Sheffield Ramblers accuse Network Rail of closing crossings to save money

Sheffield Ramblers accuse Network Rail of closing crossings to save money.

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00:00John Harker, Peak & Northern Footpath Society. We want Network Rail to recognise that the

00:06walking public have a right to use level crossings without them having been

00:13blocked off at the whim of Network Rail. Thank you.

00:18So Richard Mills from Sheffield Railways. Our concern is that Network Rail in

00:24closing these level crossings are actually pushing walkers on to more

00:30dangerous alternative routes where they're more likely to get knocked down by

00:35passing traffic. And in this case the effect is that they're pushing the

00:41responsibility for safety from themselves onto the individual walkers

00:47who are not able to safely use the paths that they believe they have the right to do so.