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  2. Wokingham railway station - Wikipedia

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    It controls part of the North Downs Line, part of the Waterloo route, and the level crossing. On 1 January 1939 the SR extended its Waterloo – Virginia Water electric service to Wokingham and Reading. [6] In 1973 British Railways replaced Wokingham's station building with one built with CLASP prefabricated concrete sections. In 1987 BR ...

  3. Level crossing closure to affect rail and road use - AOL

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    Work to replace railway track on the Portslade level crossing on Boundary Road will close it for two days, resulting in diversions. The closure will begin at 01:00 GMT on 30 November as is ...

  4. Decision due on rail crossing after 12-year campaign - AOL

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    A 12-year campaign to save a pedestrian level crossing beside a railway station is due to reach a conclusion later. Protesters have been fighting since 2012 against proposals by Network Rail and ...

  5. List of level crossing crashes - Wikipedia

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    July 1967 — Korat level crossing disaster — At least forty were killed and thirty-nine were injured, when an overcrowded bus was hit by an express train in Nakhon Ratchasima. [citation needed] May 1988 — Takhli level crossing disaster — A track slammed into the side of a Lopburi−Pitsanulok passenger train, at least twenty-seven were ...

  6. Waterloo–Reading line - Wikipedia

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    On Tuesday 27 June 1871 1 person was killed on a foot crossing adjacent to Twickenham station when they were struck by a train. [ 12 ] On Thursday 14 August 1884 2 people were injured when a special train from Windsor ran into the back of an empty train due to excessive speed and passing a signal at danger.

  7. Train disruption after car blocks level crossing - AOL

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  8. Level crossings in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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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). When open to road traffic, the ...

  9. Level crossing - Wikipedia

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    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 crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel.