Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 197481
Railways: Safety
Tabled: 4 September 2023
Answered: 8 September 2023
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of systems to quickly alert train drivers and controllers to emergency situations which are occurring on or immediately adjacent to the tracks.
Answer
The Department looks to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the independent safety regulator for Britain’s railways, to determine the adequacy of systems to alert train drivers and controllers of emergency situations occurring on, or immediately adjacen...
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