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Rail safety inquiry

Inquiry

The purpose of this inquiry is to examine safety and security of the rail network as a whole and to follow up on inquiries by previous Committees on safety at level crossings (March 2014) and security on the railway (November 2014). The Transport Committee is interested in the effectiveness of the current system of management, investigation, regulation, enforcement and policing in ensuring the safety of passengers, workers and the public. The inquiry also looks at specific measures which could improve rail safety.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Letter to Ian Prosser regarding rail safety, 30 January 2017
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Letter from Ian Prosser regarding rail safety, 22 March 2017
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Letter from Paul Maynard MP regarding GTR's Force Majeure claim
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Oral evidence transcripts

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6 March 2017
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Witnesses Mike Hewitson, Head of Policy, Transport Focus, Stephen Locke, Chair, London TravelWatchRuth Sutherland, Chief Executive, Samaritans, Andy McCullough, Director of UK Policy and Public Affairs, Railway Children
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16 January 2017
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Witnesses DCC Adrian Hanstock, Deputy Chief Constable, British Transport Police, and Mrs Charlotte Vitty, Interim Chief Executive, British Transport Police Authority.
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28 November 2016
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Witnesses Paul Plummer, Chief Executive, and Gary Cooper, Director of Operations, Engineering and Major Projects, Rail Delivery Group, and Dr George Bearfield, Director of System Safety, Rail Safety and Standards Board; Mick Whelan, General Secretary, ASLEF, Mick Cash, General Secretary, RMT, and Hugh Roberts, National Officer, Unite (at 4.50pm).
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Written evidence

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RSSB (RLS0032)
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Transport Committee (RLS0030)
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Response from Ian Prosser, Director of Railway Safety, ORR, dated 22 March 2017 (RLS0031)
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Other publications

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Contact us

Please note: The Transport Committee examines policy issues relating to the Department for Transport and its associated bodies. It is unable to investigate, or adjudicate on, individual cases.

  • Email: transcom@parliament.uk
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  • Address: Transport Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA/ Twitter: @TransportCttee