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Designs of level crossings, where railway lines cross roads or other paths, vary country-to-country.

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Level crossings by country

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of railway fatalities are from level crossing related incidents. Austrian level crossings are similar to German crossings, in that they have either a single...

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Level crossing

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crossing, and RXR (abbreviated). There are more than 100,000 level crossings in Europe and more than 200,000 in North America. Road-grade crossings are...

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Level crossing signals

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Level crossing signals are the electronic warning devices for road vehicles at railroad level crossings. Level crossings can be operated in various ways...

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Level crossings in the United Kingdom

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Level crossing warning signs/plates There are around 6,000 level crossings in the United Kingdom, of which about 1,500 are public highway crossings. This...

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List of level crossing crashes

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occur at a level crossing; in other words, this list only includes railway accidents that occur at-grade and not separated from other traffic by bridges...

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Level crossings in New Zealand

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000 level crossings in New Zealand, with about 1330 being publicly maintained by KiwiRail as of 2013. Of these, 275 crossings were protected by flashing...

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Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories

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systems by country Level crossings by country Rail transport by country Railway coupling by country School bus by country Speed limits by country Taxis by country...

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Zebra crossing

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zebra crossings are also used on pedestrian crossings controlled by traffic signals. The lines of a zebra crossing are commonly laid down by a road marking...

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Pedestrian crossing

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the crossing. Unsignalised crossings generally assist pedestrians, and usually prioritise pedestrians, depending on the locality. Pelican crossings use...

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Hectorspruit level crossing accident

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The Hectorspruit level crossing accident occurred at approximately 7 a.m. on 13 July 2012, when a Witbank to Maputo coal train collided with a truck on...

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Cross Country Route

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limited to 100 mph (160 km/h) because of numerous level crossings, especially half-barrier level crossings, and the section from Wakefield to Leeds has the...

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Nosaby level crossing accident

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The Nosaby level crossing accident (Swedish: Järnvägsolyckan i Nosaby or Tågolyckan i Nosaby) occurred on 10 September 2004 at 9.07 a.m. in Nosaby in Kristianstad...

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Faure level crossing accident

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The Faure level crossing accident was a truck-train collision near Cape Town, South Africa that caused 19 deaths. It occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on...

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Langenweddingen level crossing disaster

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level crossings had to be verified closed before a permissive signal was given to trains, buses and dangerous goods also had to stop before crossing even...

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Capital punishment by country

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is the only country in the Americas to conduct executions for civil purposes. Capital punishment applies nationwide on the federal level, for certain...

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Crossbuck

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crossbuck and so are regular intersections rather than level crossings.) Different countries may classify the sign differently. For example, in Australia...

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Dartford Crossing

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as one of the most important road crossings in Britain, it suffers from heavy traffic and congestion. The crossing's development started in the late 1930s...

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Administrative division

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second-level, or third-level divisions. The exact number of the levels of administrative divisions and their structure largely varies by country (and sometimes...

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List of places on land with elevations below sea level

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below sea level that has been known to exist during the geological past, as measured by continuous volume of atmospheric air below sea level, was the dry...

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Villa Soldati level crossing tragedy

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The Villa Soldati level crossing disaster occurred on the morning of June 11, 1962 in the Villa Soldati neighborhood of Buenos Aires, when, in dense fog...

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Wildlife crossing

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Wildlife crossings are structures that allow animals to cross human-made barriers safely. Wildlife crossings may include underpass tunnels or wildlife...

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Department stores by country

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Illum (1891), and Salling (1906). Magasin is by far the largest, with seven stores all over the country, with the flagship store being Magasin du Nord...

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