Policy on level crossings

Our policy is to work with the rail companies to improve safety on level crossings. Where appropriate we will use our powers to ensure that rail companies, and other relevant organisations, keep to their legal obligations concerning level crossings.

Our aims

• other than in exceptional circumstances, no new level crossings on any railway therefore creating no new risks; and
• to make level crossing users more aware of what affects safety at level crossings.

What we will do

• we will use current laws on creating and using level crossings to support good practice; and
• we will work closely with Network Rail and other rail companies to help improve safety at level crossings, and be directly involved in working groups and committees where appropriate.

Last updated: 15 February 2008

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