Wem level crossing barriers get stuck in down position
A fault with signaling equipment today led to the barriers at Wem level crossing being stuck in the down position for around one hour.
The incident happened at just after midday causing long tailbacks for motorists.
A Network Rail spokesperson said: “The issue at Wem was caused by a fault to a recently installed piece of signalling equipment that controls the safe operation of the crossing barriers. As a result the signalling system switched to safe mode, which in turn closed the barriers at Wem. Our engineers attended the crossing and were able to raise the gates around one hour after they closed.
“We apologise for the disruption caused by the signalling failure. Whilst signalling failures of this nature are not a common occurrence, they can happen from time to time. When such a fault occurs we always aim to get a specialist team out to identify and fix the problem as quickly as possible. In this instance, we will also be sending the faulty equipment for analysis.”
