pɹˈaɪɚ tə ɹˈɛzɪɡnˌɔːlɪŋ ʌvðə lˈaɪn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, ðə bˈæɹiɚ lˈɛvəl kɹˈɔsɪŋ æt ðə sˈaʊθ ˈɛnd wʌz kəntɹˈoʊld fɹʌm ɐn ˈɛksˌɛlˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːˈɑːɹ pˈætɚn sˈɪɡnəl bˈɑːks, wˌɪtʃ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd mˈænjuːəl sˈɛmɐfˌoːɹ sˈɪɡnəlz.
Prior to resignalling of the line in 2013, the barrier level crossing at the south end was controlled from an ex-LNWR pattern signal box, which operated manual semaphore signals.