Minffordd Level Crossing

Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie Steam Loco No.10 "Merddin Emrys" in brown and Ffestiniog Railway Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet Steam Loco "Linda" in green both make a racket as they head for Minffordd station, having both just come from Boston Lodge Halt. This crossing in Quarry Lane (aptly named for being in sight of Minffordd Quarry) has four traffic light wig-wags. This is the only crossing with this type of light, other than Marshbrook LC and crossings on the Isle of Man. The one alarm stops after the lights have ceased flashing, and there are strange looking electrical boxes on the back of some of the Keep Crossing Clear signs (or should I say Cadwch Y Groesfan Yn Glir?). This crossing was updated to an AOCL in the mid 1980s, and it originally had gates which can be seen from the old gate posts. It looks like the crossing hasn't been updated since, judging by the faded signs. The STOP when lights show signs have no image of a wig-wag and instead say 'AUTOMATIC CONTROL', as well as the same in welsh. The crossing keeper's house is right next to the crossing and has a funny shape. In the background in the first shot is the Porthmadog Bypass, which cut the Ffestiniog Railway in two in 2011 whilst a new bridge was built carrying the railway over the bypass. This will be upgraded soon with tilted wig-wags and these lights will be gone. Hopefully I will get one of them and some signage according to one of the workers on the railway.

Type: AOCL
Route: Ffestiniog Railway
Location: Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Train 1: 0:40
Closure 2: 1:23
Train 2: 1:55

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