If I might be premitted to return to the topic? I travelled this line a few weeks ago and there were 3 or 4 user-operated crossings with the gates left open. IE have invested a lot in improvements to these crossings and in better signage, but the locals seem to be determined to live dangerously.
If you want to see really careless behaviour, look at the Ballina branch: far more trains, much higher speeds and the local muppets (especially between Foxford and Manulla) seem to leave crossing gates open most of the time.
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