LADB-23 Response Historic AI-assessed

Define additional time required for reading gantry-mounted and complex signals

Recommendation

The standard on signal sighting should deal explicitly with the additional time required for the reading of certain signals, including (but not necessarily limited to) those mounted on gantries (para 11.13).

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence directly addressing a revision to the signal sighting standard to explicitly define additional time required for reading gantry-mounted and complex signals, in connection with the Ladbroke Grove Inquiry, has been identified in the provided official sources. A general search for 'signal revise sighting' on gov.uk yielded numerous results but none specific to this recommendation or inquiry.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 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 Ladbroke Grove Inquiry — Final Report 20 Sep 2001
Recommendation age 24.5 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates