Poole Level Crossing

Latitude: 50.7176 / 50°43'3"N

Longitude: -1.9822 / 1°58'56"W

OS Eastings: 401349

OS Northings: 90887

OS Grid: SZ013908

Mapcode National: GBR XR4.M1

Mapcode Global: FRA 67Q5.ZGP

Pluscode: 9C2WP299+24

What3Words: lanes.drive.blank

Is the location marker in the wrong place? You can help fix that!

We don't yet have any user-contributed photos of Poole Level Crossing.

Name: Poole
Crossing Type: Public Highway Manually Controlled Barriers (locally monitored by CCTV)
Location: Poole (B)
Postcode: BH151BN
Route: Wessex
ELR: BML2
Distance: 113 miles 51 chains

Individual risk rating: E (High)
Collective risk rating: 1 (Extremely High)
Last assessment: May 2020
Next assessment due: August 2020
Types of trains: Passenger & Freight
Line speed: 20
Trains per day: 120
Usage:
- Infrequent vehicular use
- 30078 Pedestrians or Cyclists
Misuse history: 15 incidents in year prior to assessment date (Oct-2015), - 4 incidents since.
Near-miss history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Oct-2015), - Nil incidents since.
Accident history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Oct-2015), - 1 incident since.
Key risk factors:
- Large Numbers of Users
- Sun Glare
- Frequent Trains
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.