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Wednesday 26 Feb 2014

Level Crossing Consultation - Newark to Nottingham line

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Network Rail is welcoming comments on planned improvements to level crossings on the Nottingham to Newark Castle line.

Significant investment is planned to re-signal the line in order to replace life-expired equipment. Once completed it means all signals on the line will be controlled from the East Midlands Control Centre in Derby.

The section of line between Lowdham and Newark Castle is currently controlled by four signal boxes and two gate boxes, all of which date back to the early 1900s. The signal boxes at Lowdham, Fiskerton Junction, and Staythorpe, and the gate boxes at Fiskerton Station and Rolleston Station will all be removed.

The current automatic half barrier level crossing at Bleasby and the gated crossings at Morton, Fiskerton Station and Rolleston Station will all be upgraded to upgraded to MCB-OD (obstacle detection) crossings with full barriers.

Lowdham and Staythorpe which already have full barriers will also become MCB-OD crossings.

The crossings at Gonalston and Thurgarton will remain as automatic half barrier crossings but will be supervised from Derby

Newark Castle Level Crossing will be renewed to current standards and controlled from Derby with the aid of CCTV cameras and monitoring equipment.

Information meetings about these changes have previously been held at:

Women’s Institute Hall, Lowdham on 13 December 2013

Newark Town Council on 19 December 2013

Rolleston Village Hall on 19 December 2013

The works are proposed to take place in November 2015, and will be staggered to minimise disruption to the local road network.

Members of the public should send their comments to Newark and Sherwood District Council as part of the Statutory Consultation Procedure.