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RAIB only INVESTIGATE incidents, and make recommendations in their reports. It's not their role to dictate any procedures etc.

Noted in the RAIB statement in post #1.

If the crossing was a UWC (User Worked Crossing) ie non-public highway, then I would have thought all vehicular moves (and flocks/herds etc) would require signaller's permission.

I think 'recorded' might in fact mean 'logged' as in an entry should be made into the signal register as a record of the call having been made.

It's the flanges that cause the squeal, NOT the wheel treads being 'dragged'. Fitting differentials would totally negate the coning on the wheel treads from guiding the wheels without the flanges touching on all track other than very tight curves.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23331232 Edit: BBC News item updated, including quote "As part of that investigation, a 27-year-old man has this afternoon been arrested on suspicion of endangering safety. He has been taken to a police station, where he is assisting my officers with their...

Whilst travelling to Waterloo 0945ish yesterday (Sunday) there was a line blockage on both up and down main slows from Clapham Jn to Waterloo, with the only activity concentrated in the very same area (the throat to P1-4), and my train diverted to P10.

Wear resistance and strength are more important properties.

Why do cows have bells? Because their horns don't work.

Have a look-see at http://www.railsigns.co.uk/sect8page2/sect8page2.html

and the header includes "This train started from Doncaster due to a planned cancellation by the train operator (PG)"

Ash Vale Jn SB is visible from Ash Ranges, accessible when the Red Flags are NOT flying. There is an access point (pedestrian) close to Ash Vale Stn.

I would have thought they would build up the stockpiled reserve, for use in the winter.

Bullhead rail on concrete sleepers exists too!

Interlocking between the protecting signal and the barriers was provided, it was the absence of approach locking to the signal that allowed him to be able to put the signal back in front of the approaching train and then raise the barriers.

Surely you can just sit in any un-occupied reserved seat until such time the reserver turns up.

Automatic signals with emergency replacement won't be plated as autos, so that a driver can't pass on his/her own authority as the signaller may be holding the signal at danger for a good reason. It used to be that when not all autos had ERs, those that did could often be protecting LXs or...

Strike-in point should be 29 secs away at line speed on single lines, and 39 secs on multiple lines (to allow for second train coming). The original philosophy for the introduction of AHBs was to reduce delays for road users by removing the need to close barriers early. Pity some people don't...

believed to be a p/way worker 'clipped' by a train

100mph