Transport Committee - Eleventh Report
Safety at level crossings

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 24 February 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 Level crossings: an overview

Types of level crossings

Who is in charge of level crossings?

How safe are level crossings?

3 Making level crossings safer

Risk assessment

Transparency

Network Rail's plans to improve safety

Legislation: Law Commission's review

Closure of level crossings

Co-operation between railway operators, highway authorities and planning authorities

Impact on heritage railways

ORR oversight of level crossing safety

4 Helping people use level crossings safely

Introduction

Vulnerable users

"Whistle boards" and "decision points"

Highway Code and other road regulations

Motorists' education

Pedestrian education

5 The aftermath of accidents

Network Rail's treatment of families

Whistleblowing

Senior accountability

Duty of candour

Family liaison

Investigations and inquests

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Legal support for families

Media, communications and use of language

6 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex: Level crossing and road risk compared

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 7 March 2014