Wybourne Level Crossing, Kent

Wybourne Level Crossing, High Halstow, Kent on the Grain Branch Line (Hundred of Hoo Railway).
Location: Wybournes Lane, High Halstow
Date Filmed: 19-12-2020
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Trains:
Class 66 (GB Railfreight)
Open level crossing on the single-track freight only line that connects Hoo to the ports at Grain (Isle of Grain). The narrow lane leads to a farmyard. Only a couple of trains each day pass this crossing.
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[@SouthEastLevelCrossings]

You uploaded this sooner than I thought you would! This is probably my favourite level crossing this side of Kent by quite a margin (despite being so difficult to predict because of the slow and infrequent trains) - it's a very unique LC having no barriers, though that is mostly made up for by how loud the alarms there are. That sure is one wonky red light on the left-hand wigwag there. Nice catch of the Pride of GBRF and some nice end-of-video pictures too. Awesome video! 👍😁

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thank you 😁 Well I liked the video a lot so thought I'd publish right at the start of the new year. It was good to finally film this crossing again after two years 👍

[@ruthosenton-brown1575]

Lovely to see a bit of my family's farm in this clip. Not been there in 14 months due to Covid. I've only known of 2 casualties on the crossing, 1 our pet peacock 🦚 Jack who was probably showing off to the train and my dad's dog which happened years before I was born and he saw it happen and couldn't stop it, I think she was deaf or blind and thought to train had gone and tried to cross too early.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Ah cool. Sad to hear about them incidents, one of the drawbacks of this crossing not having any barriers I guess.

[@Mick_T63]

Love the crossing, That class 66 was delivered on12/02/16, I love those locomotives 🚂👍

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Ah that's cool 👍

[@L3N-fs8yp]

I love this crossing it’s one of my favorite in Kent😍

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

It's my favourite too :)

[@aqtrains]

Great vid! I getting helpston and maxey level level crossing ready!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 😎 Nice, did you film them recently?

[@aqtrains]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel i went past it today. My dad and i went to drop someone off to stansted airport. When we heading back home it was heading us to Cambridgeshire. We went through maxey and helpston. I asked my dad if i could film it and he said it was ok.

[@aqtrains]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Just uploaded Maxey Level Crossing if you want to see it!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Ah cool

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

👍

[@_RailWay_]

Nice shot!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 😁

[@BoomTrainspots]

Cool video, that is an interesting crossing👍. Nice 66 to😄.

[@BoomTrainspots]

Is says in the description Freightliner but it is actually GBRf😉.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thank you 😁 It's quite unique as it's a mainline crossing without any barriers. I didn't realise I hadn't changed the Freightliner train operator part of the description, but I've changed it now 😊

[@BoomTrainspots]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel It’s a main line crossing❓ Wow, it’s only a single track so that is one small main line😂.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Oh what I mean by mainline is national rail network instead of a heritage railway. You usually see crossings without barriers on quiet freight lines or heritage / miniature railways. Sorry for the confusion but this line really isn't busy, only a couple of trains a day 😉

[@BoomTrainspots]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Oh, okay. I see what you mean now👍.

[@SurreyTravellingandMore]

Wow! Amazing crossing stay safe. 2021 now!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thank you 😁 Yes it is 2021 now. Thankfully I have loads of videos I've filmed in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to publish whilst in lockdown.

[@bradleyhd258]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Yea we need to stop this corona virus!

[@vladimirputin8126]

Beautiful

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks Vladimir 😄

[@southerntransport466]

Nice it’s quite interesting how we still have a lot of non-barrier road crossings in the UK

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 😎 Yeah, there is still a few around. There was a lot more open crossings in the 2000s, but thankfully they've not all been changed.

[@Ma15634]

Actually i think the UK does not have a lot of non barrier crossings compared to France.... we even have some on high traffic 2 tracks line... and they don't have any lights, that's very dangerous. I love UK crossings because you absolutely can't miss them, the lights, the siren are very eye catching... compared to the small french blinking light and bell.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Yeah, I find them really interesting for those reasons.

[@ElectraProductions225]

Riley will be happy lol. Great video

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

I hope he will, nice crossing and rainbow train lol, thanks 😁

[@ElectraProductions225]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel 66720 is better, watch my channel everyone reading this I put 0 effort in unlike UKLCC over here

[@ElectraProductions225]

oh and that train is 66773 GBRf not Freightliner 😂😂

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Maybe my effort is why I have a lot more views hmmmm 😂

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

I changed the description about 10 minutes after it came out

[@footballxedits7514]

Nice video. I hope you get 100k

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thank you 😊 I hope so one day. I also subscribed to your channel. Any level crossing videos coming soon?

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Ah ok

[@footballxedits7514]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel mabye in 3 weeks

[@OttoFeher]

Nice

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 👍

[@freebrickproductions]

Great video and crossing!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks! 😁

[@johnkent-thanet-uk]

Like the video and I hope you won't mind me pointing out that this line runs from 'Hoo Junction' which in turn lies between Gravesend and Higham Stations - Hoo Junction is about 7 miles/20 minutes away by road to Hoo. The line serves Thamesport (Isle of Grain) and Brett Aggregates (Cliffe).

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks for the information 👍

[@wupperblaulicht3501]

Super Video!😀👍

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thank you! 😁👍

[@Bluey_ruffruff]

Wyborne is the best

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

It's one of my favourite crossings in Kent 😊

[@NELincsTransport]

Great video 👍

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 😎👍

[@pigeonsandtrafficlights8999]

I like seeing mini trains 👍

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

👍

[@pigeonsandtrafficlights8999]

Thank

[@pigeonsandtrafficlights8999]

@Alvin Huang who are u!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Alvin Huang The trains seen on that narrow-guage railway I've filmed are bigger than you think. Anyone can travel in them.

[@pigeonsandtrafficlights8999]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel yep you are right

[@twrixxed7353]

5th :)) great vid!!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 😎👍

[@catguy4996]

Wybourne? That's the name of the guy from Coraline!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Are you talking about that animated film Coraline?

[@catguy4996]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel That's the one. The film about the fake parents with creepy button eyes. Well it's actually stop-motion

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Ah yeah, I thought so, watched that a few times. I'm pretty sure the boy is actually called Wybie rather than Wybourne but it's close enough lol

[@catguy4996]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel "Wybie" is his nickname that's short for Wybourne

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Ah I see, didn't know that 😉

[@nathansrailwayphotography8125]

Great

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Thanks 👍

[@frankieglover3547]

The fact that there’s no gates or barriers gives me anxiety

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Not many vehicles or pedestrians use this crossing as its on a track leading to a farm. The alarms are quite loud so you'd know when a train is coming

[@StaffordRailEnthusiast]

Another roblox crossing icon! (Overused alarm combination.)

[@Alebarrel]

I don't see the UK crossing with ❌!

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Are you referring to the crosses on the lights? They are only seen at UK crossings which don't have any barriers.

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Where does the track go to ?

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

It goes from Hoo to ports in Grain (Isle of Grain) in north Kent.

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

@@UKLevelCrossingsChannel Thanks for replying, is it still used today, as our goods/freight seems to be disappearing.

[@UKLevelCrossingsChannel]

Yeah it is, a couple of trains use this line each day (Monday - Saturday).