FENN-115
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Clearly mark station telephones, PA controls, and expand public payphone provision.
Recommendation
Platform and kiosk telephones, together with controls for public address equipment, must be clearly marked. At all telephone points there should be a list of key telephone numbers. An aide memoire of important telephone numbers should be issued to London Underground staff and the emergency services. Public pay telephones shall be provided more widely inside stations.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing the clear marking of platform and kiosk telephones and public address controls, the provision of key telephone number lists, the issuance of aide memoires to staff and emergency services, or the wider provision of public pay telephones in stations, has been identified in the provided sources. The most recent information available relates to the inquiry's original publication in 1987, with no further updates identified.
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
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
37.4 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates