§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many passenger deaths on British railways due to defective doors there were in each of the last 20 years. [140480]
§ Mr. Hill[holding answer 27 November 2000]: Records are not kept on the number of passenger deaths resulting from defective doors. Figures are, however, kept on the number of passenger deaths resulting from falling from train doors. The table shows this information in the last 20 years. The numbers have reduced over recent years from a high of 26 in 1987 to two recorded during 1999–2000. It is not possible to say how many of these would have been as a result of defective doors.
Passenger fatalities falling from train doors 1980 to 1999–20001 Year Number 1980 14 1981 16 1982 11 1983 13 1984 14 1985 16 1986 12 1987 26 1988 19 1989 19 1990 19 1991–92 19 1992–93 9 1993–94 8 1994–95 6 1995–96 3 1996–97 2 1997–98 2 1998–99 5 1999–2000 2 1 28 November 2000 Note:
In 1993 the HSE Slam Door Report was published