Recipient

West Midlands Trains Limited

First report 30 Aug 2018•Latest report 30 Aug 2018

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Private and voluntary organisations · Train operating company. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports: 1
Published responses: 0%
Concerns addressed: 0
Stated actions: 0

Reports over time

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from West Midlands Trains Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

30 Aug2018
Hertfordshire
Concerns raised6
1. Lack of anti-trespass measures at platform ends
2. Lack of gates at the top-of-stairs access point to platforms 2 and 3
3. Lack of cross-hatched yellow paint on fast line platforms 1 and 2
1. Failure to replace anti-trespass signage at platform ends to maintain visibility
2. Gaps in the mid-section between platforms 2 and 3
3. Failure to review and update Samaritan signage around the station
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AI-generated summary

Daniel James O'Mahony · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

On 18 December 2017, Daniel James O’Mahony was struck and killed by a train at Hemel Hempstead Railway Station after jumping from the platform onto the track. The concerns identified included inadequate signage, anti-trespass measures, platform markings, gaps between platforms, and the absence of gates to prevent unauthorised access.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to West Midlands Trains Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of anti-trespass measures at platform ends
Wider context from the report
“(2) Anti-trespass measures have not been installed at the end of platforms, to prevent ready access from the end of the platform to the railway lines. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to West Midlands Trains Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of gates at the top-of-stairs access point to platforms 2 and 3
Wider context from the report
“(6)There are no gates at the access point to platform 2 and 3 at the top of the stairs, to prevent any unauthorised access to platform 2. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to West Midlands Trains Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
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Lack of cross-hatched yellow paint on fast line platforms 1 and 2
Wider context from the report
“(3) Cross hatching yellow paint is not present on the fast line platforms 1 and 2. To clearly demark the area. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to West Midlands Trains Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to replace anti-trespass signage at platform ends to maintain visibility
Wider context from the report
“(4) Anti-trespass Signage has not been replaced at the end of platforms to be more visible. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to West Midlands Trains Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Gaps in the mid-section between platforms 2 and 3
Wider context from the report
“(5)There are gaps in the mid-section between platform 2s and 3. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to West Midlands Trains Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to review and update Samaritan signage around the station
Wider context from the report
“(1) Samaritan Signage has not been reviewed and updated around the station. ”
Open source report

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised6

Lack of anti-trespass measures at platform ends

Lack of gates at the top-of-stairs access point to platforms 2 and 3

Lack of cross-hatched yellow paint on fast line platforms 1 and 2

Failure to replace anti-trespass signage at platform ends to maintain visibility

Gaps in the mid-section between platforms 2 and 3

Failure to review and update Samaritan signage around the station