Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from British Railways Board found

Recommendation HIDD-29: Person in overall charge of new works to nominate a Project Manager

From Hidden Inquiry — Final Report, published 7 November 1989.

Recommendation

BR shall ensure that new works schemes in future shall have one clearly identified person in overall charge of all aspects of the project who would nominate a Project Manager from within his chain of command. For predominantly signalling schemes that individual would, in the present BR structure, report to the Regional S&T Engineer. (Paragraphs 12.28 - 12.34)

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from British Railways Board has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 07 Nov 1989

Responsible bodies

British Railways Board Primary
Recommendation made 37.0 years ago