§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many rail passengers were killed or injured (i) by the opening or closing of carriage doors, falling through open198W doors or entering or alighting from trains and (ii) during train movement for each of the last five years (a) over the whole rail network, (b) in the Network SouthEast region, (c) in mark I electrical multiple unit slam door rolling stock in the Network SouthEast region and (d) in Networker 465 rolling stock in the Network SouthEast region.
§ Mr. WattsThe table gives the details requested of passenger injuries for all railways in Great Britain since 1989.
The following table gives details for Network SouthEast and covers the period from its creation in 1992 to its reorganisation in March 1994, following the restructuring of the railway industry.
Passenger Injuries All railways Great Britain Entering or alighting from trains Fatal Major injuries Minor injuries Total 1989 2 51 691 744 1990 2 55 736 793 1991–92 0 39 623 662 1992–93 3 34 665 702 1993–94 0 9 652 661 Total 7 188 3,367 3,562
Opening or closing of carriage door Fatal Major injuries Minor injuries Total 1989 0 5 441 446 1990 1 13 803 817 1991–92 0 5 637 642 1992–93 0 8 627 635 1993–94 0 2 680 682 Total 1 33 3,188 3,222
Falling out of carriages during running of trains Fatal Major injuries Minor injuries Total 1989 19 16 12 47 1990 19 9 20 48 1991–92 19 4 13 36 1992–93 9 6 28 43 1993–94 8 2 13 23 Total 74 37 86 197 199W
Passenger Injuries Network Southeast 1 April 1992–31 March 1994 Fatal Major injuries Minor injuries Total Entering or alighting from trains 0 9 551 560 Opening or closing of carriage doors 0 1 414 415 Falling out of carriages during running of train 2 1 14 17 Total 2 11 979 992
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action he is taking to press British Rail to implement the recommendation of the Cannon street rail accident inquiry that class 415 EMUs should be replaced by new Networker units as quickly as possible; when he estimates that this process will be completed; and what plans he has to press British Rail to replace other mark I EMUs and against what time scale.
§ Mr. WattsI understand that the last class 415 EMU will be withdrawn from the Kent suburban fleet on 13 April 1995, along with classes 413 and 416.
The replacement and deployment of rolling stock, and the appropriate timing of an order, is a decision for BR. However, I understand BR's view is that all remaining "mark I" rolling stock on south eastern is likely to need replacement during 1999.
§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much it costs to strengthen a single mark I slam door railway carriage to the standard required by HM railways inspectorate in relation to recommendation 55 of the Hidden investigation into the Clapham Junction railway accident.
§ Mr. WattsBritish Rail's estimate of the cost of strengthening mark I rolling stock is around £300,000 per coach.