Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 24 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 November 2001. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 1 November 2001 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what safety improvements have been suggested by Railtrack and the Highways Agency following the incidences of vehicles on the track at (a) Selby on 28th February, (b) Bletchley in Buckinghamshire on 24th August and (c) Wilsford in Lincolnshire on 30th August; what action has been taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the funding of the improvements; what arrangements exist between Railtrack and the Highways Agency to co-ordinate provisions to prevent road vehicles getting on to railway tracks; if the vulnerability of the sites of the incidences of vehicles on the track at (a) Selby on 28th February, (b) Bletchley in Buckinghamshire on 24th August and (c) Wilsford in Lincolnshire on 30th August (i) had been identified by Railtrack prior to the accident and (ii) had been subjected to a risk assessment; how (a) the Highways Authority and (b) Railtrack establish the vulnerability of locations from which vehicles might accidentally gain access to railway tracks; if the vulnerability of the sites of the incidences of vehicles on the track at (a) Selby on 28th February, (b) Bletchley in Buckinghamshire on 24th August and (c) Wilsford in Lincolnshire on 30th August (i) had been identified by the Highways Authority prior to the accident and (ii) had been subjected to a risk assessment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 373 c783W;373 c785W; 10904;10910;10905;10903;10906
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Cooperation Highways Agency Motor vehicles Railways Railway track Railtrack Standards Safety Roads Risk assessment Safety barriers
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