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The guide was first published in 1853 [2] by William Tweedie of 337 Strand, London, under the title The ABC or Alphabetical Railway Guide.It had the subtitle: How and when you can go from London to the different stations in Great Britain, and return; together with the fares, distances, population, and the cab fares from the different stations.
Network Rail is pursuing a policy of closing level crossings at the rate of over 100 a year in the interests of safety, and replacing them with road bridges or footbridges. [22] The number of level crossings on rail lines controlled by Network Rail went from 7,937 in 2003–04 [23] to 6,322 in 2013–14, [24] and 5,887 by 2016–17. [25]
A diamond crossing between 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge and 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in), broad gauge exists at Ararat in Victoria, Australia [citation needed]. At Porthmadog , in the United Kingdom , there is a flat-crossing between the single track standard gauge Cambrian Line and the narrow-gauge Welsh Highland Railway ( 1 ft 11 + 1 ...
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.
Malaysian railway crossing. Example : 2°34'54.3"N 102°36'05.0"E Malaysian level crossing usually made out of white pole, 2 lights, white and red crossbuck, and yellow and black gate. This model is similar to the most-used crossing at Jakarta (Example : 6°09'45.7"S 106°50'30.9"E) but with different gate and color.
Out of all level crossings in the United Kingdom, this has the longest stretch of road between the barriers, crossing six tracks (grouped as four tracks of the 125 mph East Coast Mainline, and two tracks of the Birmingham–Peterborough line). As of January 2021, the crossing was assessed to have a "very high" collective risk rating. [3] [4]
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The station was opened by the South Eastern Railway (SER) in September 1850, some time after the line from Ashford to Canterbury was completed. [4] [a] In common with several other stations on the line, there was a level crossing as the SER did not believe the line would attract sufficient traffic for bridges.