The Forge Lane, Horbury Level Crossing Order 1995

PART 1 Particulars of the gates and other protective equipment

1.  A gate shall be pivoted on the northern side of the carriageway on each side of the new level crossing as close to the new railway as practicable. An additional gate shall be pivoted on the west side of the new railway on the north side of the carriageway.

2.  A gate shall be pivoted on each side of the carriageway on each side of the existing level crossing as close to the existing railway as practicable.

3.  The uppermost surface of each of the gates shall not be less than 1450 millimetres (“mm”) above the road surface at the centre of the carriageway and the under-clearance between the gates and the carriageway shall not exceed 150 mm.

4.  When closed to road vehicles the gates of the new level crossing shall extend across the full width of the carriageway and the additional gate shall extentdto a point clear of the new railway and the carriageway. When closed to road vehicles the gates of the existing level crossing shall extend across the full width of the carriageway.

5.  When open to road vehicles the gates of the level crossings shall effect the closure of the railway.

6.  Each gate shall be provided with a suitable mechanism to secure the gate in position. Such mechanism shall secure the gates in the open or closed positions and when the railways are not being operated shall also serve to secure the gates against unauthorised operation.

7.  The gates shall be strong enough to be likely to prevent distortion or fracture being caused by wind pressure, and subject thereto shall be as light as possible.

8.  The gates shall be so constructed that no interstice between the gates thereof shall be greater than 150 mm.

9.  The gates shall be painted in white and shall each display a circular plate of red Class I retroreflecting material not less than 600 mm in diameter. The plates shall be fixed to the gates such that when the gates are closed to road traffic they shall be located in the centre of the face of the gates directed towards approaching road traffic. The top rail of each gate shall display a horizontal band of red retroreflecting material of the face directed towards approaching road traffic. The bands shall each be approximately 600 mm long and 50 mm deep and shall be displaced from each other by a space of 600 mm.

10.  Provision shall be made for a lamp to be mounted in the centre of each gate. This lamp shall when lit show a red light to approaching road traffic.

11.  Lighting shall be provided as necessary so that during hours of darkness in conditions of normal visibility a train driver is able to see that the crossing is clear before driving the train over it.

12.  A stop board of standard railway design displaying the words “Stop— Open crossing gates before proceeding” shall be provided on each railway approach, approximately 25 metres before the level crossings. The stop boards shall be provided with Class I retroreflecting material or shall be illuminated.

13.  An advance warning board of standard railway design shall be provided on the southbound railway approach to the level crossings, approximately 150 metres before the stop boards mentioned in paragraph 12 above and shall be provided with Class I retroreflecting material or shall be illuminated.

14.  In this Part, “Class I retroreflecting material” is material which satisfies British Standard 873, Part 6, or is of an equivalent standard.