Marsh House Level Crossing

Latitude: 53.373 / 53°22'22"N

Longitude: -2.6633 / 2°39'48"W

OS Eastings: 355963

OS Northings: 386448

OS Grid: SJ559864

Mapcode National: GBR 9YVF.5K

Mapcode Global: WH98Q.2H00

Pluscode: 9C5V98FP+6M

What3Words: point.toxic.paused

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Name: Marsh House
Crossing Type: Private Manually Controlled Barriers (locally monitored by CCTV)
Location: Penketh CP
Postcode: WA5 2UL
Route: London North West
ELR: SDJ2
Distance: 14 miles 10 chains

Individual risk rating: I ()
Collective risk rating: 7 (Moderate)
Last assessment: January 2020
Next assessment due: April 2023
Types of trains: Passenger & Freight
Line speed: 40
Trains per day: 31
Usage:
- 260 Vehicles
- 53 Pedestrians or Cyclists
Misuse history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Jul-2013), - Nil incidents since.
Near-miss history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Jul-2013), - Nil incidents since.
Accident history: Nil incidents in year prior to assessment date (Jul-2013), - Nil incidents since.
Key risk factors:
- Poor Visibility for Aapproaching Road Vehicles
- Large Numbers of HGVs
- Crossing Approach
- Sun Glare
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.