Prototype A Level Crossing

[oldravendale]

Here's a diversion from the regular fare.

I was in York visiting relatives over Easter and we went out one evening for a meal at a very decent restaurant next to Cattal Station. We've been there previously and I've always intended to take photos of the level crossing - I truly didn't expect it to still be there in original form as it remains manually worked. Cattal is on the Harrogate line about 6 miles east of Knaresborough and 12 miles went of York.

Knowing we intended to eat there I determined to take some photos of the crossing so here they are. Whenever a train passes (about one an hour in each direction) the operator comes out of his cabin and shuts the gates. Regrettably I can't show the whole operation as the family were sitting in the car waiting for me to return so we could go home. However, here's the crossing and associated hardware.





















Brian

 

[Roger Pound]

It is some twenty years or thereabouts since I travelled on a packed class Pacer unit from Harrogate to York and back and I must confess to being totally unaware of the method of operation at Cattal level crossing. Thank you, Brian, for expanding my limited knowledge of this line..

Roger

 

[matto21]

I seem to remember an article in an old RM about Cattal box?

 

[hrmspaul]

Poppleton also has a person operated crossing, I have a series of photos taken when I was waiting to cross starting at Eastern/North Eastern Region and Area | Poppleton hand operated level crossing and station 2017=09-19 © Paul Bartlett [08]

This line was saved by the Pacers and now has a regular service using recently introduced 3 car units. And this is encouraging the building of large housing estates near some of the stations. And the line has recently been resignalled.

Paul