In article m, Martin
Underwood writes
Really? I thought that it was standard practice to close a level crossing if
it was just beyond the end of a platform in case the train overshot and
strayed onto the crossing. Certainly that's what's done with London-bound
trains at Sunningdale and Reading-bound trains at Egham.

Or are you saying that it *is* done, but that it's for safety rather than
purely signalling reasons?

Or for operational reasons - it means you can dispatch the train that
little bit quicker.

It might also be put into the signalling controls at individual
locations following a risk assessment; I just know it isn't a global
requirement.

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