Network Rail has now reached its target of closing 10% of Britain’s crossings – 750 in total – by April 2014.

Drivers and pedestrians are continuing to put lives at risk by ignoring flashing lights and warning sirens at level crossings in the south east.

Drivers and pedestrians are continuing to put their lives and the lives of others – including children – at risk by misusing level crossings in south-west London, Surrey and Hampshire.

A total of 115 level crossings in the West Midlands and north west have closed since 2010 as part of a national programme to make the railway safer.

The closure of a level crossing on the East Coast Main Line in Cambridgeshire means Network Rail has now reached its target, set in 2010, of closing 10% of Britain’s crossings – 750 in total – by April 2014, contributing to a reduction in the overall risk level crossings pose to the network by 25%.

The closure of a level crossing on the East Coast Main Line in Cambridgeshire means Network Rail has now reached its target, set in 2010, of closing 10% of Britain’s crossings – 750 in total – by April 2014, contributing to a reduction in the overall risk level crossings pose to the network by 25%.

The mother of a young girl killed on a level crossing has joined Network Rail teams to tell her story to pupils at Cherry Willingham School. Tina Hughes agreed to speak to pupils after reports of schoolchildren running around the barriers at nearby Cherry Willingham level crossing in Lincoln.

The closure of Cardells level crossing on the East Coast Main Line means Network Rail has now reached its target of closing 10% of Britain’s crossings by April 2014. The target was set in 210 and has resulted in the closure of 750 crossings.

The LNE & EM Route, which manages the East Coast and Midland Main Lines and connecting routes, has closed 231 of the total.