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Replacement of Crakehall Level Crossing Gates
Part 1 - Installation
In January 2023 the level crossing gates at Crakehall were replaced

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Photo - Bob Coombs
The new gates for Crakehall crossing being made at Gayle Mills (05/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
The new gates for Crakehall crossing being made at Gayle Mills (05/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
The new gates for Crakehall crossing being made at Gayle Mills (05/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
The new gates for Crakehall crossing being made at Gayle Mills (05/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Digging the holes for the massive support steel pillars (--/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
General view at Crakehall level crossing (--/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Digging the holes for the massive support steel pillars. A large chunk of concrete from the original pillars has been found (--/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Digging the holes for the massive support steel pillars. Removing the large chunk of concrete from the original pillars (--/01/2023)
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Photo - Bob Coombs
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Digging the holes for the massive support steel pillars. Removing the large chunk of concrete from the original pillars (--/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is being moved into position (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is being moved into position (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is being moved into position (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is now in position. Notice the support straps from holding it vertical (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is now in position. Notice the support straps from holding it vertical (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is now in position. Notice the support straps from holding it vertical (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is now in position, ready for the concrete to be poured (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (east) gate support pillar is now in position. Notice the support straps from holding it vertical (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The old Crakehall station building (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (west) gate support pillar is now in position. Notice the support straps from holding it vertical (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (west) gate support pillar is now in position. Notice the support straps from holding it vertical (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (west) gate support pillar is now in position. Notice the support straps from holding it vertical (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (west) gate support pillar is now in position and ready for the concrete to be poured (24/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (west) gate being craned into position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (west) gate being craned into position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The installation of the first (west) gate is now complete (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (west) gate has been installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The bottom bearing for the first (west) gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (west) gate being hosed down to clean it (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The first (west) gate has been installed and looking nice and clean (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - A railway wagon holding all the spoil from the digging of the support post holes (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Getting ready to install the second (east) gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Moving the second gate into position so that it can be craned off (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Getting ready to crane off the second (east) gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being lifted off the lorry (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Craning off the second (east) gate off the delivery lorry (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being held by our road/rail machine (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being manoeuvred into the correct position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being manoeuvred into the correct position and lowered to the ground (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate lowered to the ground (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being made ready to be lifted into position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate starting to be lifted into position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate starting to be lifted into position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being moved into position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Lubricating the bottom bearing of the second (east) gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being carefully moved into position (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being carefully lowered into the bottom gate bearing (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being carefully lowered into the bottom gate bearing (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being carefully lowered into the bottom gate bearing (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate now in the bottom gate bearing (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate now in the bottom gate bearing (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate now in position and the road/rail machine moved out of the way (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The top gate bearing for the second gate ready to be installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The top gate bearing being installed for the second (east) gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being opened for the first time so adjustments to the gate hanging can be carried out (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate being opened for the first time so adjustments to the gate hanging can be carried out (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - Adjustments to the east gate hanging being carried out to make the gate level (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The top cover being placed on top of the gate pillar (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The gate straining bar being placed over the gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The gate straining bar being installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The gate straining bar having its bottom bolt inserted (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The gate straining bar has its bottom bolt now inserted (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The gate straining bar being attached to the gate post (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The gate straining bar being tightened so that it takes the weight of the gate instead of the gate bearings (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The installation of the gate straining bar is now complete (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate is now installed and having its hanging adjusted. Just needs the clashing post to be installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The second (east) gate is now installed. Just needs the clashing post to be installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - General view of the new gates with some touching up of the paintwork being done (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - General view of the newly installed gates (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - A Gayle Mills staff member along with Bob Coombs from the Wensleydale Railway beside the first (west) finished gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - A Gayle Mills staff member along with Bob Coombs from the Wensleydale Railway beside the second (east) finished gate (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The two Galyle Mills staff along with two railway volunteers (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - General view of the new gates (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The west gate complete. Just needs the clashing post to be installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The west gate complete. Just needs the clashing post to be installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The east gate complete. Just needs the clashing post to be installed (27/01/2023)
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Photo - Gayle Mills
Crakehall Level Crossing Gates Replacement - The east gate complete. Just needs the clashing post to be installed (27/01/2023)
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