FENN-16 Response Historic AI-assessed

Research air movement and provide criteria for safe train operation during fire

Recommendation

London Underground shall undertake further research into the effect of trains on air movement in the Underground. London Underground should provide criteria by which line controllers, who have received a report of fire, can judge whether it is safe to continue to run trains.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence detailing further research by London Underground into the effect of trains on air movement or the provision of criteria for line controllers regarding train operation during a fire has been identified from the provided official sources. General gov.uk search results for 'london transport underground' do not provide specific actions or dates related to this recommendation.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Fennell Inquiry — Final Report 10 Nov 1988
Recommendation age 37.4 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates