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Level Crossings: Tilbury

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 96033

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on safety-risk assessments that consider the consequences for East Tilbury residents being cut off when the level-crossing barriers are down.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department does not hold this information. It is for Network Rail, as the infrastructure manager for Britain’s railways, to assess the risks at East Tilbury Level Crossing and ensure these are managed appropriately to protect users and the wider public, in accordance with its statutory safety duties.

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