{"id":219828,"date":"2025-05-19T17:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=177721"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:53:42","slug":"truly-shocking-misuse-leads-to-emergency-closure-of-south-yorkshire-level-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=219828","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Truly shocking\u2019 misuse leads to emergency closure of South Yorkshire level crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/truly-shocking-misuse-leads-to-emergency-closure-of-south-yorkshire-level-crossing\/\" title=\"\u2018Truly shocking\u2019 misuse leads to emergency closure of South Yorkshire level crossing\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19085117\/Level-Crossing-safety-Network-Rail-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19085117\/Level-Crossing-safety-Network-Rail-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19085117\/Level-Crossing-safety-Network-Rail-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An emergency closure order has been granted for a level crossing in Barnsley following repeated incidents of dangerous misuse.<\/p>\n<p>Network Rail\u2019s application relating to the Wilthorpe footpath crossing was approved by Barnsley Council yesterday (15 May).<\/p>\n<p>It follows \u201ctruly shocking\u201d misuse \u2013 with 15 incidents recorded in the past eight weeks, including when youths and adults have:<\/p>\n<p>held gates shut to prevent others from leaving the track<br \/>laid down on the live rail, including to pose for photographs<br \/>crossed while a train was coming or after the automated warning has sounded<br \/>placed ballast on the rail<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wistia-inc wp-block-embed-wistia-inc\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Wilthorpe CCTV - Trespass Sequence, Network Rail (1) Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/lyfeat0t94?dnt=1#?secret=qKwlNnYvhF\" data-secret=\"qKwlNnYvhF\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"696\" height=\"397\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Andy Cunningham, Network Rail route level crossing manager, said: \u201cThe footage from Wilthorpe is truly shocking and the worst I\u2019ve seen for misuse and disregard for level crossing safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are repeatedly risking their own and other people\u2019s lives. The crossing has limited sighting of approaching trains and we\u2019re fortunate not to have had a fatality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware that this is a popular walking route for residents and our decision to seek this emergency closure was not taken lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut given the evidence and the severity of the situation, we believe that closing the crossing is the most responsible course of action to prevent any potential accidents or injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand that this decision may disrupt daily routines, and we\u2019re sorry for the any inconvenience caused, but the safety of the public is our top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The emergency closure order has been granted for three weeks, after which Network Rail officials will seek a six-month temporary traffic regulation order.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/rail-news\/truly-shocking-misuse-leads-to-emergency-closure-of-south-yorkshire-level-crossing\/\" title=\"\u2018Truly shocking\u2019 misuse leads to emergency closure of South Yorkshire level crossing\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19085117\/Level-Crossing-safety-Network-Rail-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>An emergency closure order has been granted for a level crossing in Barnsley following repeated incidents of dangerous misuse. Network Rail\u2019s application relating to the Wilthorpe footpath crossing was approved by Barnsley Council yesterday (15 May). It follows \u201ctruly shocking\u201d misuse \u2013 with 15 incidents recorded in the past eight weeks, including when youths and [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16190,16015,47,43,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hseq","category-permanent-way","category-rail-news","category-safety","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=219828"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219864,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219828\/revisions\/219864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=219828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=219828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=219828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}