LEVEL CROSSING UPGRADE- RISKS

[PJW]

I've had a go. Hopefully I've answered the question asked.

It is certainly the best attempt that has been offered so far (!) but I don't feel that it really got to grips with the question. Remember that when the word "risk" comes up in module 1 then you should answer if in terms of "likelihood x severity". Some parts of your answer seemed like you used the word risk more colloquially to mean "chance".......
What risk is involved with the public phoning the railway? What risk is involved if equipment is installed but not commissioned?
You were correct to bring in the public perception, but rather too much woofle. Also bear in mind that the question clearly stated the causes of previous incidents as "road user abuse", so whilst the railway was operating a legally compliant crossing it was at least on the moral high-ground whereas if it made changes, albeit well intentioned, to an arrngement that was not in accordance with the legislation the lawyers would have a field day.....

Also your answer did not reflect domain knowledge of such a railway; you probably should have stated some assumptions about what you envisaging..... Even a moderate fine would probably be the death knell of the organisation. Why wouldn't the person who had installed the crossing ensure that adequate maintenance undertaken to preserve their own work in good condition just as much before as after commissioning? What split between "train operator" and "infrustructure manager"? Would it make any difference to anything is the people involved were paid employees of the organisation or volunteers?

Certainly one page of notes is insufficient to answer such a question adequately; the "risks" should certainly have been more than twice that of the "factors" given the mark allocation. The answer also seemed pretty hastily put together and not particularly well structured. Hence it is a useful input for creating a full answer but to my mind falls quite a way short; has anyone else got further ideas to add to these or can expand some of those in JPM's answer to give a fuller answer?