Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (UK)

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United Kingdom statutory instrument railway safety regulation

The Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (UK) are a set of statutory rules introduced to improve rail safety by mandating modern train protection systems and phasing out older, less safe signalling and braking practices on the British railway network.

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Label	Occurrences
Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (UK) canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom statutory instrument ⓘ railway safety regulation ⓘ
aimsTo	reduce risk to passengers and staff ⓘ standardise minimum safety requirements on the British railway network ⓘ
appliesTo	infrastructure controllers in Great Britain ⓘ railway undertakings in Great Britain ⓘ
citationAbbreviation	RSR 1999 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
doesNotExtendTo	Northern Ireland ⓘ
enforcedBy	Health and Safety Executive ⓘ Office of Rail and Road ⓘ surface form: Office of Rail Regulation
hasConsequence	modernisation of train protection systems on the British rail network ⓘ withdrawal of most slam‑door passenger trains from regular service in Great Britain ⓘ
isPartOf	United Kingdom railway safety law ⓘ
jurisdiction	Great Britain ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 ⓘ
madeBy	Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (at time of enactment) ⓘ surface form: Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions
motivatedBy	concerns about signals passed at danger ⓘ major railway accidents in the 1990s in Great Britain ⓘ
phasesOut	older train protection practices ⓘ traditional slam‑door passenger coaches ⓘ unprotected Mark 1 passenger rolling stock ⓘ
purpose	improve railway safety ⓘ mandate modern train protection systems ⓘ phase out older less safe signalling practices ⓘ reduce risk of train collisions and signals passed at danger ⓘ
regulates	operation of Mark 1 rolling stock ⓘ use of hinged doors on passenger trains ⓘ use of slam‑door rolling stock ⓘ use of train protection and warning systems ⓘ
requires	installation of train protection systems ⓘ provision of train protection at certain high‑risk signals ⓘ provision of train protection on passenger lines with line speeds above specified thresholds ⓘ risk assessment by railway operators ⓘ
requiresComplianceBy	railway infrastructure managers ⓘ train operating companies ⓘ
sector	rail transport ⓘ
subjectMatter	passenger door safety ⓘ railway signalling safety ⓘ rolling stock safety ⓘ train protection ⓘ
territorialExtent	England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
typeOfSafetyMeasure	preventive regulation ⓘ
yearEnacted	1999 ⓘ

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Subject: Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (UK)
Description of subject: The Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (UK) are a set of statutory rules introduced to improve rail safety by mandating modern train protection systems and phasing out older, less safe signalling and braking practices on the British railway network.

Referenced by (1)

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TPWS → regulatoryDriver → Railway Safety Regulations 1999 (UK) ⓘ