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Furthermore, high traveling speeds and the large weights of trains lead to long braking distances\u2014all of which necessitates a Long-Range Obstacle Detection (LROD) system, capable of detecting humans and other objects more than 1000 m in advance. According to current research, only a few sensor modalities are capable of reaching this far and recording sufficiently accurate data to distinguish individual objects. The limitation of these sensors, such as a 1D-Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is however a very narrow Field of View (FoV), making it necessary to use high-precision means of orienting to target them at possible areas of interest. To close this research gap, this paper presents a high-precision pointing mechanism, for the use in a future novel railway obstacle detection system, capable of targeting a 1D-LiDAR at humans or objects at the required distance. This approach addresses the challenges of a low target price, restricted access to high-precision machinery and equipment as well as unique requirements of our target application. By combining established elements from 3D printers and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines with a double-hinged lever system, simple and low-cost components are capable of precisely orienting an arbitrary sensor platform. The system\u2019s actual pointing accuracy has been evaluated using a controlled, in-door, long-range experiment. 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