Crossing Type: Public Highway User worked Crossing with Minature Stop Lights
Location: Ripple CP
Postcode: CT149JH
Route: Kent
ELR: BME2
Distance: 92 miles 54 chains
Individual risk rating:
C
(Very High)
Collective risk rating:
3 (Very High)
Last assessment: November 2020
Next assessment due: February 2020
Types of trains: Passenger & Freight
Line speed: 70
Trains per day: 61
Usage:
41 Vehicles
54 Pedestrians or Cyclists
Misuse history: 1 incident in year prior to assessment date (May-2015), - 3 incidents since.
Near-miss history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (May-2015), - Nil incidents since.
Accident history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (May-2015), - Nil incidents since.
Key risk factors:
Low Sighting Time
Large Numbers of Users
Gates Open
Deliberate Misuse or User Error
Current protection arrangements:
Gates or Barriers
Miniature stop lights provided to warn of train approach
Signage
Location Data
UK Parliament Constituency: Dover
District Council: Dover District Council
County Council Electoral Division: Dover North
County Council: Kent County Council
Civil Parish/community: Ripple
European Region: South East
District Council Ward: St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
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.
