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The 15-second clip shows the train approaching a level crossing at speed when a man wearing a cap is seen rushing across from one side of the line to the other.
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, [1] as opposed to the railway line or the road etc. crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel.
A level junction (or in the United Kingdom a flat crossing) is a railway junction that has a track configuration in which merging or crossing railroad lines provide track connections with each other that require trains to cross over in front of opposing traffic at grade (i.e. on the level).
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Gated level crossings were mandatory from 1839, but initial rules were for the gates to be ordinarily kept closed across the highway. [6] The original form of road level crossing on British railways dates from 1842 onwards, [6] [7] it consisted of two or four wooden gates (one or two on each side of the railway).
In 2023, Kiwirail said that ten people had died due to train collisions in the last year, with 80% being in level crossing. There were also 40 train collisions with people or vehicles, and 305 near misses. [17] A KiwiRail proposal to close five level crossings in the Wairarapa regarded as hazardous aroused mass local opposition. [18]
Level crossing in Perth A railway crossing in Torbanlea, Queensland, Australia Level crossing in Melbourne Australian railways generally follow United States practices, and they have increasingly been employing American-made crossing warning equipment, such as level crossing predictors , which are able to provide a consistent amount of warning ...
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