Barnes Road Railway Crossing
Sir, —With the large volume of traffic and pedestrians travelling east along Barnes road, Papanui, I, for one, consider this railway crossing one of the most dangerous. There is a boundary of huge poplar trees which have not been topped for several years. There is a compulsory stop sign here, but no flashing lights or other warning devices. These trees tend to screen any noise of approaching goods trains and rail-cars coming from North Canterbury. Does someone have to be killed before any action is taken?— Yours, etc., ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS.
April 14, 1960. [The District Engineer of Railways (Mr G. Shrimpton) replies: “All level crossings in Canterbury were recently inspected by a committee of representatives of the local body, Transport Department, Ministry of Works, Automobile Association, and Railways Department, and priorities were fixed for the installation of flashing-light warning devices. Barnes road was accorded a low priority. The committee agreed that the compulsory stop signs were adequate. All signs, including the ‘Railway Crossing’ signs which are provided and maintained by the local body, are in good order and quite legible.”]
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29189, 27 April 1960, Page 9
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