DONCASTER "LX"
SERIES
This cache is part of the 31-cache series "Doncaster LX" (LX is
standard railway terminology for "Level Crossing").
The great majority of the caches in this series are drive-by,
and most are not particularly challenging - although there are one
or two that may make you scratch your head a little ;-)
The caches are a variety made up of the following:
- Tupperware
- 35mm
- Nano
- Camo Tube
- and one or two others.........
With the odd exception, we aren't going to tell you which caches
are which - you can find that out for yourselves for the most part!
In addition, there won't be clues for a lot of the caches, but you
won't struggle to find them too much.
The final cache in the series is a BONUS cache, and the
co-ordinates for that cache are contained in one way or another in
fifteen of the caches in the series. Sometimes you will have to
answer a question to get part of the co-ordinate, at other times
the question and/or the answer will be in the cache container. It
will never be loose in the container, however - it will always be
taped to the inside of the container or be attached to the logsheet
when present.
The questions that you have to answer will be based around the
level crossings themselves - you might, for instance, be asked how
many flashing red road lights there are at a particular crossing.
And that is the whole point of this series - we would like to
impart a little extra knowledge about level crossings, and if you
come away from it knowing a little bit more than you did, that is a
good thing. Clues to the questions will always be found within the
text or at the crossing itself - you will never have to go away and
do research on the internet, for instance.
SAFETY INFORMATION
All of the caches are placed within about 300m of the associated
level crossings, but none are located in a position that will cause
any safety implications. Of the very few that are located closer
than the recommended 150 ft (46 m) of the railway, the railway is
completely fenced off from the cache location, and retrieval will
cause no safety issues. At only one cache (LX8) is the user
expected to cross the railway on foot to get to the cache location.
This traversal, however, can be accomodated easily by following the
signs at the level crossing (Booths No. 1). If any cacher feels
uncomfortable with using the crossing in the normal manner, please
contact us. It is not necessary to visit this cache to complete the
series.
Finally, we would ask that the following basic rules are adhered
to when completing this series:
- Never park at emergency parking sites at automatic
crossings
- Be aware of, and considerate to, local
residents
- If an alternative parking Waypoint is provided in the
cache listing, please use it
- Always observe any signs and/or notices detailing how
the crossing is to be used
We hope that you have fun with this series - we certainly had fun
setting it!
ASKERN
MCB-CCTV
The operating sequence at an MCB-CCTV crossings after the LOWER
button has been pressed is as follows:
- the amber lights of the road traffic light signals immediately
show and the audible warning
begins. The amber lights should show for approximately 3
seconds;
- immediately the amber lights are extinguished, the intermittent
red lights should show;
- approximately 4 to 6 seconds later the barriers should start to
descend. Where pairs of
barriers are provided, the right-hand side barriers should not
begin to descend until the lefthand
side barriers are fully down. The time for each barrier to reach
the lowered position
should normally be 6 to 10 seconds;
- the audible warning should stop when all the barriers are fully
lowered; and
- the intermittent red lights should continue to show.
The sequence to raise the barriers, either automatically or when
the signaller presses the RAISE button is as follows:
- all the barriers begin to rise simultaneously and should
normally rise in 4 to 10 seconds; and
- the intermittent red lights should continue to show until the
barriers have risen to at least an
angle of 45º above the horizontal.