The 12th Global Level Crossing Symposium will take place in London, in October 2012. The call for papers addressing a variety of topics which are listed below has now gone out and can be seen on the web site. Purpose of GLX The GLXS is held every two years. The event provides an opportunity for [...]
A 23-year-old man died after being hit by a train in Kempton Park on Saturday, Gauteng paramedics said. “The man sat on the railway line and an oncoming train driver hooted and hooted, but the man just sat there,” Netcare 911 spokesman Chris Botha said. He was hit and died on scene due to the [...]
The European Railway Agency and the International Union of Railways sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthencooperation in the field of GSM-R Specifications. (Lille/Paris, 06.10.2010). As part of the ERA “GSM-R Conference” in Lille, Mr Marcel Verslype, Executive Director of the European Railway Agency (ERA) and Mr Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, General Director of the International Union [...]
Nine school children died in an accident on the Western Cape when a train and a taxi colided with each other. ER24 provided these photos to the Arrive Alive website. Also view: Road Safety and Level Crossings and Road Safety
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A man was killed when he was struck by a passenger train near Umkomaas, south of Durban, this morning. What transpired is speculative and will be the subject of a South African Police Force investigation. It is alleged that the man had been standing on the tracks watching fishermen on the shore when he was [...]
A man was killed and another seriously injured when they were hit by trains in two accidents in the Western Cape, paramedics said. The first accident happened at the Muldersvlei train station in Stellenbosch just before 4pm, said ER24 spokesman Tristan Wadeley. “A man believed to be in his late 30s was found lying on [...]
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As announced on 8th July, we are organising the follow-up meeting of the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) task force on 10th December at CER offices in Brussels (see map attached). The idea is to set out the principles and common actions at a wide level building on ELCAD success and incorporating experience from [...]
On the 25th of June we added a Blog post titled “Today is European Level Crossings Awareness Day 2009″. We have received feedback yesterday and postive comments about the Level Crossings Awareness Day. I would like to quote: “Thank you very much for your support, ELCAD [...]
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This day is dedicated to help raise awareness of the critical risks at the road/rail interface faced by the rail community and to highlight the strategic initiative for a European Road/Rail Interface Strategy and associated Action Plan focussing on education and behaviour of users at level crossings. Around 23 countries will be involved at different [...]
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It was announced that the Government of Canada will work to improve safety at one railway crossing(s) in Northumberland-Quinte West. Rail safety in Canada will additionally benefit from the Government of Canada’s 2009 Economic Action Plan, which is accelerating and expanding recent historic federal investment in infrastructure with almost [...]
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