Railway stations fire safety report

Title

Railway stations fire safety report

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

18 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

Margaret Shiels reports on a fire brigade inspectors’ report on fire safety at railway stations in London, and the deficiencies that were found. Managing Director of London Underground, Denis Tunnicliffe talks about how disappointed he is by the findings, how the reports fail to pick up on the things that have improved, and how LU will be appointing people to be solely responsible for rectifying the problems.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels; Denis Tunnicliffe

Keywords

Reports; London Underground; Underground trains; Trains; Fire safety; Underground railway stations; London Fire and Civil Defence Authority; Fire prevention

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