IarnrÃ³d Ãireann - Irish Rail (Dublin - Sligo) (Killucan Level Crossing) Order 2005
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the IarnrÃ³d Ãireann (Dublin - Sligo) (Killucan Level Crossing) Order 2005.
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paragraphs: This Order comes into operation on 21 November 2005.
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paragraphs: In this Order -
“barrier” has the same meaning as it has in Article 5;
“Company” means IarnrÃ³d Ãireann - Irish Rail;
“left” and “right” mean, respectively, left and right looking towards the level crossing from the adjoining portion of the public road referred to in the definition of “level crossing”;
“level crossing” means that place where the Company's railway between Dublin and Sligo crosses on the level a public road running between Killucan and the N4 road junction at Correllstown at Killucan Level Crossing in the Townland of Riverstown, Parish of Killucan in the County of Westmeath;
“Minister” means Minister for Transport;
“roadway” means that portion of the said public road which is provided primarily for the use of vehicles.
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paragraphs: The following provisions do not apply to the level crossing:
(a) section 47 of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act 1845;
(b) any other enactment incorporating requirements of similar effect to that enactment or similar effect to Section 6 of the Railway Clauses Act 1863.
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paragraphs: The Company shall provide, maintain, control and operate two barriers (in this Order referred to as the “barriers”) at each side of the level crossing, and each barrier shall be capable of being automatically or manually controlled.
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paragraphs: Each barrier shall -
(a) be constructed of wood or other lightweight material,
(b) have alternate red and white bands of reflecting material on the face of it and a red band at the tip, each band being approximately 600 millimetres in width and vertical when the barrier is lowered,
(c) have two non-flashing red electric lights, one of which shall be located near the centre of the roadway when lowered and the other shall be placed within 150 millimetres of the tip, and on top of the barrier, and each of which shall be of not less power than 6 watts and so placed as to show both ways along the road, and
(d) be pivoted at the side of the public road and be of such length that, when lowered, the full width of the roadway is fenced off.
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paragraphs: Each barrier shall be so designed that -
(a) when raised, it is approximately vertical and no part of it is within 600 millimetres of an imaginary vertical line from the edge of the roadway,
(b) when lowered, it is at, or nearly at, a right angle to the centre line of the roadway and the underside of the barrier is not less than 840 millimetres and not more than 1000 millimetres above the roadway,
(c) the space between the barrier and the roadway, when the barrier is lowered, is fenced in by skirts, and
(d) it is capable of being controlled from a position near the level crossing by an employee of the Company.
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paragraphs: The barriers shall be operated electrically and controlled, at the option of the Company either -
(a) automatically, by track circuits or treadles on the railway line on each approach to the level crossing, or
(b) manually, by proper persons employed by the Company.
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paragraphs: The Company shall provide and maintain -
(a) two red electric lights flashing alternately, and one amber electric light located on a post on the left hand side of the public road at each side of the level crossing and facing outwards from the level crossing along the public road, the red lights being not less than 2440 millimetres above the road surface and the amber light being fixed on the same post or fixture below the red lights, and not less than 2140 millimetres above the road surface,
(b) two red electric lights flashing alternately, and one amber electric light located on a post on the right hand side of the public road at each side of the level crossing and facing outwards from the level crossing along the public road, the red lights being not less than 2440 millimetres above the road surface and the amber light being fixed on the same post or fixture below the red lights and not less than 2140 millimetres above the road surface,
(c) two amber electric lights, flashing alternately, on a post in advance of the red electric lights on the left hand side of the public road on the north side of the level crossing facing outwards from the level crossing along the public road on the approach from Killucan, the amber lights being not less than 2440 millimetres above the road surface,
(d) an electric bell or other audible warning device at each side of the level crossing,
(e) an alternative power supply of sufficient capacity to operate the barriers lights and an electric bell or other audible warning device, for not less than 12 hours,
(f) a telephone in a conspicuously marked housing at each side of the level crossing, connected to one of the Company's signal boxes controlling railway traffic at the level crossing.
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paragraphs: The Company shall arrange, manage, control and operate the barriers and all appliances relating thereto or connected with the regulation of the level crossing so that -
(a) the barriers are kept in the raised position, except when vehicles travelling along the railway have occasion to cross the roadway,
(b) the advance flashing amber lights become illuminated not less than 5 seconds before the flashing red lights begin to flash,
(c) the amber lights specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article 9 of this Order become illuminated not less than 5 seconds before the flashing red lights begin to flash, remain illuminated until the flashing red lights begin to flash, and are then extinguished,
(d) the electric bells or other audible warning device starts sounding not less than 5 seconds before the flashing red lights begin to flash and continue to sound until the barriers are in the lowered position,
(e) the flashing red lights start flashing not less than 6 seconds before the barriers begin to fall,
(f) the left hand barriers begin to fall not less than 5 seconds before the right hand barriers begin to fall,
(g) all the barriers are lowered within a period not less than 22 seconds nor more than 26 seconds, and such lowering automatically switches on the non-flashing red lights on the barriers,
(h) the lowering of the barriers is completed and the crossing area certified clear before the arrival at the level crossing of any vehicle travelling along the railway,
(i) the flashing red lights and the advance flashing amber lights continue to flash and the non-flashing red lights on the barriers remain illuminated while the barriers are in the lowered position,
(j) the barriers remain in the lowered position until the vehicle or the last axle of the train which caused the barriers to fall has passed the level crossing and then commence to rise to the raised position,
(k) the flashing red lights and the advance flashing amber lights and the non-flashing red lights on the barriers are extinguished as the barriers approach the raised position,
(l) the alternative power supply referred to in paragraph (e) of Article 9 of this Order comes into operation automatically if the main power supply fails and
(m) the barriers fall to, and remain in, the lowered position -
(i) if all power supplies fail, or
(ii) if there is any defect in any of the appliances relating to either of the barriers (other than failure of electric bulbs), unless the barriers are maintained in the raised position by manual control.
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paragraphs: The Company shall provide and maintain -
(a) a good road surface on the level crossing for a width of approximately 6000 millimetres and extending for approximately 1500 millimetres beyond the left and right edges of the roadway, and
(b) guards, at ground level, against trespass, abutting the left and right edges of such road surface.
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paragraphs: Nothing in this Order shall operate to relieve the Company of its obligation to give to the Minister the notices in writing in relation to the level crossing provided for in section 4 of the Railway Regulation Act 1842, as amended.