Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 20: Patrolman training on stretcher bars
From Formal Inquiry: Potters Bar derailment of 10 May 2002 — Final Report (RSSB FI2013/F), published 18 March 2005.
Recommendation
Consideration should be given to enhancing the competence of CE patrolmen, by the provision of additional training, to enable them to recognise and report emerging problems such as loose nuts and off-centre threads on adjustable stretcher bars, during basic visual inspections.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 154
Reference: 5.15
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
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
21.6 years ago