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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