HC Deb 20 May 1988 vol 133 cc614-5W
Mr. Spearing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the basis of the current statutory rules relating to the operations of one-person deep tube railways in London, other than the Victoria line; on what date they commenced; and what was the respective preceding instrument.

Mr. David Mitchell

Section 2 of the London Regional Transport Act 1984 makes London Regional Transport statutorily responsible for the safe running of its railways. There are no statutory rules relating specifically to one-person-operation. However, the criteria adopted for one-person-operation were drawn up by London Underground Limited in consultation with the Railway Inspectorate.