Station Maintenance, Security and Operation
This is the responsibility of the new franchisee, Abellio, and Network Rail.
Level Crossing
The famous 'Frinton Gates' were replaced with a barrier system on 18 April 2009 despite a campaign mounted by the Frinton Gates Preservation Society (FGPS) to retain them .
Further information on the famous "Gates" is available in a report of their history. The original gates were brought back to Frinton by the Frinton & Walton Heritage Trust, and can be seen to one side of the car park outside Frinton Railway Station.
Why did the residents of Frinton-on-Sea object to the original Level Crossing Gates being replaced by CCTV monitored electronic barriers manned from Colchester?
Because the original Gates had a proven safety record. The fact that they were locally manned made them safer. This was endorsed by an independent survey carried out by professionals who also stated that the original gates could easily have been maintained for the next 50 years. Despite this, and objections lodged by the Town and District Councils, Network Rail replaced them with barriers in the early hours of 18 April 2009. Many accidents (some of them fatal) have occurred at unmanned level crossings and those with CCTV monitored electronic barriers, whereas such accidents were considered less likely with the original manned gates.