Please help, im a little worried

[scouseyb123]

That logic anyone applies to anyone driving across a level crossing in any condition, surely? The worst case scenario, if all the holes in the proverbial Swiss cheese line up, is being hit and killed by a train. That’s a good argument for closing level crossings, but I’m not sure what it adds to the OP’s question.

Some of the responses are OTT in my view. If anything I’d have urged them to contact network rail to report the fault. Hopefully that has already happened.

This.

 

[357]

Others have explained the many safeguards that should stop a train proceeding on to an open level crossing, but we have already seen in your case that one of these (the barrier) can fail. The other safeguards can also fail.

The barriers failsafe.

They don't need to be proven raised to let road traffic cross, but do need to be proven down to let trains pass.

 

[66701GBRF]

They don't need to be proven raised to let road traffic cross, but do need to be proven down to let trains pass.

The barriers do need to reach at least 45 degrees before the red road lights extinguish.

 

[357]

The barriers do need to reach at least 45 degrees before the red road lights extinguish.

Is that the case on all crossings? I've seen some where the go out immediately before the barriers start to raise and others where they continue until the barriers are fully raised.

Does that mean that in this situation the lights could still have been flashing?

 

[66701GBRF]

I believe all such crossings should do….unless standards have been changed. As this crossing was apparently in a failure state it’s difficult to say in this case.

 

[Trainman40083]

Is that the case on all crossings? I've seen some where the go out immediately before the barriers start to raise and others where they continue until the barriers are fully raised.

Does that mean that in this situation the lights could still have been flashing?

There could be differences between signal box controlled and automated crossings.. A few years ago, I would probably have remembered.

 

[Kneedown]

The Highway Code states that you should never drive onto a level crossing unless the exit is clear.
Whilst the Highway Code isn't the Law, breaches of it could potentially be used as evidence for offences such as "Driving without due care and attention".

 

[Elybob]

Nothing is going to happen.

The police are too stretched to catch burglars, they are not going to give a toss about someone accidentally driving over a faulty level crossing

 

[RailwayRookie]

There could be differences between signal box controlled and automated crossings.. A few years ago, I would probably have remembered.

On the MCB I control. All 4 barriers have to be almost entirely in the up position before the road lights extinguish.

I would assume for a majority of full barriers crossings. Either auto or manual. This would be the case to stop people with larger vehicles smashing the booms off because "the lights weren't flashing" when they pulled away.

 

[QueensCurve]

Hi i was behind someone by the train tracks the barriers have gone to go up but only 3 have gone up and 1 stayed down the woman in front of me proceeded to stop and try and reverse I have tried to reverse gone back as far as I can and other cars wouldn't go back so the woman has driven around the barrier and so did I as we had been the a while and no one would move back, any advice of what might happen? Thanks

Advanced driving hint: never stop closer to the vehicle in front than you can escape without having to reverse.

 

[Trainman40083]

Advanced driving hint: never stop closer to the vehicle in front than you can escape without having to reverse.

You say that. Every time I join a queue of traffic and certainly on an incline, I stop a distance short of the car in front, in case it rolls back and then ensure the vehicle behind stops too

 

[LYradial]

I think the word Never. needs a bit of qualification, I can think of at least seven things that I would have assessed beforehand
that would influence me

 

[Deafdoggie]

I know Radway Green crossing is CCTV controlled and once three barriers raised and one didn't. The lights continued to flash. Once all three were raised the sirens started again and they lowered before immediately raising again, but the same thing happened again. One last lower and raise but still the same thing. Then three remained raised and the lights flashing whilst we waited for Network Rail

 

[DMckduck]

Quite the overreaction at the start of the thread I must say, nothing is going to happen. Just assess the road ahead a bit better next time is all I would suggest.