The U . S . has said it wants a new " open skies " treaty, lifting barriers on the routes each nation's airlines can fly and opening Heathrow to competition, before it allows the pact immunity from U . S . antitrust law.
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This, together with the specific example of an accident on 7 April 1954 when a light engine collided with a van at Kiln Lane level crossing, resulted in the crossings adjacent to Great Coates tramcar halts having signalling and lifting barriers installed and the lineside electricity cables being buried.
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In addition there is a manually operated gate machine to operate the level crossing barriers-this combination of manual gate wheel and lifting barriers ( rather that gates ) being somewhat rare in the UK . The frame has had a chequered life as it was constructed for the Highland Railway by McK & H and first installed at Kingussie.
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The manually operated level crossing gates seen in the photo and the wooden Great Central Railway signal box that operated them have both since been replaced by a modern brick structure and lifting barriers respectively-the new signal box is on northside of the line, and is one of a few little boxes to be built in recent years.
