Assess feasibility and risk of incorporating escape hatches in all train carriages.
Ladbroke Grove Inquiry · Ladbroke Grove Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 20 September 2001
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●Inquiry recommendation
The incorporation of escape hatches in existing carriages should be the subject of feasibility and risk assessment and the provision of escape hatches in new carriages should likewise be considered (para 14.54).
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