Talk:Barton line

The route box
The route box shows excess lines, unlabelled and undistinguished. Specifically the former Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway. The rail network in Immingham dock is also probably too detailed in the context of the topic of this article.

Also the 'greyed' section right of Thorton Abbey station is wrong - the souther part is open, the northern part closed.Prof.Haddock (talk) 15:38, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

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Extent of Barton Line
The article suggests that the line extends from Barton to Cleethorpes. Although the train service runs between these two stations, is the Barton line just from Barton to Haborough; the rest being South Humberside Main Line? FreeFlow99 (talk) 20:51, 30 July 2019 (UTC)


 * This is my first Wikipedia talk reply so forgive me if I have not replied in the correct manner. The Barton line is clearly the branch part from Habrough as far as infrastructure is concerned, but the Barton Line is the trading name for the service too. The "South Humberside Mainline" is a term I only ever seen on Wikipedia, and the route to Grimsby was first reached from the current Brigg Line, not Scunthorpe. The Barton Line, and Grimsby to Sheffield tracks were built as the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, maybe both Barton and Brigg Lines should be added onto that page? Jojo the Dodo (talk) 19:48, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

Automated level crossings
The article suggests that the level crossings on the line will be automated (although the due dates are in the past, did these changes happen)?

What was the rationale of this approach; level crossings need ongoing maintenance. Why not build road bridges over the lines; this might be cheaper, or at least not much more expensive, while being much cheaper to maintain, and simplifying the operation of the line? FreeFlow99 (talk) 20:59, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
 * In flat country, such as Lincolnshire, level crossings are preferred because bridges need approach ramps both ends, unless the railway is in cutting - which isn't the case here. In order for the gradients to not be too severe, the ramps need to be long, which may not be possible because of existing features in the area such as buildings. In some cases (such as at Canley), the road level crossing was closed and replaced with a footbridge since the amount of land needed is small compared to a road bridge. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 21:15, 30 July 2019 (UTC)