Safeguarding the legacy of Liv and Charlie
By Paul Coleman
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The mother of one of two girls
killed by a train twelve years ago believes railway level crossings
still pose a serious danger to members of the public.
Tina Hughes is the mother of 14-year-old Olivia 'Liv' Bazlinton, who was killed with her friend Charlotte 'Charlie' Thompson, 13, at the Elsenham level crossing on Saturday morning, 3 December 2005.
On the 12th anniversary of the girls’ deaths, Hughes says: “There are still thousands of crossings on the rail network with nothing but ‘stop, look and listen’ signs. That really isn’t good enough.”
Speaking to London Intelligence, Hughes adds: “Although there has been a real change in the way Network Rail manages risk at level crossings since Elsenham, progress on change has slowed significantly in the last few years.”
The full article can be read at : http://www.londonintelligence.co.uk/level-crossing-safety-2017/
© Paul Coleman, London Intelligence, December 2017
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