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	Level crossing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A level crossing at Chertsey, England, as the barriers rise.
		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.
		Increasingly, crossings are being fitted with four-quadrant gates to prevent circumventing the gates and crossing the tracks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Level_crossing (3163 words)

	Level Crossings Environmental Issues
		Traditional level crossing surfaces were invariably made from concrete, asphalt or wood with incumbent problems: panels were solid and would rock and tip; freeze and thaw conditions would create dangerous cracking and crumbling; and the metal frames wrapping concrete panels would lead to track circuitry failure.
		The crossing lifespan is believed to exceed 20 years, even in port situations where there is continuous use by maximum weight 38 wheeler and artics and excessive traffic speed.
		Traditionally, level crossing replacement has required road and rail closure of one to two days in order to lay the bed, set concrete or asphalt, install overhead cranes etc. Financial cost apart, closures have a considerable local environmental impact.
	www.railcrossings.co.uk /Environment.html (1291 words)

	Level Crossing Signals
		In that case, the distance between the boards is 75m, the distance between the last board and the level crossing signal is 100m.
		If the signals at the level crossing in advance are governed by the same contact as the ones for the crossing in rear, the Bü announcer for the next crossing is mounted below this Bü marker.
		If approaching a level crossing when the signals have failed to turned on automatically, approach this location at pace rate and verify whether signals are turning on.
	www.sh1.org /eisenbahn/snbu.htm (632 words)

	Level Crossing (Trummery) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004
		Where the road passes over the crossing, reflectorised edge of carriageway road markings of the size and type shown in diagram 1012.1 in the Regulations shall be provided along each edge of any made-up ground along each edge of the carriageway.
		The ground at the two edges of the carriageway over the crossing shall be made up to the level of the carriageway for a distance of not less than 1 metre beyond each edge.
		The picture of the crossing shall be exhibited on the television monitor before the sequence of events to close the crossing to road traffic begins.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /sr/sr2004/20040244.htm (2385 words)

	Level Crossings - Stop. Or get stopped in your tracks.
		Level crossings are the point at which road and rail meet and represent significant danger for both road and rail users.
		There are more than 3800 railway crossings in NSW; 1500 are public rail/public road crossings.
		Whilst improvements in construction will continue to reduce risk at railway crossings, drivers, riders and pedestrians are encouraged to be careful, aware and to obey the road rules each time they encounter a railway crossing.
	www.levelcrossings.nsw.gov.au (92 words)

	Level Crossing Telephones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		The level crossing is one of the most hazardous parts of the railway: where the unregulated road traffic meets the strictly regulated rail traffic.
		For many years in the UK the way of making crossings safer was to employ a controller in the form of a crossing-keeper.
		This left a large number of smaller crossings where the employment of a crossing-keeper was uneconomic.
	www.samhallas.co.uk /railway/crossing.htm (359 words)

	Level Crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		They come in small plastic or epoxy cases and can drive one or two crossing lights but the only way of switching them on and off automatically is to connect them to a spare set of contacts on a relay used in an automatic block signalling circuit.
		All components of the level crossing project except for the MEL-12 photo-transistors are mounted on a 4cm x 8.5cm PC board.
		The distance between the sensor and the Level Crossing should be between 15 and 30cm.
	www.talkingelectronics.com /Projects/LevelCrossing/LevelCrossing.html (1263 words)

	Fox River Grove level crossing accident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The crossing where the accident happened was renamed Seven Angels' Crossing in memory of the seven students killed in the accident: Jeffrey J. Clark (17 years old), Michael B. Hoffman (14), Joseph A. Kalte (16), Shawn P. Robinson (14), Tiffany Schneider (15), Stephanie Fulham (15), and Susanna Guzman (18).
		However, the crossing was of inherently dangerous design in that a long vehicle could be trapped partly on the crossing while held by a red light at the intersection.
		Require recording devices on all interconnected crossings in the future, and require their usage when both railroad and joint maintenance is done on the crossing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fox_River_Grove_level_crossing_accident (1819 words)

	Gelcore - Solid State Lighting - Level Crossing
		There’s no denying the necessity of reliable signals at level crossings, where road, rail and pedestrian traffic regularly converge.
		Robust, virtually maintenance-free GELcore LED level crossing signals offer substantial performance advantages over traditionally used incandescent lamps in retrofit or new active level crossing installations.
		In addition to offering long-life (up to 10 years), GELcore LED level crossing signals deliver superior signal visibility and brightness, up to 90 percent energy-cost savings and major reductions in maintenance hassles and costs.
	www.gelcore.com /product.php?id=49 (97 words)

	railway level crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		A level crossing is where a road crosses a railway line.
		Never drive on to a crossing until the road is clear on the other side and do not get too close to the car in front.
		Most crossings have traffic light signals with a steady amber light, twin flashing red stop lights and an audible alarm for pedestrians.
	www.btinternet.com /~p.j.sharpe/drive/level_crossing.html (495 words)

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		The 8th International Level Crossing Symposium and Managing Trespass Seminar, which took place in Sheffield, UK between 13 – 16 April 2004, was a great success.
		I have received a number of complimentary messages from delegates around the world and it gives me great pleasure to have been involved in an event where there was such evident commitment to share experience and good practice in managing the risks associated with level crossings and trespass.
		A recognition that lateral thinking and willingness to accept new technology in order to drive down the cost of level crossings was also apparent, especially in the UK context.
	www.levelcrossing2004.com (293 words)

	Level Crossings - The NSW Level Crossing Strategy Council
		Roles and responsibilities for ensuring safety at railway crossings are shared by a number of NSW agencies, with strategic co-ordination and oversight by the NSW Level Crossing Strategy Council (LCSC).
		The Level Crossing Working Group develops and implements LCSC strategies and meets monthly.
		Manages the implementation of the national level crossing strategy via 20 projects (endorsed by ATC in May 2003).
	www.levelcrossings.nsw.gov.au /lcsc.htm (554 words)

	THIS IS FINDON VILLAGE - The Local Level Crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		In 1895 engineers said it would be impractical to construct a subway beneath the railway line at the South Farm Road level crossing to the south of Findon.
		By 1908 it was recorded that the continual closing of the level crossing gates in South Farm Road (just west of the Worthing railway station) was described as an......
		The proposed mega railway crossing at W Worthing Station is a typical example.
	www.findonvillage.com /0889_the_local_level_crossing.htm (1530 words)

	Evening Telegraph: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Dundee councillors met officials from Network Rail at the station this morning to discuss the crossing in Gray Street where a train passed through at more than 50 mph on November 5 while the level crossing was open to the public and traffic.
		Cllr Webster said there were a number of issues that required to be examined including the speed of the trains passing through the crossing and the position of warning lights on the gates to warn of an approaching train.
		“There were concerns expressed about the operational safety of the level crossing so we are here to give assurances to the councillors and local community that the level crossing is operationally safe and fully complies with the industry safety standard.
	www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk /output/2004/01/27/story5567456t0.shtm (600 words)

	Railway level crossings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Railway level crossings are dangerous places because trains are unable to stop suddenly or swerve to avoid colliding with motorists, cyclists or pedestrians.
		It's illegal to proceed over the crossing while the lights are flashing, the bells are ringing and barrier arms are being raised.
		Be alert when you are following vehicles on the approach to a railway level crossing, particularly buses or trucks.
	www.ltsa.govt.nz /road-user-safety/features/level-crossings.html (446 words)

	Springbank Level Crossing, Hull. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		The problem at this crossing was really created a number of years ago (c1991) when the road was realigned (despite concerns being raised by local cyclists and The Health and safety Executive) so increasing the angle at which the lines had to be crossed.
		Further, although this crossing involves rail tracks which themselves are not the legal responsibility of the Highways Authority, the existence of such rails does not mean that the Highways Authority is not legally obliged to maintain the roads system in a condition which is safe for all road users.
		'The construction of the crossing and the angle of the running rail is a matter of statute, given the original route of the railway would have been approved in an act of parliament commissioning the railway.
	www.thebikezone.org.uk /thebikezone/eastriding/springbank.html (5232 words)

	School-run train crashes through a level crossing Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		It happened only nine days after the tragedy on a level crossing near Reading when a train smashed into a car, killing seven people.
		The old-fashioned Sleaford crossing has hinged wooden gates which are opened and closed manually across the tracks to allow traffic to cross.
		The crossing is on a little-used road on a branch line.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_200411/ai_n12108647 (339 words)

	A Fast and Simple Heuristic for Constrained Two-Level Crossing Reduction - Forster (ResearchIndex) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Abstract: The one-sided two-level crossing reduction problem is an important problem in hierarchical graph drawing.
		We consider the constrained one-sided two-level crossing reduction problem, where the relative position of certain vertex pairs on the second level is fixed.
		Crossings in Clustered Level Graphs - Forster (2004)
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /723930.html (274 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Making Chennai level-crossing free
		Another three level crossings will be taken up in the next financial year.
		Velu said that under ideal conditions, railway subways or over-bridges were necessary for all level crossings where the vehicular passage count exceeded a lakh a day.
		Stalin undertook inspection of railway level crossings at Maniakara Choultry Road, Kathivakkam and Korrukupet where works are to commence soon.
	www.hindu.com /2006/06/13/stories/2006061317960300.htm (458 words)

	List of level crossing accidents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Bangladesh Railway spokesman Shafiqul Alam said the accident happened at an "unauthorised level crossing" used as a short cut by bus and truck drivers.
		The occupants of two vehicles near the crossing were less fortunate; 7 landed in hospital.
		Nearly 50% of on-rail accidents, ie excluding level crossing collisions, were caused by ‘’defective tracks’’, the FRA says.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_level_crossing_accidents (936 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Level crossing death investigated
		Bristow Muldoon, convener for the Scottish Parliament's local government and transport committee, and MSP for Livingston, expressed concern at the rising number of incidents on level crossings.
		He said: "The level crossing at Kirknewton is the one with the highest level of cars passing it at danger in the whole of Scotland.
		The Labour MSP added that Network Rail was in discussions with the local council to remove the level crossing and replace it with either an underpass or a bridge.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/scotland/3498427.stm (384 words)

	9th International Level Crossing Safety and Trespass Presevention Symposium 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		On behalf of Direction 2006, the local and international planning committees, you are invited to the 9th International Level Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention Symposium in Montréal, Canada September 10-14, 2006..
		Watch for more information at www.levelcrossing2006.com on the 9th International Level Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention Symposium September 10-14, 2006 in Montréal.
		The answer and solutions to crossing safety and trespass prevention will be at your fingertips.
	www.levelcrossing2006.org /eng/1-welcome_e.shtml (327 words)

	Safer European Level Crossing Appraisal and Technology
		Project SELCAT (Safer European Level Crossing Appraisal and Technology) is as a Co-ordination Action of the European Commission's 6th Framework Programme involving 19 partners from 9 European countries and Japan.
		Institute for Traffic Safety and Automation Engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig aims to collect, structure, cluster, analyse and disseminate existing world-wide research results and to stimulate new knowledge exchange in the area of level crossing safety.
		SELCAT intends to propose a standard for reporting level crossing accidents in European countries as well as to set up a common level crossing accident information system.
	www.levelcrossing.net (124 words)

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		According to the road signs the level crossing at Addlestone in Surrey will be closed all next week and there will be diversions.
		Since I cross it every day on the way to work does any one know if there is an alternative way over the railway near by?
		Luckly the crossing was open this morning and a very nice man was busy preparing to block it.
	blogs.sun.com /chrisg/entry/addlestone_level_crossing_closed (244 words)

	Railway Technology - PINTSCH BAMAG - Level Crossing Technology, Point Heating Systems, Door Systems and Railway Vehicle ...
		Based on the leadership in the core business of level crossing systems in Germany, the PINTSCH Group has developed strong positions in other fields like door control and point heating systems.
		COMPUTER CONTROLLED LEVEL CROSSING TECHNOLOGY (RBÜT) PINTSCH BAMAG develops, manufactures, installs and optionally maintains complete level crossing systems including housing, power supply, battery charging units, peripheral elements like barriers, audible alarm, roadside signals, trackside signals and train detection as well as the control unit RBÜT, which is designed as a vital 2-of-3 computer system.
		PINTSCH BAMAG has a particularly longstanding expertise in the field of 4-quad level crossing protection.
	www.railway-technology.com /contractors/crossings/pintsch (767 words)

	Level Crossing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01)
		Road level crossing gates were required by law from the very outset of railways, and a railway would not be authorised without the requirement to fence the line and provide gates and attendants.
		Many level crossings on important lines were later replaced by overbridges.
		Lifting barriers began to replace hinged gates in the 1950s and the first automatic half-barrier level crossing was introduced in 1961.
	l-lnrws-railway.red-path.com /level-crossing.html (607 words)

	Railway Level Crossing Safety Education Campaign - Rail Safety - Transport SA
		The Don’t Play with Trains Safety Education Campaign aims to inform all road users that it is their behaviour that is the major cause of crashes and accidents at railway level crossings.
		The commercials aim to demonstrate that risk taking at railway level crossings, whether you are a motorist or a pedestrian, is hazardous.
		Actions like queuing at level crossings, not expecting or looking for a second train, not paying attention to the railway level crossing signs or signals, running warning lights and evading boom gates can result in serious injury or death.
	www.transport.sa.gov.au /safety/rail/advertising_campaign.asp (227 words)

	Level Crossing Accident Investigation - Real Name Journalist's Blog & Amateur Blogs
		Half a month has passed since the level crossing operator manually raised the barrier and two people died.
		Of course as many people wrote from various view points on the same date such pages as "Meaningful content" (bringing together 11 compilations) and "Comment in the Blog : Good or Bad - The Takenotsuka level crossing accident" also can be expected to serve in documenting the incident.
		Here I would like to take up "Takenotsuka Level Crossing Incident : What I think of the level crossing attendent I was grateful to and trusted." - written three days after the incident.
	www.dandoweb.com /e/amateur.html (828 words)

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