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	Level crossing Summary
		The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level ("at-grade intersection") — without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad.
		Where third rail systems have level crossings, there is a gap in the third rail over the level crossing, but the power supply is not interrupted since trains have current collectors in the front and rear cars; however, care must be taken that a current or voltage gap is not created between the two ends.
		Level crossings in China, Thailand, and Malaysia are still largely manually-operated, where the barriers are lowered using a manual switch when trains approach.
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	Level crossing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term level crossing (also called: railroad crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (or "at grade") - without recourse to a bridge or tunnel - used to describe the crossing of a railway line by a road, path, or other railroad.
		The original design for a level crossing consisted of a flagman in a nearby booth who would, on the approach of a train, race out with a stop sign or red lantern and (attempt to) stop all traffic and clear the tracks.
		In November 2004 there were two major accidents on UK level crossings: one involved a car driver suspected of being a suicide, who caused the death of seven people (see Ufton Nervet rail crash); another involving a train carrying 50 school children resulted in no fatalities but a number of injuries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Level_crossing (1426 words)

	Level crossing
		Early level crossings had a flagman in a nearby booth who would, on the approach of a train, wave a red flag or lantern to stop all traffic and clear the tracks.
		Level crossings in China, Thailand, and Malaysia are still largely manually-operated, where the barriers are lowered using a manual switch when trains approach.
		In November 2004 there were two major accidents on UK level crossings: one involved a car driver suspected of committing suicide, who caused the death of seven people (Ufton Nervet rail crash); another involving a train carrying 50 school children resulted in no fatalities but a number of injuries.
	level-crossing.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Level_crossing (4298 words)

	Read about Level crossing at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Level crossing and learn about Level crossing here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		2004 that "the use of level crossings contributes the greatest potential for catastrophic risk on the railways." Eighteen people were killed in the UK on level crossings in the 2003-4 period.
		UK rail authorities not to build new level crossings, and to reduce the number of existing level crossings from the present 8,200.
		UK level crossings: one involved a car driver suspected of being a suicide, who caused the death of seven people (see Ufton Nervet rail crash); another involving a train carrying 50 school children resulted in no fatalities but a number of injuries.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Level_crossing (1227 words)

	Gerogery level crossing accident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A serious five-fatality level crossing accident at Bells Road Gerogery, New South Wales, Australia, called into question the design of this level crossing.
		The accident occurred on January 27, 2001 at 4.07pm, which is late afternoon.
		fifthly, there is an inconsistancy between the meaning of "Flashing Red" at railwy level crossings and "Flashing Red" at pedestrian crossings, and this applies to all level crossings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gerogery_level_crossing_accident (268 words)

	Grade crossing
		The consensus in contemporary railway design is to avoid the use of level crossings.
		The Taiwan Railway Administration alone has hundreds of level crossings along its routes of slightly more than 1100 km.
		Before changes in regulations mandated bilingual (English and French) or no-wording signs, crossbucks were nearly identical to those in the states, except that they read "Railway Crossing" instead of "Railroad Crossing."
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	Labor Council of NSW Online Community Submission to the Staysafe Committee - Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety’s ...
		The major level crossing safety concern was the constant disregard by motorists and truck drivers of the laws and safety warnings governing level crossings.
		However, there is no doubting that the failure of motorists to obey the laws associated with level crossings and the inadequate internal mechanisms dealing with safety in rail have contributed to a number of train drivers never being able to return to work as a result of accidents they have been involved in.
		Landholders with crossings on their land should be sent information on the laws of level crossings such as the need to stop before crossing.
	council.labor.net.au /community/public/Submission20011030.html (6858 words)

	Riding a slow train to nowhere - National - www.smh.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Three years after the accident that took Kyle and his four mates, a NSW Parliament committee that started an examination of the safety of level crossings in the months after they died has not brought down its final report.
		As they turned onto the level crossing, their vehicle was struck by an XPT travelling at 160kmh, killing all of them instantly.
		Funding to improve level crossings had been lifted from $2 million to $5 million a year and this would continue to increase, she said.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/05/13/1084289819358.html (1667 words)

	Level Crossings Upgrade - 29/03/2001 - QWN
		It was a senseless accident and it had a profound effect on the local community, the families and the young people of Wagga Wagga.
		Although the number of level crossing accidents has decreased in the past five years, I have remained concerned at the number of accidents that have occurred.
		This is in addition to nearly 50 level crossings which are already scheduled to be upgraded by 2003-04.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/a60a6a8d2db7ace1ca256e6a0024cf47/ca256d11000bd3aaca256a2a0027bb13!OpenDocument (733 words)

	Safer train crossings a decade away - National - www.smh.com.au
		And despite accidents such as the one last week at Baan Baa - in which a person died when a train hit a car - the Government has ruled out bringing responsibility for the crossings under the control of a single agency.
		The parents of one of five young men who were killed at Gerogery in January 2001 say a single minister should be in charge of the crossings to prevent departments passing the buck on fixing them.
		Alison Wooden, whose son, Kyle, 18, died in the accident when an XPT hit the men's car, said: "I really honestly believe there should be a minister for level crossings as part of their portfolio."
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/05/13/1084289821821.html (515 words)

	Level Crossings Upgrade - 04/09/2002 - QWN
		The level crossing strategy committee has been particularly active under the chair of the Director-General of the Department of Transport, working with all the relevant agencies-police, the Roads and Traffic Authority [RTA], rail operators and local government.
		Examples are the Buninyong Road crossing and the Eulomogo Road crossing in Dubbo, the Orange Road crossing near Spring Hill, the McKay Street crossing in Macksville and the Angus Avenue crossing in Kandos.
		I will be putting to him that those funds should be used for interstate track level crossings and certainly should be used where the national highway intersects with rail tracks at level crossings.
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	Rail, Tram and Bus Union NSW: Campaign Updates: Locomotive: Level Crossings Safety
		The point the train drivers stressed was that this crossing is not what they would consider a dangerous crossing.
		To close the crossing would mean diverting the traffic through the central business district, which would cause various problems both socially, economically, and politically for a wide variety of local interests.
		There is a need for more research on the causes and the ways of preventing accidents at level crossings.
	www.rtbu-nsw.asn.au /campaigns/locomotive/17_crossings.html (3700 words)

	Level-crossing deaths: train speed cut suggested - National - www.smh.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In the committee's final hearings yesterday, the director-general of the Ministry of Transport, John Lee, defended the Government's funding of level crossings.
		Other options - including closing level crossings in rural areas - would significantly disadvantage country centres that relied on the crossings for such things as moving cattle, Mr Lee said.
		Barry Wooden, whose son Kyle died in the Gerogery accident, told the hearing that a 120kmh limit was still too fast.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/05/17/1084783454465.html?from=storylhs (472 words)

	Dangerous rail crossing to be upgraded. 18 May 2004. Albury Wodonga News
		Yesterday's accident coincided with the start of a NSW public hearing into road safety, after a fatal railway accident three years ago.
		Five young men died when their car collided with a train at a level crossing at Gerogery, near Albury.
		Brian Wooden, the father of one of the victims, says until boom gates are installed at railway crossings, the XPT train from Sydney to Melbourne should be forced to travel more slowly.
	www.abc.net.au /news/australia/vic/goulburn/200405/s1110305.htm (296 words)

	Gernrode - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Gernrode (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Beer brewing has since stopped, but a liquor factory is still present in the city.
		It lies 215m above sea level, at the foot of the Stubenbergs and at the line of Quedlinburg-Ballenstedt of the former Prussian state railway (now German).
		Gernrode was one of Markgraf Gero in 960 donated an abbey, in 1610 drawn in ward.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Gernrode.html (301 words)

	Re: 5 Dead in XPT accident (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Apart from the actual warning of flashing red lights, at which vehicle drivers MUST stop, there are numerous warning signs approaching the level crossing.
		The crossing was designed with with two 90 degree sharp curves to force motorist to slow down.
		The tram actually comes to a complete stand before crossing the Highway, because of the number of motorists who will not comply with the flashing lights requirement.
	www.railpage.org.au /ausrail/01jan/msg02617.html (243 words)

	Media Release - RURAL LEVEL CROSSINGS
		Mr Scully said today he was concerned that some accidents were still occurring at the Bells Road level crossing at Gerogery.
		Mr Scully said the Government was continuing to improve safety at country level crossings, with spending on level crossing improvements being doubled to $12 million over the next three years.
		Mr Scully said the Level Crossing Strategy Council (LCSC), comprising of members from the Department of Transport, Rail Infrastructure Corporation (RIC), RTA and Local Government and Shires Association, was prioritising crossing upgrades following a recent audit in the State's south-west.
	www.transport.nsw.gov.au /news/media/2001/18-10-rurallevelcrossing.html (594 words)

	level_crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Image:Level_crossing_-_Chertsey_-_England_-_270404.jpgthumbnailright250pxLevel crossing at Chertsey, England, as the barriers rise
		Image:Rr crossing.jpgthumbnailright250pxCity rail crossing in the United States
		[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3991147.stm Fatal example of crossings danger] - News story from the BBC on a 2004 accident in which 7 people died.
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	Re: [NSW] Five (in a car) thought dead after train crash
		The level crossing in question is on the Albury side of the down end of Gerogery crossing loop.and has a fairly bad record for accidents.
		Its on a long straight section of line and the XPT would have been doing 160 Km/H. I travel this route pretty often, and the crossing visibility is good and so are the flashing lights.
		The only odd thing about the level crossing is that it is on a dog leg, ie if you are heading towards Albury,you turn left,cross the line,then turn right.
	www.railpage.org.au /ausrail/01jan/msg00273.html (360 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Level crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Level crossing; all previous versions may be viewed here.
		They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Level_crossing (1558 words)

	NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard Full Day Transcript
		She was sliced up so badly with a sword that her aunt later reported that the family was unable to dress her in a special dress for her funeral.
		That is the level of horror that occurs behind closed doors in some houses around New South Wales.
		It is allowing medium-density development in established areas where councils have not given the go-ahead for that level of development.
	www.anzacatt.org.au /prod/parlment/hanstrans.nsf/V3ByKey/LA20010329 (20507 words)

	Railroad crossing
		It also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way (or a reserved track tramway) crosses a road; the term "metro" usually means that there are no level crossings
		Each crossing point also has a telephone which connects to the local signalbox so that in the case of an emergency the signalman's attention can be drawn promptly to the hazard and action can be taken.
		^ Level crossing emergency button, Taiwan Railway Administration, (Chinese)
	railroad-crossing.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Railroad_crossing (4271 words)

	The Mother Road: Historic Route 66: Guest Book 2005
		Wish we had a printout of the route description as it was really hard to follow old 66 after crossing into California so we just took I-40 towards Barstow and got off on a scenic road heading north.
		(there had been a lot of serious accidents on that curve and the city fathers and engineers were addressing the problem and how to solve it.
		We are planning a cross country trip in August and came across your site and slideshow while surfing for stuff to do.
	www.historic66.com /guestbook/guestbook05.html (12409 words)

	Railpage Australia™ - VIC: Dangerous rail crossing to be upgraded
		Railpage Australia™ - VIC: Dangerous rail crossing to be upgraded
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		"VIC: Dangerous rail crossing to be upgraded"
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	Re: Trip to Culcairn & return, Sat 11/9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Subject: Re: Trip to Culcairn and return, Sat 11/9
		Methinks the 'gangers hut' was the relay hut, having been poleaxed to ground level the Flashing Lights and CTC will be in a slight state of disrepair.
		Prev by thread: Trip to Culcairn and return, Sat 11/9
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