Railway level crossings

摘要

Apparatus is disclosed for use at a railway level crossing having gates or barriers (3) which can be opened or closed or raised or lowered. The gates or barriers are provided with detection device (4) comprising switches and relays, for detecting whether at least one of the gates is open or closed or whether at least one of the barriers is raised or lowered. Warning devices (5) such as light beacons or LED displays, are connected to the detecting device for providing a warning indication to a user of the crossing that at least one of the gates is open or at least one of the barriers is raised. The LED display can be a double sided sign panel showing a warning text.