Use the Rail Cross Code each time you cross:
Always expect a train
Stop, Look and Listen
Stop – at least two metres before the railway line
Look – right and left, watching for the lights of approaching trains
Listen – for a train horn or whistle
Give way to trains
Let any approaching train pass, then look right and left again
When the railway is clear, cross quickly.
If there are gates, shut and fasten them after you. It’s the law.
Drive across safely
First walk across and open both gates.
Drive forward and STOP two metres clear of the railway line.
Apply your handbrake.
Look right and left and listen.
Drive across quickly when the railway is clear.
Stop well clear of the tracks on the opposite side.
Drivers – what you must do:
Shut gates at unattended level crossings
You must shut and fasten the gates as soon as you and any person, animal or vehicle under your care has passed through.
Even if the gates are open when you arrive, you must shut and fasten
them after you to protect others.
Failure to shut and fasten the gates is an offence.