Our guidance provides information and advice on level crossing orders and the process for making them.
We make level crossing orders under the Level Crossings Act 1983.
Guidance
Our level crossing order process provides guidance on level crossing orders and the process for making them.
We have produced a list of commonly used traffic signs at public vehicular road crossings as a quick reference guide.
We have also produced a guidance note which explains how we deal with new non-safety related changes to level crossings which have a current level crossing order. This guidance only applies to orders made using the old templates and does not apply to those made using the new templates available from 11 April 2022.
Templates update
We are currently working to update the level crossing order templates. The new templates are designed to be clearer and less prescriptive than the old templates, and cover groupings of level crossings rather than specific types.
We expect applicants to use the new templates as they become available on our website. Where a new template for the type of crossing being applied for is not yet available, the old templates can continue to be used.
Level crossing order templates
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We provide templates to assist in the order process. These are available below:
New style templates
- Automatic Half Barrier
- Manually Controlled Barrier crossings
- Order-drafting stage letter from operator to ORR
- Order-drafting stage letter from operator to traffic authority
- Formal consultation stage letter from operator to ORR
- Formal consultation stage letter from operator to traffic authority
- Revocation Order
Old style templates
- Automatic Barrier Crossing Locally Monitored (ABCL) on Double Line
- Automatic Barrier Crossing Locally Monitored (ABCL) on Single Line
- Automatic Open Crossing Locally Monitored (AOCL) on Double Line
- Automatic Open Crossing Locally Monitored (AOCL) on Single Line
- Automatic Open Crossing Locally Monitored with Barriers (AOCL+B) on Double Line
- Automatic Open Crossing Locally Monitored with Barriers (AOCL+B) on Single Line
Level crossing orders issued in 2021
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- Brundall – Station Road/Riverside Estate, Brundall, Norwich, Norfolk
- Cantley – Station Road, Cantley, Norfolk
- Chapel Road (Lingwood) – Chapel Road, Lingwood, Norfolk
- Lingwood Station – Station Road, Lingwood, Norfolk
- Marston Moor – Marston Lane, near Hessay, York, North Yorkshire
- Marston Moor traffic sign – Marston Lane, near Hessay, York, North Yorkshire
- Melton Station – Wilford Bridge Road (A1152), Melton, Suffolk
- Oulton Broad North – Bridge Road, Lowestoft, Norfolk
- Strumpshaw – Station Road, Strumpshaw, Buckenham Broadland, Norfolk
- Victoria Road – Victoria Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk