High Shaw Level Crossing

Latitude: 54.257 / 54°15'25"N

Longitude: -3.2378 / 3°14'15"W

OS Eastings: 319462

OS Northings: 485294

OS Grid: SD194852

Mapcode National: GBR 5MT6.TR

Mapcode Global: WH71X.78GD

Pluscode: 9C6R7Q46+QV

What3Words: herring.trumped.skyrocket

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Individual risk rating: D (High)
Collective risk rating: 10 (Low)
Last assessment: February 2020
Next assessment due: May 2021
Types of trains: Passenger & Freight
Line speed: 50
Trains per day: 26
Usage:
- Infrequent Pedestrian use
Misuse history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Mar-2015), - Nil incidents since.
Near-miss history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Mar-2015), - Nil incidents since.
Accident history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Mar-2015), - Nil incidents since.
Key risk factors:
- Sun Glare
- Deliberate Misuse or User Error
Crossing protection arrangements:
- Signage
- Gates or stiles
- Whistle boards provided on the rail approaches - train horn audible warning given (06:00 to 23:59)

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.