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Railtrack Interim results six months to 30 September 1999 Railtrack Basic Description of Train Protection Systems HMRI
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Train crash survivors demand action on ATP: Sunday, November 07, 1999Survivors and relatives of victims of the Paddington and Southall rail accidents demonstrated in
About 150 people were involved in the rally at the central London landmark. As Railtrack announced a 5% increase in its half-year earnings, protesters carried banners demanding "safety before profits". They believe that Automatic Train Protection (ATP) must be installed to prevent similar tragedies in the future. ATP would have prevented both of the accidents. The government had agreed, before the Paddington disaster to install the cheaper and less effective TPWS. A number of speakers were critical of Railtrack. Ken Livingstone, who is hoping to become the Labour Patry's candidate for Mayor of London told the rally "The more you look at Railtrack's involvement in the railways, the more it looks like a gravy train for its investors and less like a modern integrated train service for the public."
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