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5: Feedback from corrected defects

From Formal Inquiry: Potters Bar derailment of 10 May 2002 — Final Report (RSSB FI2013/F), published 18 March 2005.

Recommendation

Railway Group Standards relating to the maintenance and inspection of safety critical systems should require Railway Group members to assess the value of obtaining performance feedback through recording and analysis of corrected defects, and if necessary introduce appropriate measures as part of inspection and maintenance procedures.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 149
Reference: 5.5

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 Potters Bar Investigation
Report Formal Inquiry: Potters Bar derailment of 10 May 2002 — Final Report (RSSB FI2013/F) 18 Mar 2005
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Themes and tags

Feedback not integrated Quality and safety oversight
Recommendation made 21.6 years ago