Transport bosses are under pressure once again to install safety barriers at a level crossing in Newcastle – after another crash between a car and a Metro train.
Metro services had to be suspended for more than three hours on Thursday, after the latest incident at Callerton Parkway station. The crash, in which nobody was injured, came just two months after a similar issue at what has become a blackspot for collisions.
Local councillors have repeated their calls for Nexus to upgrade the level crossing with improved safety measures and put an end to the problem, though the rail operator insists the idea of installing barriers is not “practical”.
