| Re: Lydney, Gloucestershire: Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears Posted by Electric train at 06:56, 3rd July 2026 |     |
I have to agree its a council problem,if cars and lorries were not going over the rails,there would not be a problem.
The ownership will depend on who owns the land as it is a heritage railway it is possible the Council are the land owners and lease / licence / wayleave use to the railway.
Another possibility because the road is a by-pass it is the railway that owns the land and the Council has lease / licence / wayleave to cross the railway and maintain the road, this happens with NR the Highway owner pays NR to maintain the crossing surface.
| Re: Lydney, Gloucestershire: Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears Posted by grahame at 08:54, 2nd July 2026 | |
I have to agree its a council problem,if cars and lorries were not going over the rails,there would not be a problem.
But then if there we no rails there for the trains, there would not be a problem either
| Re: Lydney, Gloucestershire: Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears Posted by infoman at 07:05, 2nd July 2026 | |
I have to agree its a council problem,if cars and lorries were not going over the rails,there would not be a problem.
| Re: Lydney, Gloucestershire: Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears Posted by Oxonhutch at 22:08, 1st July 2026 | |
That, by the way, is the Dean Forest Railway, not that the report mentions it. Who owns the road crossing, or is responsible for maintaining it, is another question.
If it is like the Wallingford bypass, that long post-dates the railway, then it will be a council problem.
| Re: Lydney, Gloucestershire: Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:04, 1st July 2026 | |
Would you like me to look into the possibility of merging those topics, stuving? I did consider it, when I posted - simply for continuity.
Chris from Nailsea.
| Re: Lydney, Gloucestershire: Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears Posted by stuving at 17:22, 1st July 2026 | |
That, by the way, is the Dean Forest Railway, not that the report mentions it. Who owns the road crossing, or is responsible for maintaining it, is another question.
| Lydney, Gloucestershire: Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:17, 1st July 2026 | |
From the BBC:
Emergency repairs at rail crossing over safety fears
Gloucestershire County Council closed the A48 Lydney Bypass in Gloucestershire on Tuesday - Image © Google
A rail crossing over a major A-road has been closed for emergency repairs due to safety concerns.
Gloucestershire County Council closed the A48 Lydney Bypass in Gloucestershire on Tuesday after finding some of the road rail crossing plates were failing.
The road remains closed in both directions with diversions in place.
The council said it would provide an update on when the urgent repair works were likely to be completed.
Gloucestershire County Council closed the A48 Lydney Bypass in Gloucestershire on Tuesday - Image © Google
A rail crossing over a major A-road has been closed for emergency repairs due to safety concerns.
Gloucestershire County Council closed the A48 Lydney Bypass in Gloucestershire on Tuesday after finding some of the road rail crossing plates were failing.
The road remains closed in both directions with diversions in place.
The council said it would provide an update on when the urgent repair works were likely to be completed.
