Newhaven Town Level Crossing

Latitude: 50.7954 / 50°47'43"N

Longitude: 0.0551 / 0°3'18"E

OS Eastings: 544929

OS Northings: 101553

OS Grid: TQ449015

Mapcode National: GBR LSF.2Q6

Mapcode Global: FRA C60Z.M9R

Pluscode: 9F22Q3W4+52

What3Words: converged.polygraph.makes

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Name: Newhaven Town
Crossing Type: Public Highway Manually Controlled Barriers (locally monitored by CCTV)
Location: Newhaven CP
Postcode: BN9 0AS
Route: Sussex
ELR: STS0
Distance: 56 miles 20 chains

Individual risk rating: G ()
Collective risk rating: 2 (Very High)
Last assessment: July 2020
Next assessment due: October 2021
Types of trains: Passenger & Freight
Line speed: 70
Trains per day: 86
Usage:
- 6939 Vehicles
- 3348 Pedestrians or Cyclists
Misuse history: 6 incidents in year prior to assessment date (Aug-2015), - 2 incidents since.
Near-miss history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Aug-2015), - 1 incident since.
Accident history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Aug-2015), - Nil incidents since.
Key risk factors:
- Poor Visibility for Aapproaching Road Vehicles
- Crossing is Near a Station
- Large Numbers of HGVs
- Crossing Approach
- Large Numbers of Users
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.