Residents and rail passengers have called for extra safety measures at a rail crossing in Berkshire where seven people died in a crash.
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The time it will take to erect a bridge over a tram and rail crossing where several people have died has been criticised by a Nottinghamshire MP.
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Greater Anglia trains between Norwich and London are being delayed after a car slid on to a rail crossing in Suffolk, but Norwich Airport has now reopened after being shut for 24-hours.
Network Rail said the level crossing was not deemed as "high risk", as it is on a quiet road with little traffic.
In North Yorkshire, a driver escaped uninjured after his car was hit by a train when it skidded on snow and onto rail tracks at a level crossing near Selby.
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In the newly-published report, Network Rail is criticised over the safety of the crossing.
After the crash Network Rail said there had been a problem at the crossing a year ago, with the barrier rising and falling slowly, but it had been fixed and it was in full working order.
Network Rail said there had been a problem at the crossing a year ago, with the barrier rising and falling slowly, but it had been fixed and it was in full working order before the crash.
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The crossing will remain closed for a further six months, Network Rail spokesman Martin Frobisher said.
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It was moved from the Sheringham crossing in 1972, following the closure of the station by British Rail, to ensure its survival.
An hour's drive away is the Hairaton border crossing to Uzbekistan, which provides a link to a network of rail and truck routes that reach across Central Asia and Russia to Baltic and Black Sea ports.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) launched its review of safety at the level crossing in the days following the death of Mrs Hudson.
Shumlin, after meeting with Marois on Monday in Montreal, said a major impediment to improved rail communication remains the pre-clearance of passengers and cargo by customs officials from both countries when crossing the border.
One - upgrading the crossing so that it has a locally monitored automatic barrier - has already been investigated by Network Rail.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report said evidence gathered so far showed the car had been held at the crossing with the barriers down, but that it was then driven round the barriers and on to the crossing.
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