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Recommendation 53: Practical exercises to prove passenger evacuation standards

From Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff, published 24 February 2000.

Recommendation

Standards for evacuation of passengers should be proved by practical exercises using typical groups of passengers and train crew, and repeated on a regular basis to be approved by HMRI (para 11.11).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 219
Reference: 17.11

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 7 March 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Report Southall Rail Accident Inquiry Report — Professor John Uff 24 Feb 2000
Recommendation made 26.7 years ago