Tramways (300 to 307) 3 Level crossings (291 to 299) 291 A level crossing is where a road crosses a railway or tramway line Approach and cross it with care Never drive onto a crossing until the road is clear on the other side and do not get too close to the car in front Never stop or park on, or near, a crossingLevel crossing without barrier or gate ahead This is an uncontrolled level crossing Slow down, and look both ways at least twice where you can see up the tracks to make sure there is no train coming Trains can be moving at speed and they cannot stop quickly A train vs your car doesn't give you much chance of survivalMany different methods of level crossing protection have been employed on Britain's railways Until the 1960s, virtually all level crossings in Britain were protected by gates, as a consequence of the legal requirement that the railways be 'fenced in' Some of these crossings were, in addition, protected by fixed signals although in many cases only distant signals were provided, the red
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