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Inquiry on accessible transport ‘is a victory for disabled activists’

By John Pring on 2nd February 2023 Category: Transport

Inquiry on accessible transport ‘is a victory for disabled activists’
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Campaigners have welcomed the decision of a committee of MPs to launch an inquiry to investigate the effectiveness of laws that are supposed to ensure an accessible transport system. The inquiry by the transport select committee – which is believed to […]

Network Rail installs new £700,000 footbridge that is inaccessible to wheelchair-users

By John Pring on 2nd February 2023 Category: Transport

Network Rail installs new £700,000 footbridge that is inaccessible to wheelchair-users
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Accessible transport campaigners have expressed shock and alarm at the decision of Network Rail to install an “innovative” railway footbridge that is completely inaccessible to many disabled people. Network Rail described the opening of the prototype bridge (pictured) as a “major […]

Removing guards and cutting rail staff will put lives at risk, minister is warned

By John Pring on 5th January 2023 Category: Transport

Removing guards and cutting rail staff will put lives at risk, minister is warned
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Campaigners have warned transport secretary Mark Harper that “discriminatory” plans to remove guards from trains, cut staff and close ticket offices will prevent many disabled passengers travelling on the rail network and put lives at risk. The National Federation of the […]

Partners will use £20 million research centre to close ‘transport accessibility gap’

By John Pring on 5th January 2023 Category: Transport

Partners will use £20 million research centre to close ‘transport accessibility gap’
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Partners in a ground-breaking new research centre aim to develop solutions that will close the “transport accessibility gap” faced by disabled people, with the help of £20 million in funding. A disabled-led research organisation, the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC)*, is […]

Rail ticket office closures mean ‘one last chance to stop mass discrimination’

By John Pring on 22nd September 2022 Category: Transport

Rail ticket office closures mean ‘one last chance to stop mass discrimination’
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Disabled campaigners have raised fresh fears for the future of accessible rail travel, after reports that the government plans to close most train station ticket offices as part of a continuing programme of cuts. A national newspaper reported on Sunday that […]

Call for watchdog to act on rail staffing to prevent ‘human rights crisis’

By John Pring on 18th August 2022 Category: Transport

Call for watchdog to act on rail staffing to prevent ‘human rights crisis’
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Campaigners have called on the equality watchdog to take “urgent action” to prevent an “escalating human rights crisis” for disabled passengers, caused by staffing issues on Britain’s rail system. They say reports that the government plans mass ticket office closures mean […]

Government advisers raise serious concerns over ‘retrograde’ HS2 access issue

By John Pring on 11th August 2022 Category: Transport

Government advisers raise serious concerns over ‘retrograde’ HS2 access issue
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The government’s own advisers on accessible transport have raised serious concerns about plans to install inaccessible vertical bike racks in the carriages that will be used on the HS2 high speed railway. The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has told […]

Government’s advisers say ministers’ plans will not deliver an accessible railway

By John Pring on 4th August 2022 Category: Transport

Government’s advisers say ministers’ plans will not deliver an accessible railway
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The government’s advisers on accessible transport have told ministers they do not believe that their proposals for reforming the rail system will be enough to deliver an accessible railway. The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) says in its response to a public […]

Staff levels ‘completely inadequate’ for rail access, say government advisers

By John Pring on 28th July 2022 Category: Transport

Staff levels ‘completely inadequate’ for rail access, say government advisers
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Staffing levels on a section of the rail network are “completely inadequate to deliver an accessible railway”, according to a report by the government’s own accessible transport advisers. The Rail Workforce Reform report by the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) […]

Passenger assistance at Heathrow is ‘an absolute shambles’, say cabin crew

By John Pring on 14th July 2022 Category: Transport

Passenger assistance at Heathrow is ‘an absolute shambles’, say cabin crew
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British Airways cabin crew who work on flights in and out of Heathrow say that passenger assistance services at the airport are an “absolute shambles”, with waits of up to 90 minutes for disabled passengers left waiting to leave their planes. […]

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