How safe are our buses and trams?
Seven people tragically lost their lives and 62 more were injured
in the Croydon tram crash in November 2016.
An investigation into the crash made a series of 15
recommendations to improve safety for passengers.
Between quarter three of 2018/2019, there were 1,098
injuries related to buses. Of these injuries, 20% required
hospital treatment.
Tomorrow, the London Assembly
Transport Committee will be investigating bus and
tram safety.
The meeting will be in two halves. The first half will focus on
tram safety and the additional safety measures TfL has introduced
following the Croydon tram derailment in 2016.
The guests are:
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Jill Collis, Director of Health Safety and
Environment, TfL
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Jonathan Fox, Director of Rail and Sponsored
Services, TfL
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Finn Brennan, District Organiser, ASLEF
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Representative from First Group
The second half will focus on bus safety and will examine the
progress TfL has made since the committee’s 2017
report ‘Driven to distraction
– tackling safety on London’s buses’.
The guests are:
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Claire Mann, Director of Bus Operations,
TfL
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Stuart Reid, Interim Director of Vision Zero,
TfL
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Tony Wilson, Managing Director, Abellio
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Sinisa Cica, Unite
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Tom Kearney, Founder, #LondonBusWatch,
Transparency and Corporate Governance Campaign
The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 15 May
2019 at 10:00am in Committee Room 5 (The Queen’s
Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to
attend
