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This page contains details of improvement notices issued in 2021.
Copies of the notices can be found on our public register.
| Company and notice number | Brief description | Issue date | Compliance date | Result |
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| Network Rail Infrastructure Limited IN/KL/20211224/01 |
They were not ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in their employment, including train passengers and crew, were not exposed to risks to their safety caused by adverse rail-head conditions from leaf fall. | 24 December 2021 | 22 July 2022 | Complied |
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The Chiltern Railway Company Limited I/08102021LO2 |
Chiltern failed to produce a written scheme of control for the control of legionella. Chiltern also failed to undertake a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks from legionella bacteria. | 8 October 2021 | 29 April 2022 | Complied |
| The Chiltern Railway Company Limited I/08102021LO1 |
This is because they have failed to produce a written scheme of control for the control of legionella. This comprehensive risk management document identifies the measures required to control the risks from exposure to Legionella bacteria, and how those measures are implemented and managed so that control over water systems is achieved and remains effective. | 8 October 2021 | 3 January 2022 | Complied |
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway Enterprises PLC I/SJT/07/10/2021 |
This is because NYMR could not demonstrate that all footplate personnel were competent in their duties for operation both on NYMR owned infrastructure but also those driving on the Esk Valley Line. | 7 October 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Complied |
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Govia Thameslink Railway I/DCB/07092021/01 |
The notice was served as GTR have failed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that on their Class 171, 377, 387 and 700 trains which have toilet and handwashing facilities, there is no effective written scheme of controls to prevent exposure to Legionella. Consequently, they have failed to ensure the cleanliness of their non potable water systems, and the water within them, which may contain Legionella, a substance hazardous to health. Therefore the risk of exposure to Legionella bacteria to both their staff, and persons not employed by them, has not been prevented or adequately controlled. | 7 September 2021 | 17 December 2021 | Complied |
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Network Rail Infrastructure Limited IN/SR/20/08/2021 |
The notice was served as Network Rail have failed to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable and to the extent necessary for safety, for example through installation of permanent fencing to a suitable standard, that unauthorised access to the main line railway infrastructure northwards from the northern end of the Dee Viaduct (Structure 133/392) for approximately one mile is prevented. | 20 August 2021 | 13 December 2021 | Complied |
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Network Rail Infrastructure limited I/DTHM/20210729/02 |
The notice, regarding their system for 'proving dead' before work commences, was served as NRIL are not taking suitable precautions to prevent injury to persons engaged in work activity under their control on, or so near, live conductors that danger may arise. | 29 July 2021 | 16 January 2023 | Complied |
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Network Rail Infrastructure limited I/DTHM/20210729/01 |
The notice, regarding their demarcation of isolation sites, was served as NRIL are not taking suitable precautions to prevent injury to persons engaged in work activity under their control on, or so near, live conductors that danger may arise. | 29 July 2021 | 16 January 2023 | Complied |
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L&W Contractors Limited I/N20210514/ABC/02 |
L&W Contractors Limited do not have adequate systems in place to ensure that rail ballast brush machines are maintained in good repair and inspected at suitable intervals (with records kept). | 14 May 2021 | 31 August 2021 | Complied |
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Chiltern Railways I/BS020321/01 |
The Driver management arrangements at the Marylebone Driver Depot are inadequate and the Driver Management Team have insufficient competence, information and resource to ensure effective arrangements for managing competence of drivers within their control. |
2 March 2021 |
9 June 2021 | Complied |
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Transport for Wales Rail LTD I/KAG20210208 |
Transport for Wales Rail Ltd failed to make suitable and sufficient Train Dispatch Risk Assessments (TDRAs) of the platforms in operational use at the unmanned stations that they manage and operate, for the purpose of identifying and implementing measures needed to ensure the safe operation of trains at these stations. | 8 February 2021 | 30 December 2021 | Complied |
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South Western Railway I/KB19012021 |
South Western Railway have failed to provide adequate instruction and supervision to ensure the safety of staff at Wimbledon Train Care Depot. |
19 January 2021 |
19 April 2021 |
Complied |