Land transport

The Transport Security and Contingencies team (TRANSEC) is responsible for ensuring the security of passengers and staff on the national rail network, underground and light rail systems and in the Channel Tunnel and on the London Underground. This section provides details of those responsibilities and contains information on the team's role in counter-terrorist activities.

Impact Assessment of Revised Security Instructions for Docklands Light Railway (41 kb)

Each Impact Assessment provides summary information on changes that have been made to the security instructions served on Docklands Light Railway and Glasgow Subway. Following agreement from Economists we have deleted sensitive information from each of the Assessments because it is deemed too sensitive to be in the public domain.

Published:
09 March 2009

Impact Assessment of Revised Security instructions for Glasgow Subway (43 kb)

Each Impact Assessment provides summary information on changes that have been made to the security instructions served on Docklands Light Railway and Glasgow Subway. Following agreement from Economists we have deleted sensitive information from each of the Assessments because it is deemed too sensitive to be in the public domain.

Published:
09 March 2009

Summary report of the ‘LUNR’ passenger screening trials

Following the London bombings in July 2005, and in response to the continuing threat to the rail network, the London Underground and national railway (LUNR) passenger screening project aimed to test the ability of available equipment and dogs to detect explosives, or traces of explosives, in an operational environment.

Published:
26 June 2008

Responsibilities of Transport Security's Land Transport Division

Details on Land Transport's responsibility for counter-terrorist security on the national rail network, London Underground and Channel Tunnel, and for the security of dangerous goods in transport.

Published:
11 August 2004
Last update:
30 November 2006

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