British Railways (No. 2) Order Confirmation Act 1994

Works

Power to make railway

4 Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Board may, in the line or situation and within the limit of deviation shown on the deposited plan and according to the levels shown on the deposited section, make and maintain the following work in the Clackmannan District, Central Region, with all necessary works and conveniences connected therewith:—

• (Railway between Cambus and Alloa)

  Work No. 1—The railway (3,530 metres in length), being a reinstatement of part of the former Stirling to Dunfermline Railway, commencing at Cambus by a junction with the Stirling to Menstrie Railway at a point 14 metres north-west of Station Road and terminating at Alloa at a point on the former Stirling to Dunfermline Railway 142 metres east of the bridge carrying the footpath known as Station Bridge over the site of the last-mentioned railway.

Level crossings of Station Road, Cambus, and Grange Road, Alloa

5 (1) In this section—

• “the level crossings” means the level crossings provided under subsection (2) below, or either of them; and

• “traffic sign” has the same meaning as in the [1984 c. 27.] Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

(2) The Board may in the construction of Work No. 1 provide level crossings comprising a single line of railway across and on the level of—

(a) Station Road, Cambus; and

(b) Grange Road, Alloa;

(which roads are respectively numbered on the deposited plan 3 and 5 in the Clackmannan District), but shall not be required to erect or maintain a station or lodge thereat.

(3) (a) The Board may, with the consent in writing of the Secretary of State and subject to such requirements as he may from time to time lay down, provide, maintain and operate at or near the level crossings such barriers, lights, traffic signs, and automatic or other devices and appliances as may be approved by the Secretary of State.

(b) So long as the consent referred to in paragraph (a) above continues in force, the provisions (in so far as they are inconsistent with any such consent) of the [1839 c. 45.] Highway (Railway Crossings) Act 1839, section 9 of the [1842 c. 55.] Railway Regulation Act 1842, section 40 of the Act of 1845 and section 6 of the [1863 c. 92.] Railways Clauses Act 1863 shall not apply to the level crossings.

(c) Section 65 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (placing of traffic signs by highway authorities) shall have effect with respect to the erection and display of a traffic sign by the Board as if it were a traffic sign erected and displayed by a traffic authority within the meaning of that Act.

Power to deviate

6 (1) In the construction of Work No. 1, the Board may—

(a) deviate from the line or situation thereof shown on the deposited plan to the extent of the limit of deviation; and

(b) subject to subsection (2) below, deviate vertically from the levels shown on the deposited section to any extent not exceeding 1 metre upwards or downwards.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) above shall not apply to the construction of Work No. 1 across and on the level of Station Road, Cambus, and Grange Road, Alloa.

Station works at Alloa

7 In the construction of Work No. 1, the Board may—

(a) on any part of the land numbered on the deposited plan 16, 17, 20 and 21 in the Clackmannan District which lies within the line marked “Limit of station works” on the deposited plan make, maintain and operate a station at Alloa for the purposes of serving that work, with all necessary works and conveniences connected therewith; and

(b) form and lay out means of pedestrian access at the point marked “A” on the deposited plan from and to Station Bridge to and from that station.