Re: Boom gates for level crossing tragedy spot

["Arthur Marsh" <mars0177@flinders.edu.au>]

The irony is that there are some Australian Standards that cover railway
crossing signs, but they don't seem to address what type of crossing signs
and other equipment are to be used based on rail / road traffic speed,
volume and visibility.

Arthur.

"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> Part of this problem is that there appears to be huge inconsistancies
> in what sort of protection level crossings get within and across
> jurisdictions .
> As an example if we consider the Sydney - Melb line from Sydney to
> Junee, there arnt many levet crossings , and what there are in the
> main have boom barriers , even on fairly minor roads.
> South of Junee however as far as Albury , there are far less boom
> barriers , even though the crossings are still on major roads
> In Victoria there are even less again boom barriers , relying mainly
> on flashing lights only.
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> The obvious question is are there any rules , written or unwritten
> which determine on what basis a particular crossing gets what sort of
> protection.
> Who makes these decisions??
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> MD
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