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Network Rail has been forced to admit that it has plans to build 17 inaccessible footbridges across England, Scotland and Wales. The plans have been described as “profoundly offensive” by one disabled campaigner, with another warning that the new bridges will […]
Pressure is mounting on Conservative ministers and train companies over their plans to close nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices, after the Scottish government’s advisers on accessible transport described the proposals as “entirely unacceptable”. The equality and human rights watchdog is also […]
Disabled activists have launched a legal action against four train companies and a government minister over a series of “woefully inadequate” public consultations that will lead to the closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices. Doug Paulley and Sarah Leadbetter, both […]
Disabled campaigners have responded with anger and frustration after evidence emerged that rail companies are set to launch a series of consultations on government-backed plans to close most ticket offices across England. The Association of British Commuters (ABC) revealed this week […]
The rail industry has no awareness of just how badly it is failing disabled passengers every day, a leading access consultant has told MPs. Christiane Link, a consultant and adviser on accessibility to the aviation and transport industry for more than […]
Disabled campaigners have exposed the widespread – and unpunished – discrimination that passengers face across the rail, bus and taxi sectors, in written evidence to an MPs’ inquiry. Many of the concerns were focused on the rail sector, with evidence highlighting […]
The government’s accessible transport advisers have been told by a regulator that they have been behaving unlawfully for years by failing to publish controversial reports, minutes of key meetings and letters they have exchanged with ministers. Campaigners believe the Department for […]
The government’s plans for the railways over the next three decades display a “poverty of ambition” on accessibility, its own advisers on accessible transport have told ministers. They told the Department for Transport that they were “extremely disappointed” that plans for […]
The new chair of the body that advises the government on accessible transport has questioned whether it is right to release research that exposes the discrimination faced by disabled passengers. There were hopes that the appointment of wheelchair-user Matthew Campbell-Hill would lead […]
The organisation that runs most of Britain’s railway infrastructure is installing more inaccessible footbridges across the country, in apparent breach of its duties under the Equality Act. Earlier this month, Network Rail – whose directors report to transport secretary Mark Harper […]