Holme Island Level Crossing

Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria

Crossing Data

• Name: Holme Island
• Crossing Type: Private User Worked Crossing with Whistleboards
• Location: Grange-Over-Sands CP
• Postcode: LA116QX
• Route: London North West
• ELR: CBC1
• Distance: 8 miles 67 chains

• Individual risk rating:  B ()  
• Collective risk rating:  3 (Very High)  
• Last assessment: August 2020
• Next assessment due: November 2022
• Types of trains: Passenger & Freight
• Line speed: 60
• Trains per day: 44
• Usage:
  • 5 Vehicles
  • 13 Pedestrians or Cyclists
• Misuse history: 2 incidents in year prior to assessment date (Jun-2014), - Nil incidents since.
• Near-miss history: 2 incidents in year prior to assessment date (Jun-2014), - Nil incidents since.
• Accident history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Jun-2014), - Nil incidents since.
• Key risk factors:
  • Large Numbers of Users
  • Sun Glare
  • Deliberate Misuse or User Error
  • Frequent Trains
• Crossing protection arrangements:
  • Gates or Barriers
  • Signage
  • Whistle boards provided on the rail approaches - train horn audible warning given (06:00 to 23:59)