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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 or the road etc. crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel.
Level crossing signals are electronic warning devices for road vehicles at railroad level crossings. Level crossings can be operated in various ways. In some countries such as the UK, the warning devices are more often than not activated by remote control, I.e. an operator pressing buttons. However, the majority of countries have automated systems.
Level crossings on the Isle of Man Railway (the steam railway) are based on the variants used in the UK and Ireland, but a notable difference is that most crossings use the vertical signals that have red flashing lights on the top and bottom, with the amber preliminary light in the middle with no crossbucks at the crossings. Level crossings ...
To warn people at a level crossing that a train is coming. An indicator, located 0.4 kilometres (1 ⁄ 4 mile) from the crossing, marks the location where the horn must be sounded when the train is travelling faster than 70 km/h (43 mph). When the train is travelling at 70 km/h or less, this signal must be sounded for twenty seconds prior to ...
Railway level crossing on uncontrolled T-junction to right. Railway Crossbuck. Railway Crossbuck (with red backing board) Uncontrolled railway crossing ahead.
Level crossing with barriers ahead or: Level crossing without barriers ahead Level crossing (single track) or: Level crossing (multiple tracks) or: Roadworks: or: Other danger Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France and Monaco Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy, San Marino, and ...
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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).