IT IS COMPLETELY RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BOX IS READ BEFORE USE. - This is a fully accurate recreation of Athelney Level Crossing (AHBC-X, Automatic Half Barrier Crossing, works in wrong direction), in Somerset, near Taunton. - This project is part of the Ultimate Realism Collection, the projects in which not only look realistic but work very realistically and have a timetable that activates at a similar time to the real thing, for the right type of train, in the right direction. - Like all of the others, however, this project also has the 'Testing Blocks' Sprite, which is used for making trains run when you want. Click 'see inside' and the first sprite in the list is Testing Blocks. There are clear instructions for use in comments. - The full timetable is listed at the end of Notes and Credits, if you want to wait for a real train (There might be a significant wait, though). - Link to Realtime Trains: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/ By chance, this crossing has its own timetable: 'Athelney Crossing'. - Link to ABC Railway Guide for this crossing: http://abcrailwayguide.uk/athelney-public-level-crossing-1-stoke-st-gregory-somerset#.X9JMr_pxfIU Disclaimer: The timetable here won't always be accurate as it often changes. In this project I have not included Short Term Plan (STP indicator) trains that aren't in the Working Timetable (WTT), such as rare light or freight movements. I have also not included Runs as Required (Q indicator) trains as they rarely run. The passenger trains, on the other hand, are almost never inaccurate. I also made this project when something was happening in the Westcountry (maybe works or something) and so the normal Paddington-Penzance trains aren't running beyond Truro. I might update the timetable in the future. - Now click the flag and begin (Begin what? That's your choice!).
I found the image in a RAIB report about an incident in 2013. The barriers were held down for longer than normal due to the controls becoming 'out-of-sync', and a local car driver had been waiting at the barriers for long enough to think that the crossing had 'failed', and he decided to drive around the barriers. The 100mph HST wrecked the car and killed the driver, but nobody on-board was hurt. Link to the report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c8fb8e5274a428d000141/R042014_140224_Athelney.pdf#:~:text=Rail%20equipment%2Fsystems%20involved%2016%20%20Athelney%20level%20crossing,277%20metres%20on%20the%20approach%20to%20the%20crossing. The passenger trains (mostly between Paddington and Plymouth) at this time were operated by First Great Western using Class 43 HSTs. Today, Great Western Railway uses Class 802 IETs. There are also occasional freight services, which will be added in the future. Train Times List: * 06:16 617V Westbury Down T.C.-Exeter Riverside 06:21 1A70 PLY-PAD 07:16 1A71 PLY-PAD 07:25 1A72 PLY-PAD 08:10 1C69 PAD-PLY 08:19 1A73 TRU-PAD 08:38 1A74 PGN-PAD * 08:48 677V Fairwater Yard-Westbury Down T.C. 08:54 1C70 PAD-PGN * 08:59 625W Fairwater Yard-Westbury Down T.C. 09:36 1C72 PAD-TRU 09:46 1A76 TRU-PAD 10:11 1A77 PLY-PAD 10:39 1C74 PAD-PLY 10:49 1A78 TRU-PAD 11:28 1C75 PAD-PGN 11:37 1C76 PAD-TRU 11:49 1A80 TRU-PAD 12:08 1A81 PGN-PAD 12:27 1C77 PAD-EXD 12:37 1C78 PAD-PLY 12:49 1A82 PLY-PAD * 13:10 659X Westbury Down T.C.-Fairwater Yard 13:37 1C80 PAD-TRU 13:49 1A84 TRU-PAD 14:10 1A85 EXD-PAD 14:26 1C81 PAD-EXD 14:37 1C82 PAD-PLY 14:49 1A86 PLY-PAD 15:27 1A87 PGN-PAD 15:38 1C84 PAD-TRU 15:49 1A88 TRU-PAD 16:09 1A89 EXD-PAD 16:31 1C85 PAD-PLY 16:40 1C86 PAD-TRU 16:48 1A90 PLY-PAD * 17:15 779E Exeter Riverside-Whatley Quarry 17:42 1C88 PAD-PLY 17:48 1A92 TRU-PAD 18:26 1A94 PLY-PAD 18:32 1C89 PAD-EXD 18:42 1C90 PAD-TRU 19:32 1C91 PAD-PGN 19:40 1C92 PAD-TRU 19:49 1A96 TRU-PAD 20:29 1A98 EXD-PAD 20:40 1C93 PAD-PLY 20:47 1C94 PAD-PLY 21:50 1C96 PAD-PLY 22:54 1C98 PAD-PLY PAD = London Paddington PLY = Plymouth EXD = Exeter St. David's PGN = Paignton TRU = Truro Note: Trains marked with a * are not currently added but could/might be in the future. Note 2 (TSTN): Freight Headcodes change every day. The ones listed were accurate on 10/12/20, when the timetable was made.
