Accessibility - Page 2

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Call for better rail accessibility

Accessibility features, both physically in railway stations and online, “often feel like a bolted-on afterthought and are therefore not always fully functional”

24 Jul

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ORR: refund rights and accessibility improve

Britain’s rail industry has delivered improvements for passengers - particularly on refund rights and accessibility - despite the challenges of the past year.

18 Jul

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New platform to open up industry data to tech firms

The Government is investing £5 million in a Rail Data Marketplace (RDM) platform

3 Jul

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TSC highlights continued concerns over accessibility

“The industry has had 11 years to prepare for legislation making it unlawful for a passenger train to be in service unless it is accessible," - TSC Chairman

8 Apr

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Pacers continue in traffic in 2021

Fifteen Class 143s receive permission to continue in traffic until May, despite not being fully accessible

4 Jan

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Stored Class 317/7s return to Greater Anglia to resolve stock shortfall

Former London Overground Class 317/7s to cover for unavailable new Greater Anglia trains

12 Nov

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Dispensation extension for EMR HSTs and Welsh Pacers

Government extends dispensation for non-compliant Pacers and HSTs to remain in traffic until December 31

4 Aug

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EXCLUSIVE: East Midlands Railway HSTs granted a further reprieve

HSTs set to remain in traffic on the Midland Main Line beyond December 31.

24 Jul

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Northern to continue with Pacers until end of 2020

Government grants Northern dispensation to keep 33 Pacers until the end of the year - currently no plans for them to enter service

8 Jun

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Greater Anglia unveils accessibility features for new Class 720s

Accessibility features revealed for Greater Anglia's new Bombardier fleet

29 May

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Non-accessible rolling stock withdrawals start with Greater Anglia Mk 3s

Final Mk 3s withdrawn from Great Eastern Main Line as accessibility deadline passes

6 Apr

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London Assembly urges Thameslink services to be added to Tube map

Adding Thameslink to the TfL Tube map would help passengers with accessibility issues says London Assembly

2 Apr

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REVEALED: Every single heavy rail vehicle granted disability dispensation by DfT

A full round-up of more than 1,500 vehicles granted dispensation from December 31 2019 disability deadline

9 Feb

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Tripping points in industry’s failed appliance of compliance

Train operators have been granted dispensation to run non-compliant rolling stock. But could that situation have been avoided? RICHARD CLINNICK reports

3 Feb

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Campaigners 'deeply disappointed' as industry misses accessibility deadline

"As train accessibility has been discussed for 25 years and many pragmatic changes made to the criteria, surely much more progress should have been made?"

15 Jan