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Written Question · S2W-31729 · Session 2

How many public highways cross railway lines in each local authority area, broken down into crossings which have (a) full, (b) half and (c)…

Answered Asked by Jamie Stone LD Lodged 9 Feb 2007

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many public highways cross railway lines in each local authority area, broken down into crossings which have (a) full, (b) half and (c) no barriers.

The answer

Answered by Tavish Scott on 2 Mar 2007 · 21 days after it was lodged, 7 days after it was due

The number of Railway LevelCrossings (broken down by crossing type) that are crossed by a public highway (road),in each local authority area are listed in the following table:
Level Crossing Type
Local Authority Area
| (a) Full Barrier
| (b) Half Barrier
| (c) No Barrier

Aberdeenshire
| 2
| 3
|
-

Angus
| 3
|
-
|
-

Argyle and Bute
| 2
| 1
|
-

Dumfries and Galloway
| 3
- (2 Barrier & 1 Gates)
| 1
|
-

Dundee
| 2
|
-
|
-

East Ayrshire
|
-
| 1
|
-

East Lothian
| 1
| 1
|
-

Edinburgh
| 1 (Gates)
| 1
|
-

Fife
| 3
- (1 Barrier; 2 Gates)
| 1
|
-

Forth Ports
|
-
|
-
| 1

Highland
| 6
| 6
| 24

Moray
| 2
| 2
| 1

North Ayrshire
| 1
|
-
| 2

North Lanarkshire
| 3
|
-
|
-

Perth and Kinross
| 4
| 9
|
-

South Ayrshire
| 3
- (2 Barrier; 1 Gates)
| 1
|
-

South Lanarkshire
| 1
| 1
|
-

Stirling
|
-
|

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