Obstacle detection equipment at Thorpe Gates level crossing
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Obstacle detection equipment at Thorpe Gates level crossing
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 25 Dec 2013
The crossing has recently been converted from manual operation to radar plus lidar obstacle detection to ensure the crossing is clear for rail movements. In this view the triangular object close to the camera is the radar, the two units one above the other on a short post are the lidar. Unfortunately the system is proving unreliable, and local manual control has had to be introduced on a temporary basis. This was not evident at the time of my visit - being Christmas Day, there were no trains running.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.77526
Longitude
-1.120796