HIDD-56 Response Historic AI-assessed

Extend research to include dynamic testing for improved passenger furniture design

Recommendation

BR shall extend its programme of research to include dynamic testing or full-scale simulations of collision retardations in order to improve the design of internal furniture under conditions of passenger impact.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified detailing an extension of British Rail's research programme to include dynamic testing or full-scale simulations for improving the design of internal furniture under passenger impact conditions.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Hidden Inquiry — Final Report 27 Sep 1989
Recommendation age 36.5 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates