LX23 - THORNE NO. 1 Traditional Cache

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
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• 35mm
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• Nano
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• Camo Tube
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• 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.

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
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• Be aware of, and considerate to, local residents
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• If an alternative parking Waypoint is provided in the cache listing, please use it
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• Always observe any signs and/or notices detailing how the crossing is to be used
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We hope that you have fun with this series - we certainly had fun setting it!

The following requirements have to be met for any new AHBs:

• The speed of trains over the crossing should not normally exceed
  160kmh (100mph).
  
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• There should not be more than two running lines.
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• Appropriate means to stop any train approaching the crossing in an emergency situation are required.
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• Trains should arrive at the crossing in not less than 27 seconds after the amber lights of the road traffic light signals first show. At least 95% of trains should arrive within 75 seconds and 50% within 50 seconds.
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• The carriageway on the approaches to the crossing should be sufficiently wide to enable vehicles to pass safely.
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• There is no limit to the amount of road traffic, but the road layout, profile and traffic conditions should be such that road vehicles are not likely to become grounded or block back obstructing the railway.

Cache now a nano.