Inquiries Ladbroke Grove Inquiry ReportedAwaiting responseHistoric
Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

LADB-85: Study passenger-to-signaller communication systems for driver-only trains in emergencies.

From Ladbroke Grove Inquiry — Final Report, published 19 June 2001.

Recommendation

The possibility of installing on driver-only trains a telephone by which passengers can communicate with the signaller in the event of the driver being killed or incapacitated should be studied (para 14.65).

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.

Source

Inquiry Ladbroke Grove Inquiry
Report Ladbroke Grove Inquiry — Final Report 19 Jun 2001
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Themes and tags

Emergency contingency plans Rail Industry Fragmentation
Recommendation made 25.4 years ago