2016 – Sept – Cox – Level Crossings, When is enough, enough?

Introduction Level crossings represent high risk exposure for railway operators. Obligation for engineers and railway operators is to ensure level crossing risks are seen to be reduced So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable (SFAIRP). Grade separation is best solution but how can we ‘sweat’ level crossing assets? Once you have ‘lights, booms and gongs’ what then? Road complexity, number of cars, type of traffic, frequency of trains all increase risk What else can we do?