Spittal Crossing on the East Coast Railway Line
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Spittal Crossing on the East Coast Railway Line
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 26 Sep 2011
Pedestrians should only cross here when a green light shows by the access gate. A red light and a warning sound alerts pedestrians to an approaching train. It doesn’t take long for a train to reach the crossing after the warnings and I saw three young girls nearly jump out of their skins when the warning sounded as they were walking over the line. Vehicle drivers must stop and ring a bell at the crossing gates to alert the crossing operator in a cabin on the northeast side of the line. For a different view of the crossing, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.754165
Longitude
-1.991371