Bradfield level crossing

Level level crossing on the Anglia route (ELR MAH).

predicted
OPEN
for 23 min

Information only. Always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.

next: πŸš† in 24 min Β· running

Next 30 min

OPEN 10:42–11:05 23m
CLOSED 11:05–11:06 50s
OPEN 11:06–11:36 β†’ 30m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 10:42
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

10:40 πŸš† 2A29 Harwich Town β†’ Manningtree Up (E β†’ W) passed
10:43 πŸš› 6A01 Ipswich Griffin Wharf β†’ Parkeston SS GBRF Down (W β†’ E) no show
10:57 πŸš› 6P41 Harwich Refinery Crls Slvs β†’ North Walsham GBRF Up (E β†’ W) no show
11:05 πŸš† 2A14 Manningtree β†’ Harwich Town Down (W β†’ E) active
πŸš†Passenger πŸš›Freight
now 10:42:21 Β· 89 avg Β· 4 in window
live observation: 1 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,213 active Β· 31,725 delays Β· 2,031 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Bradfield crossing is predicted to be closed for about 1 h 24 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 51 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 2 minutes. Freight paths scheduled “as required” (most don’t run on any given day) aren’t counted here; when one does run, the live timeline above shows it.

Longest closure so far today: 1.2 min (07:41–07:42, 2 trains), timed from trains actually seen on the signalling wire: the window edges use the same per-type margins as the forecast, since barrier positions aren't in any feed we can read.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 06:20–07:20 in the morning and around 19:55–20:55 in the evening. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is in Bradfield, Essex.

Bradfield is a level crossing (UWCBMSL) on the Mistley Down Loop–Parkeston SS GBRF line (Anglia route · ELR MAH). Forecasts here combine the working timetable with live train-movement data (and live signalling where the crossing has it), so they reflect actual running including delays and freight, though they can still be wrong when the network is disrupted.

How accurate is this forecast?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 394 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.7% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Typical timing error was Β±4s (9 in 10 within 22s). This scores when trains pass: barrier movements aren't in the public feeds we can score against.

Full accuracy report β†’

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