Transport Infrastructure (Rail) Regulation 2017
sec.27Heavy vehicles
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sec.27 Heavy vehicles
A person must not drive a vehicle on a railway crossing if— the axle mass for any single axle of the vehicle is over 12t; or the total of all axle masses for any 9m of the vehicle’s length is over 48t; or the total of all axle masses for the vehicle is over 105t. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. In this section— axle group means 2 or more consecutive axles connected by a load–sharing suspension system or steering system. axle mass , in relation to a vehicle, means the total mass the vehicle, together with its load, transmits to the ground by tyres fitted to a single axle or an axle group. (sec.27-ssec.1) A person must not drive a vehicle on a railway crossing if— the axle mass for any single axle of the vehicle is over 12t; or the total of all axle masses for any 9m of the vehicle’s length is over 48t; or the total of all axle masses for the vehicle is over 105t. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.27-ssec.2) In this section— axle group means 2 or more consecutive axles connected by a load–sharing suspension system or steering system. axle mass , in relation to a vehicle, means the total mass the vehicle, together with its load, transmits to the ground by tyres fitted to a single axle or an axle group.
- (a) the axle mass for any single axle of the vehicle is over 12t; or
- (b) the total of all axle masses for any 9m of the vehicle’s length is over 48t; or
- (c) the total of all axle masses for the vehicle is over 105t.