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Ticket office closures will cut support for disabled rail passengers, papers show

By John Pring on 13th July 2023 Category: Transport

Ticket office closures will cut support for disabled rail passengers, papers show
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A government-backed programme to close most ticket offices across the country will lead to a significant fall in the number of staff available to support disabled passengers, analysis of consultation documents has shown. Several of the documents published last week by […]

Six train companies guilty of widespread discrimination, say campaigners

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Transport

Six train companies guilty of widespread discrimination, say campaigners
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Six train companies are discriminating against disabled passengers at nearly 300 rail stations across the south-east of England, according to new research. The research shows that c2c (which runs between London and Southend), Chiltern Railways, Greater Anglia, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), […]

Disabled comedian reduced to tears after public humiliation by train guard

By John Pring on 19th July 2018 Category: Transport

Disabled comedian reduced to tears after public humiliation by train guard
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A disabled comedian has described how she was reduced to tears after being publicly “shamed” by a train guard who forced her to move her mobility scooter to make way for a mother with a baby buggy. Tanyalee Davis was on […]

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