over Britannia Bridge to the FR station in 1961 what it would look like in 2023!

[@melanierhianna]

Athought in the 1930s that's exactly how it was. This isn't "new" it was put back.

[@gb9727]

They should probably add barriers to this crossing if they do that, it will have the most barriers on any level crossing in the UK

[@gb9727]

This crossing is also one of the newest in the country

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It is!

[@keanubrando3228]

Nice video and crossing

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you very much!

[@keanubrando3228]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings np

[@SouthWestCrossingsUK]

Amazing video! I really like this crossing!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you very much! Me too. It's honestly one of my favourites from that area

[@davidpeters6536]

A VERY good friend of mine for 30 years owned The Old Customs House for a few years until he died earlier this year. It is opposite the Station I believe but couldn't spot it. Nice video, well done with no silly music or distractions.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thanks for the nice comment! Ah, I see it's a couple of doors down from the crossing right near the new Premier Inn. Sorry to hear about your loss.

[@NorthWestLevelCrossingsChannel]

Excellent video and nice Crossing 👍

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Thank you very much!

[@tprods2087]

I have visited and driven through this level crossing loads of times before because we used to own a caravan near where it is located, yet believe it or not we've only seen this crossing activate once despite the amount of times we visited it

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It typically only activates for four booked trains per day when they do run on this section of line.

[@ronfisher2-railwaytravelvideos]

I've got no end of shots taken there on my channel - including a couple showing cars jumping the red flashing lights when a train was about to enter the crossing!

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It's often something about un-gated crossings and narrow-gauge railways that's just never taken seriously!

[@ronfisher2-railwaytravelvideos]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings When a 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 Beyer-Garratt has an argument with a motor car, guess which one comes off best! Even fire engines and ambulances with their blues and twos going at full blast are supposed to stop for red flashing lights. That's why there are red flashing lights, and not just ordinary traffic lights.

[@elisouille_buscarscamions]

Ah yes, Brittania Bridge. One of the crossings of all time.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Definitely one of the best!

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video and crossing! Definitely a rather unusual one here, with the street-running section of narrow-gauge track over a bridge, it honestly kinda reminds me of one of the crossings in Spring Park over in Tuscumbia, though that operation is a little park railroad rather than an actual railway operation. Were Pike wigwags ever trialed by Network Rail? Seems like they are primarily used by heritage railways and private operations.

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

It is incredibly unusual to see trains running along the road in this country, so is really cool to watch. I don't believe the Pike wigwags are/were used anywhere other than in private estates and on heritage railways to be honest, but could be wrong. Thanks! 👍👍

[@freebrickproductions]

@@SouthEastLevelCrossings I know I've shot some standard-gauge street-running as well, lol. Including one of the crossings on the famous bit in La Grange, KY, and the sole remaining active section of street-running here in Alabama a few times. Definitely always a cool sight to see, IMHO.

[@trains.games.adventures]

It reminds me about preston docks

[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

Definitely! The railway goes straight along the road over that swing bridge.