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A newly-nationalised rail company desperately tried to settle three separate cases of discrimination taken against it by a disabled campaigner, just weeks after the firm was brought under state control. GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) offered as much as £20,000 to Doug […]
Emails that targeted a leading disabled activist have exposed a “rotten culture” at senior levels of the rail industry. The internal emails were obtained from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) – the secretive body that represents the companies and public bodies […]
A coach operator that passed on defamatory lies about a well-known disabled activist who exposed the inaccessibility of one of its coaches will have to pay him substantial damages, and make a humiliating apology in open court. A driver for Bolton-based […]
A rail company’s actions have underlined continuing concerns about the government’s commitment to an accessible rail network, after a disabled campaigner’s legal bid finally forced it to improve access at six rural stations. Doug Paulley, who brought the case against government-owned […]
Disabled campaigners betrayed by a solicitor who took many high-profile cases of disability discrimination have spoken of the significant harm he caused, after he was finally struck off by a tribunal. For years, Chris Fry (pictured), from Sheffield, took on discrimination […]
Network Rail is being questioned again over its failure to provide funding to ensure the accessibility of new infrastructure, after it claimed it could not afford to ensure a new footbridge would be accessible to people with mobility impairments. The bridge […]
The rail regulator has been asked why it has failed to do more in an annual report to stress disabled people’s right to “turn up and go” when accessing the railway network. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) released new […]
The government’s “weak” response to a major report on the inaccessibility of the transport system has left the future of disabled people’s right to travel in “grave danger”, campaigners warned this week. Although there were some pledges of action from the […]
Rail companies are likely to be forced to provide more generous compensation when they fail to assist disabled passengers, thanks to the actions of an accessible transport campaigner. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has written to train and station […]
Disabled activists have delivered an angry and dismissive response to a government minister who has tried to justify dropping plans to put accessibility at the heart of rail reforms from a critically-important public consultation. In a letter to the Commons transport […]