HIDD-40 Response Historic

Prioritise introduction of on-train data recorders for incident investigation assistance

Recommendation

BR shall give a higher priority to the introduction of on-train data recorders to assist investigation of any future incident.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 27 Sep 1989
Responsible Bodies
British Railways Board Primary
Recommendation age 37.0 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates