The Level Crossing (Bellarena) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and interpretation

  3. 2.Suspension of statutory provisions

  4. 3.Provision of equipment

  5. 4.Revocation

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PARTICULARS OF THE BARRIERS, LIGHTS, TRAFFIC SIGNS AND OTHER DEVICES

      1. 1.Cattle-cum-trespass guards of standard railway design shall be provided adjacent...

      2. 2.A barrier shall be pivoted as close to the railway...

      3. 3.It shall be possible to raise and lower the barriers....

      4. 4.When the barriers are fully lowered, their uppermost surfaces shall...

      5. 5.When in the fully raised position, the barriers shall be...

      6. 6.The barriers shall be as light as possible but shall...

      7. 7.The barriers shall be fitted with skirts so arranged that...

      8. 8.Three electric lamps, or equivalent (light emitting diodes) each of...

      9. 9.The barriers shall display on both front and rear faces...

      10. 10.Suitable screening shall be provided for each barrier machine to...

      11. 11.A traffic light signal of the size, colour and type...

      12. 12.An audible warning device shall be provided on or adjacent...

      13. 13.A reflectorised stop line of the size and type shown...

      14. 14.Where the road passes over the crossing, reflectorised edge of...

      15. 15.The centre line of the carriageway shall be marked on...

      16. 16.A traffic sign of the size, colour and type shown...

      17. 17.There shall be a signalling control centre at Coleraine. A...

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

      19. 19.Facilities shall be provided at the crossing to operate the...

      20. 20.Lighting shall be provided as necessary so that during the...

      21. 21.Protecting railway signals shall be provided and these shall be...

      22. 22.In this Schedule – ‘the Regulations’ means the Traffic Signs...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY THE RAILWAY UNDERTAKING

      1. 1.The carriageway shall be approximately 6.1 metres wide at the...

      2. 2.The ground at the two edges of the carriageway over...

      3. 3.The surface of the carriageway and footways over the crossing...

      4. 4.The barriers shall be kept in the fully raised position...

      5. 5.The electric lamps or equivalent (light emitting diodes) on each...

      6. 6.The crossing shall be illuminated during the hours of darkness...

      7. 7.The protecting signals shall be controlled from the signalling control...

      8. 8.The picture of the crossing shall be exhibited on the...

      9. 9.Visual indicators and an audible alarm shall be provided at...

      10. 10.The audible alarm shall sound if: (a) any barrier is...

      11. 11.When the ‘lower’ push button is pressed or the train...

      12. 12.The arrangements shall be such that the protecting railway signals...

      13. 13.If a train overruns a protecting signal the arrangements shall...

      14. 14.The intermittent red lights shall continue to show until the...

      15. 15.If, during the lower sequence, both red road lights on...

      16. 16.If the barriers do not achieve the fully raised position...

      17. 17.A failure indication can only be extinguished when the barriers...

      18. 18.Should automatic lowering or raising take an abnormally long time...

  8. Explanatory Note