Beach Road Level Crossing

Latitude: 50.7885 / 50°47'18"N

Longitude: 0.0569 / 0°3'24"E

OS Eastings: 545081

OS Northings: 100786

OS Grid: TQ450007

Mapcode National: GBR LSF.H60

Mapcode Global: FRA C700.80M

Pluscode: 9F22Q3Q4+9Q

What3Words: suckle.kind.polar

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Name: Beach Road
Crossing Type: Public Highway Manually Controlled Barriers (locally monitored by CCTV)
Location: Newhaven CP
Postcode: BN9 0BX
Route: Sussex
ELR: STS0
Distance: 56 miles 62 chains

Individual risk rating: K ()
Collective risk rating: 8 (Moderate)
Last assessment: November 2020
Next assessment due: February 2024
Types of trains: Passenger & Freight
Line speed: 20
Trains per day: 86
Usage:
- 918 Vehicles
- Infrequent Pedestrian use
Misuse history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (May-2014), - 2 incidents since.
Near-miss history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (May-2014), - Nil incidents since.
Accident history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (May-2014), - Nil incidents since.
Key risk factors:
- Poor Visibility for Aapproaching Road Vehicles
- Large Numbers of HGVs
- Crossing Approach
Crossing protection arrangements:
- Train signalling protection
- CCTV monitoring by Signaller
- Road traffic light signals
- Full barrier equipment
- Audible alarm
- Signage

Notes

Individual Risk Rating is the risk to invidual users of the crossing. It is presented as a single letter, with A being the highest risk and M being the lowest.
Collective Risk Rating is the overall risk of any incident involving any person or vehicle on the crossing, including train staff and passengers as well as users of the crossing. It is presented as a number, with 1 being the highest risk and 13 being the lowest. This is the most important rating when prioritising safety measures at level crossings.