From AndrewC: The level crossing gates were operated by the signalman winding a large cast iron wheel, which was behind the man sitting on the 1st floorwindow cill.
I remember as a small boy watching the man wind the handle in the box to open the...

From AndrewC: The level crossing gates were operated by the signalman winding a large cast iron wheel, which was behind the man sitting on the 1st floorwindow cill.
I remember as a small boy watching the man wind the handle in the box to open the gates. The gearing must have been very low, as the gates were quite heavy.

Posted by Old Will on Fri 02 Dec 2005 11:07:20 UTC