MEDIA INVITATION: SOUTH WALES LEVEL CROSSING USERS URGED “DON’T RUN THE RISK” (change of time)

Tuesday 17 Jul 2007

MEDIA INVITATION: SOUTH WALES LEVEL CROSSING USERS URGED “DON’T RUN THE RISK” (change of time)

Region & Route:: | Wales & Western: Wales & Borders; | Wales & Western

Date: Friday 20 July 2007 Time: 10:30am Venue: Llanelli level crossing, adjacent to Llanelli Station Contact: Network Rail Media Relations, 01793 515267 Level crossing misuse now represents the largest single risk of a train accident on the railway in Wales. Network Rail will be reminding level crossings users of the dangers of level crossing misuse this Friday at Llanelli level crossing - one of the most misused crossings in the region. Network Rail has joined forces with the British Transport Police, Arriva Trains Wales and local MP Nia Griffith as part of its Don’t run the risk campaign to highlight the severe risks drivers, cyclists and pedestrians take in ignoring red signals, barriers and klaxons at level crossings. The Don’t run the risk team will be on site at the level crossing adjacent to Llanelli Station, where they will be reminding people of the dangers of level crossing misuse and giving facts and advice about how to use crossings safely. Network Rail’s Don’t run the risk campaign was launched in May 2006. Its aim is to change the behaviour of level crossing users – to protect themselves and reduce the danger to train passengers

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