Re: Xplorer collision

[dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)]

robson (robson@cia.com.au) wrote:
>Maurie Daly wrote:
>
>> One of the issues related to level crossing accidents that I have never been
>> able to understand is "who actually owns a level crossing", is it owned by the
>> Railway or by the Road Authority.
>
>This may help to some extent. In regards to maintenance and presumably ownership, I understand it
>to be that the road authority maintains the road surface up to the edge of the sleepers and the
>railway that part of the road surface between. There is also another issue of ownership and
>responsibility for maintenance when there is a question of who was there first, the railway or
>the road. I got this from documents relating to a NSW branch line several years ago.

It differs between states. The argument between V/Line and the NSW RTA
over who is responsible for level crossings on the Deniniquin and
Moulamein lines has been going on for years.

Cheers
David