The Level Crossing (Cullybackey South) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023

Article 3 (a) and (b)

SCHEDULE 1 PARTICULARS OF THE BARRIER, LIGHTS, TRAFFIC SIGNS AND OTHER DEVICES

1.  Cattle-cum-trespass guards of standard railway design shall be provided adjacent to the ground, which is made up to the level of the carriageway. The guards shall extend the full distance between the fence on each side of the railway.

2.  A barrier shall be provided and pivoted as close to the railway on both sides of the road on each approach to the crossing. Barriers shall be aligned as parallel to the railway as practicable to reduce the crossing length.

3.  It shall be possible to raise and lower the barriers. When lowered, the barriers shall be as nearly horizontal as possible and shall extend across the full width of the carriageway and the footway.

4.  When the barriers are fully lowered, their uppermost surfaces shall be not less than 900mm above the road surface at the centre of the carriageway and the under-clearance between the barrier and the road shall not exceed 1 metre.

5.  When in the fully raised position, the barrier shall be inclined towards the carriageway an angle of between 5 and 10 degrees from the vertical. No part of either barrier or of any attachment thereto which is less than 5 metres above the level of the carriageway shall be horizontally displaced from the nearer edge of the carriageway by less than 450mm. No part of any barrier or any attachment thereto which in either case is less than 2 metres above the level of the footway shall normally be horizontally displaced from the edge of the footway further from the carriageway by less than 150mm.

6.  The barriers shall be as light as possible but shall also be strong enough to prevent distortion or fracture likely to be caused by wind pressure. It shall be possible to raise them by hand.

7.  The barriers shall be fitted with skirts so arranged that when the barriers are lowered the skirts fence in the space between the barrier and the ground.

8.  Three electric lamps, or equivalent (light emitting diodes) each of not less than 5 watts nominal rating or equivalent and with lenses not less than 50mm diameter, shall be fitted to each barrier, one within 150mm of its tip and the other 2 equally spaced. When illuminated, the lamps shall show a red light in each direction along the carriageway.

9.  The barriers shall display on both front and rear faces alternate red and white bands each approximately 600mm long and to the full depth of the barriers. A band of red retro-reflecting material not less than 50mm deep shall be provided along the length of each red band.

10.  Suitable screening shall be provided for each barrier machine to guard against danger to persons from the operating mechanisms and moving parts of the machine.

11.  A traffic light signal of the size, colour and type shown in Diagram 3104 of the Regulations shall be provided on the left-hand side of the road on each approach to the crossing and as close as practicable to the barrier. There shall be an additional traffic light signal of the same type on the right-hand side of the road on each approach to the crossing so located to be either in line with or on the railway side of the stop line mentioned in paragraph 13. The traffic light signals on each side of the railway shall be positioned so as to face outwards from the crossing towards approaching traffic. All the signals shall be capable of directional adjustment.

12.  An audible warning device shall be provided on or adjacent to each left hand side traffic light signal post on each approach to the crossing. Facilities shall be provided to reduce the sound output of these devices and any reduced sound output shall operate to suit local day and night conditions.

13.  A reflectorised stop line of the size and type shown in Diagram 1001 in the Regulations shall be provided across the left-hand side of carriageway on each approach to the crossing approximately 1 metre before the left-hand side traffic signal. Where this is not achievable due to crossing skew, the stop line shall be positioned in line with or in front of the duplicate traffic light signal. A stop line shall not be located behind a road traffic light signal in any circumstances.

14.  Where the road passes over the crossing, reflectorised edge of road markings of the size and type shown in Diagram 1012.1 in the Regulations shall be provided along each edge of the carriageway or made-up ground along each edge of the carriageway.

15.  The centre line of the carriageway shall be marked on the crossing between the stop lines mentioned in paragraph 13 and for a distance of approximately 14 metres on the west side of the railway measured along the centre of the carriageway from stop lines to hatched markings to Diagram 1040 with a reflectorised double continuous line road marking of the size and type shown in Diagram 1013.1A in the Regulations.

16.  The centre line of the carriageway shall be marked on the crossing between the stop lines mentioned in paragraph 13 and for a distance of approximately 48 metres on the east side of the railway measured along the centre of the carriageway from the stop lines with a reflectorised double lines of the size, colour and type shown in Diagram 1013.1D in the Regulations wherein the continuous line is on the left-hand side of the broken line.

17.  At least two carriageway markings of the size, colour and type shown in Diagram 1014 in the Regulations shall be marked on the carriageway in an appropriate position on the approach side of the road marking described in paragraph 16.

18.  A traffic sign of the size, colour and type shown in Diagram 770 in the Regulations shall be provided on the left-hand side of each road approach to the crossing facing traffic approaching the crossing. Below this, a traffic sign of the size, colour and type shown in Diagram 773 in the Regulations shall be provided facing traffic approaching the crossing.

19.  There shall be a signal control centre at Coleraine. A closed-circuit television camera shall be provided at the crossing and shall be connected to a viewing monitor adjacent to the crossing control point in the control centre.

20.  The control point shall have push-buttons to:

(a) lower the barriers – the ‘lower’ push-button;

(b) raise the barriers – the ‘raise’ push-button;

(c) release the protecting signals – the ‘crossing-clear’ push-button; and

(d) stop the lowering or raising of the barriers – the ‘stop’ push-button.

21.  Facilities shall be provided at the crossing to operate the barriers and other protective equipment.

22.  Lighting shall be provided as necessary so that during the hours of darkness in conditions of normal visibility it can be seen from the control point that the crossing is clear whilst the barriers are being lowered, and until the ‘crossing-clear’ push-button is pressed.

23.  Protecting railway signals shall be provided. Whilst the barriers are raised the railway signals will be set at danger and it shall not be possible to clear those signals. It will also be possible to raise the barriers from their positions across the carriageway by hand or under local control.

24.  In this Schedule “ the Regulations” means the Traffic Signs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1).

(1)

S.R. 1997 No. 386, as amended by S.R. 1999 No. 484