So how much do you think at Network Rail Prices the 3 new MCB-ODs on the Rother Valley Railway would cost us with foundations and road surface?
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There is this: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/road-works-level-crossings-and-tramways-288-to-307
However, it doesn't recognise the more recent standard-ish sized lights, or the variations in crossing use that are only explained on signs (such as who has to phone).
Thanks, I'd missed that. I was looking at the signage section. It does strike me as odd there is no standardised signage. If that gate was open and you did not know the roadit might not be obvious that was a level crossing until you were right on top of it. I wonder how bright the lights are. I assume they are nothing like the standard of a regular traffic light.
One of the more recent designs is pictured in the article linked from #20. Hard to tell on a photo but they look much more visible than the older ones. That crossing also has pretty much the full suite of safety measures, whereas many of them are less well equipped.
I agree with your logic and believe that from an overall safety point of view you acted correctly and in the best interests of the railway, its staff and users.
Still not comprehending the benefit of user worked barriers;
A normal UWC with gates (opening horizontally) was primarily for cost.
The older hydraulic pump one have their own issues, there is a new replacement, Power Operated Gate Opener (POGO) to be added to user worked crossings (UWC). These are electric gates with a button with the advantage, as edwin_m says, less crossings required by the user. The parts are, I believe, much less bespoke. Also there is a signage change for all UWC happening after a few incidents in recent years, changing the normal gated crossing sign to a specific one with a gate and train.
Thanks for that link, really informative.The older hydraulic pump one have their own issues, there is a new replacement, Power Operated Gate Opener (POGO) to be added to user worked crossings (UWC). These are electric gates with a button with the advantage, as edwin_m says, less crossings required by the user. The parts are, I believe, much less bespoke. Also there is a signage change for all UWC happening after a few incidents in recent years, changing the normal gated crossing sign to a specific one with a gate and train.
The introduction of POGOs hasn't been without issue and when looking for the RAIB report, I actually fond a summary of learning on UWC that was published in 2020 and updated in May 2024 and has a lot of the details of learning and industry practice (though not the new signs, they are too new I think) and links to RAIB reports
I got my emphasis slightly wrong
Along with better enforcement, let’s start with £10K + enforced (immediate) surrender without compensation of any vehicle involved .
Where the crossing is connecting fields, the gates are needed to prevent livestock going onto the railway. Someone suggested cattle grids upthread but sometimes the farmer wiill need to take livestock over the railway.
That would work,
