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For European Railway Review, ÖBB-Infrastruktur’s Ludwig Koschutnig, Safety Expert, and Günter Dinhobl, Member of the R&D Unit, provide details of the projects, awareness campaigns, and research programmes that are helping to improve safety at level crossings in Austria.
Cathal Mangan, Technical Manager at Irish Rail, discusses the risks of user worked level crossings and where the operator currently is in its 10-year Level Crossing Asset Strategy to manage this high-risk asset base, including actively meeting with level crossing users to inform them of safety procedures and monitoring the…
The industry has come a long way in improving safety at UK level crossings in the last seven years. This has come from a concerted focus from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and Network Rail becoming more rigorous in its approach. It’s resulted in over 1,000 crossings closing…
In this In-Depth Focus: ...the risks don't stand still; Safety measures at level crossings in Ireland, Portugal and Austria; and a roundtable with industry experts.
18 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Institute of Railway Research is exploring the possibility of fitting self-powered wireless sensors to improve level crossing safety.
In this issue: Infrastructure Construction; Level Crossing Safety supplement; Signalling supplement; Condition Monitoring; And much more...
In our latest Level Crossing Safety Supplement, Estonian Railways and the Finnish Transport Agency share their safety plans and progress, plus CER’s Libor Lochman highlights the need for public authorities, road organisations and users to play their part in contributing to level crossing safety...
Finland is establishing a new level crossing strategy combining maintenance, planning, collaboration, technology, information technology, and communications in order to reduce the number of level crossing accidents in the country. Jarmo Koistenen, Traffic Safety Specialist from the Finnish Transport Agency, explains more.
As of today, the infrastructure of Estonian Railways Ltd (AS Eesti Raudtee) has 153 public level crossings. Out of these, 116 are equipped with automated traffic signals (ATS), 34 of which are in turn equipped with automated barriers. Out of the total 153 crossings, 37 are not regulated at all,…
Level crossings represent a safety risk that affects much more than just railways’ performance. The consequences of a collision between a train and a road vehicle, a cyclist, or a pedestrian often have a dramatic outcome. The European rail sector constantly strives to improve safety at level crossings to reduce…
13 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Level crossing deaths in Britain are at their lowest recorded level for almost a generation says the industry’s independent safety body RSSB.
23 June 2016 | By Peter van der Mark
In his second instalment, regular blogger Peter Van de Mark takes an in-depth look at the hazards of level crossings…
19 May 2016 | By Peter van der Mark
‘Ah yes, level crossings! Those locations where ill-disciplined road users interact in fascinating ways with railways…’ Regular blogger Peter Van de Mark looks at the hazards of level crossings.
14 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A programme designed to fit more than 60 open level crossings with barriers is now complete, improving safety and reducing the risk of a road vehicle collision with a train.
The British Transport Police (BTP) continues to build on the work that has already been undertaken to fundamentally look at the way in which they deal with and report incidents at railway level crossings. Becky Warren, Inspector for Fatality Management and Disruption at the BTP, explores further.
