Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation LADB-79: Ensure emergency ladders are readily usable and quickly releasable on trains.
From Ladbroke Grove Inquiry — Final Report, published 19 June 2001.
Recommendation
The daily routine check of every train should include confirming that all ladders can readily be used. A mechanism to enable ladders to be released quickly should be devised and fitted (para 14.35).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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Recommendation made
25.4 years ago