Chris Attridge - Yorkshire A level crossing where children were spotted "playing chicken" with oncoming trains could remain closed for six months, Network Rail has said. The operator imposed an emergency 21-day closure of the Sportsfield crossing in Featherstone on 23 April after "a sustained period of serious safety concerns". At the time, it said there had been four instances of "dangerous misuse" in just two weeks, which included a report of a child being allowed to wander onto the railway.