Level crossing on the London Ramsgate line
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Level crossing on the London Ramsgate line by Nick Smith as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Nick Smith Taken: 26 Apr 2008
The gates are raised and lowered by means of a hand pump, a lever is pumped backwards and forwards raising the gate.