Sandy Lane level crossing closed because of fault

10:56pm Tuesday 19th March 2013 in News

SANDY Lane level crossing - where a man died in a crash with a train in January - is closed tonight because of a fault with the barrier.

A police spokesman said the level crossing between Yarnton and Kidlington is closed because of the fault.

Network Rail staff are on their way to the crossing to fix it.

In January Tom Pizzey, from Banbury, died when his car was hit by a train at the crossing.

Today the Oxford Mail revealed the level crossing had 21 faults last year and that Network Rail was working to improve safety there.

Click here for today's story.

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Comments(4)

Myron Blatz says...
1:32am Wed 20 Mar 13

The old type full gates were safer than barriers or flashing signs. Safer still though were the manually operated ones, but required Gate Keepers, who cost money to employ - and we all know how rail companies don't like to see shaeeholder profits reduced!

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Sandy Wimpole-Smythe says...
8:19am Wed 20 Mar 13

Strange how so soon after somebody dies at this crossing, which was apparently working at the time of the crash, it develops a fault warranting it's closure. Can't help wondering if Network Rail may have overlooked the fault which led to the crash.

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Quentin Walker says...
8:55am Wed 20 Mar 13

There is a fault with the barrier, no one was killed or injured, there were no near misses.

Network Rail's system works.

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Sandy Wimpole-Smythe says...
8:58am Wed 20 Mar 13

Quentin Walker wrote:
There is a fault with the barrier, no one was killed or injured, there were no near misses.

Network Rail's system works.
'Today the Oxford Mail revealed the level crossing had 21 faults last year and that Network Rail was working to improve safety there.'


Yeah, clearly working perfectly.

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