Additional signs before level crossings
9 signs
Posts with bars and St Andrew's crosses: they count down the distance to the tracks and mark the stopping place.
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G-1a countdown post with three bars on the right side of the carriageway
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G-1b countdown post with two bars on the right side of the carriageway
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G-1c countdown post with one bar on the right side of the carriageway
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G-1d countdown post with three bars on the left side of the carriageway
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G-1e countdown post with two bars on the left side of the carriageway
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G-1f countdown post with one bar on the left side of the carriageway
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G-2 live overhead wires
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G-3 St Andrew's cross before a single-track level crossing
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G-4 St Andrew's cross before a multi-track level crossing
How to recognise Additional signs before level crossings signs
- Shape
- rectangle or square
- Colours
- varies by sign, including white and blue backgrounds
Where they start to apply and where they end
Additional vertical signs stand before level crossings. Posts G-1 with three, two and one bar count down the approach to the crossing, St Andrew's crosses G-3 and G-4 stand directly before the tracks at crossings without barriers, and G-2 warns of live overhead wires.
Additional signs before level crossings signs on the exam
The official catalogue of exam questions contains 35 questions featuring a sign from this group. They cover 6 of the 9 signs in the group, so not every sign comes up equally often.
Take a mock exam →Most frequent on the exam
- G-3 St Andrew's cross before a single-track level crossing 19 questions
- G-4 St Andrew's cross before a multi-track level crossing 11 questions
- G-1a countdown post with three bars on the right side of the carriageway 9 questions
- G-1c countdown post with one bar on the right side of the carriageway 7 questions
- G-1b countdown post with two bars on the right side of the carriageway 4 questions