These level clossing gates are still worked by hand and are only just over one one car wide. When the local bus came over there was little space each side. There are still upper quadrant signals here.

Network Rail is planing to do a major resignalling project between Newark and Lincoln. This will mean that Swinderby mechanical signal box will be closed and the gates will be replaced as they are now worked by the signal man.
The date has yet to be set, but this crossing days will soon be history and barriers will replace the wooden gates worked from Lincoln or even the York signal centre.

The Lincoln to to Nottingham  line has a Newark station at Newark Castle which is to the west of the flat junction on the ECML.  Most passenger trains on the Lincoln Nottingham line also stop at the Main Newark Station be for return on to the Lincoln to to Nottingham line.