(29 Dec 2014, 10:44 pm)Adam wrote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-30625622
Close incident between a train and an HGV yesterday on the ECML.
Baffling. The article makes clear that the HGV driver was being cautious, and no one has thought to ask Network Rail or Durham County Council why they aren't gritting routes that pose a severe danger to human life. It should be common sense that a downward slope towards a level crossing is gritted, and as a matter of course, not upon an ad-hoc request.