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Questions for Network Rail as plans emerge for yet another inaccessible footbridge

By John Pring on 14th September 2023 Category: Transport

Questions for Network Rail as plans emerge for yet another inaccessible footbridge
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New information suggests Network Rail has under-stated its plans to build more inaccessible footbridges, after proposals emerged for a new stepped bridge in the heart of west London. Network Rail claimed in July in a freedom of information (FoI) response that […]

Government refuses to reveal equality impact of ticket office closures

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Transport

Government refuses to reveal equality impact of ticket office closures
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The government has refused to release its own analysis of how the proposed closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices will impact on disabled people and other groups protected under the Equality Act. On the day before the end of a […]

Train company assessments provide fresh evidence of ticket office closure concerns

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Transport

Train company assessments provide fresh evidence of ticket office closure concerns
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Documents published by train companies show how their plans to close hundreds of ticket offices across England will risk the safety of disabled passengers and make it harder for them to obtain assistance and buy tickets. Information contained in equality impact […]

Watchdog warns ticket office closures could breach Equality Act and UN convention

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Transport

Watchdog warns ticket office closures could breach Equality Act and UN convention
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The equality watchdog has warned that the proposed closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England could breach both the Equality Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

Ticket office closures ‘could lead to huge price hikes’ for disabled Londoners

By John Pring on 10th August 2023 Category: Transport

Ticket office closures ‘could lead to huge price hikes’ for disabled Londoners
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Tens of thousands of disabled people could face a huge increase in rail fares for many of their journeys outside London, if government-backed plans to close ticket offices across England are approved, campaigners have warned. The research by the Association of […]

Ticket office closures could stop disabled fans attending live sport

By John Pring on 3rd August 2023 Category: Transport

Ticket office closures could stop disabled fans attending live sport
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A letter signed by nearly 40 disabled supporters’ associations has warned the government that plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices across England could cause many disabled fans to stop attending live sports events. The letter from disabled-led charity Level Playing […]

Analysis of ticket office documents shows impact of closures would be ‘disastrous’

By John Pring on 27th July 2023 Category: Transport

Analysis of ticket office documents shows impact of closures would be ‘disastrous’
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Detailed evidence prepared by disabled campaigners shows the “disastrous” impact that proposals to close hundreds of ticket offices across England would have on disabled rail passengers. In a 13,000-word letter, they describe how the details within proposals published by 16 train […]

Call for ‘urgent intervention’ from regulators to stop rail ticket office closures

By John Pring on 6th July 2023 Category: Transport

Call for ‘urgent intervention’ from regulators to stop rail ticket office closures
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Disabled campaigners and allies have called for an “urgent intervention” from regulators to prevent the closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England. In an open letter to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the Equality and Human […]

Rail industry has grown used to failing every day on access, MPs hear

By John Pring on 15th June 2023 Category: Transport

Rail industry has grown used to failing every day on access, MPs hear
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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 […]

Evidence to inquiry exposes ‘inadequate’ consequences of transport discrimination

By John Pring on 8th June 2023 Category: Transport

Evidence to inquiry exposes ‘inadequate’ consequences of transport discrimination
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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 […]

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