Help! ID required!
 

Hi all.
Can anyone identify the level crossing pictured in the attachements? It seems to be too big to be 00 gauge, so it's more likely to be O gauge. It is all metal comprising of 2 pairs of gates, painted white with the red warning disc on them, and an approach ramp for each side which is a very light metallic green colour. There are no identifying marks on the crossing at all, but on the box is a yellow label reading 'NO.1243 LEVEL CROSSING MADE IN ENGLAND'. Please reply if anyone knows anything!:)

Many thanks,
Tony

looked at places I know and can't find any similar the O gauge Hornby ones are painted as are Triang and Marklin not sure about Basset-Loake if they did any thing like this

I have checked my 1962 Gamages model railway book and there's nothing like it in there.:(

Hi Gray & Philip - Thanks for trying!

Tony

I think it is probably pre-war. Bassett Lowke would be my best guess.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Thanks John.
Is there any possibility that it could be OO gauge? I mean, were the accessories such as this always exact scale? Basically, the gates are just about as tall as a current OO loco, which is what made me think it could be O gauge, but maybe it's not particularly accurate in scale.
Any more ideas?

Tony

The crossing gates are Triang i think. I have some myself that are similair but not quite the same as them

Thanks Mendipman.

Tony

The Triang ones I saw had a one piece gate each side.

Ok, thanks Philip.

Tony

I would say i have a later make of them as those look like they have been made a few years earlyer

There are 9 pages of level crossings on e-bay but none like yours.:(

If the Gates are the same height as a current 00 Scale Loco the Chances are they are 0 gauge. The box also looks the same as other Bassett Lowke pre-war products. I have also seen a picture of a Bassett Lowke Level Crossing that looks very similar.

Have you tried laying a piece of 00 gauge track by the gate?

Best wishes,

John H-T

Thanks gents.
Philip, I checked ebay too, to no avail, and been working my way through the google results.
John, I'm just getting my N gauge models out of storage, but I may have the odd bit of OO tucked away somewhere, so I'll try to find it and try it.

Thanks,
Tony

Could it be from a company called "Crescent"?

See lot 837 at http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuc...1&Section=4250

I concur the single track Triang OO gauge ones only have one gate each side but the ones I've seen in tin plate are painted with a roadway

Hi John.
I've found a length of Peco OO flexitrack and ave taken a photo of it with the crossing (see attached). I also found one of those steam trains made from coal which are pretty much OO scale, so I've taken a picture of the crossing with the coal-made Jubilee (see attached).

Tony

Looks like it could be 00. The packaging leads me to believe that it is prewar or very early post war (late 1940's)

Pre-war 00 would be a choice of Trix, Bing or Hornby.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Hi Martyn, Just checked out the link and it looks promising as it is a No.1243 level crossing. Shame it has no picture! Can't find out much more about Crescent, but found some products listed for sale on a vintage models website. The level crossing they had on there is slightly different & incomplete, but could be a later version. Also on there is a Crescent signal gantry that we definately had when I was a kid, so it's making this sound even more possible. http://www.vintagemodeltrains.biz/co..._cresecnt.html
Thanks Martyn!

Regards,
Tony