An emotive new film about staying safe at level crossings has been created by Network Rail and pupils at the Joyce Frankland Academy in Saffron Walden.

The students were involved in production discussions and also acted as extras. The film was partly made on the school’s grounds for added authenticity. The initiative is a very emotional one for the school, as it was attended by Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson, who died on an Elsenham level crossing in 2005.

Crossing Over is available to watch on Network Rail’s website and Youtube, and is aimed at viewers between 12 and 18. It will also be shown across the country by Network Rail’s community safety managers.

The project has been backed by Tina Hughes, the mother of Olivia Bazlinton, who said: "I wanted to help Network Rail make young people understand and feel the awful impact experienced by the friends and family of a person who loses their life at a level crossing. I was never able to see or hold my daughter to say goodbye and I don't want anyone else to go through that experience."