HC Deb 30 October 2000 vol 355 c298W
Mr. Waterson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what action(a) he and (b) regulatory authorities propose following the disruption at Brighton Statin on the evening of 20 October; and if he will make a statement. [134660]

Mr. Hill

The incident referred to occurred at 19.43 on Friday 20 October 2000 on the Mainline between Brighton and Preston Park when passengers alighted from trains which had stopped between stations after a traction failure on a Thameslink train, followed by a loss of the infrastructure traction supply. HSE is awaiting an industry report before deciding what further action to take.