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Anger at Network Rail for ‘shocking’ exclusion of scooter-users from ‘future of railways’ exhibition

By John Pring on 29th May 2025 Category: Transport

Anger at Network Rail for ‘shocking’ exclusion of scooter-users from ‘future of railways’ exhibition
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An exhibition that will travel the country to celebrate the “past, present and future” of the railways will be inaccessible to many disabled people who use mobility scooters, because Network Rail has used carriages that are more than 30 years old. […]

Network Rail to spend £8 million on building an inaccessible footbridge that will last 120 years

By John Pring on 15th May 2025 Category: Transport

Network Rail to spend £8 million on building an inaccessible footbridge that will last 120 years
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Network Rail’s decision to spend nearly £8 million building a new footbridge that will be inaccessible to many disabled people has been labelled an “appalling contradiction” of the government’s commitment to improving the accessibility of the public transport system. The footbridge […]

Activist’s ‘genius’ two-year plan opens door to more generous compensation for disabled rail passengers

By John Pring on 16th January 2025 Category: Transport

Activist’s ‘genius’ two-year plan opens door to more generous compensation for disabled rail passengers
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A disabled activist has won praise for a successful two-year plan that has exposed the “ridiculously-low” awards handed out by the Rail Ombudsman to disabled passengers. Doug Paulley’s efforts have led to the ombudsman issuing what appears to be its highest-ever […]

Failure to ensure step-free access at station beside iconic venue, despite £1.3 billion redevelopment, ‘is humiliating and cruel’

By John Pring on 9th January 2025 Category: Transport

Failure to ensure step-free access at station beside iconic venue, despite £1.3 billion redevelopment, ‘is humiliating and cruel’
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The £1.3 billion redevelopment of an iconic cultural venue has failed to ensure step-free access at its neighbouring rail station, in a “slap in the face” to disabled visitors, staff and local residents. Millions of people every year are likely to […]

Concern over government’s ‘terrible joke’ appointment of rail access ‘ambassador’

By John Pring on 12th December 2024 Category: Transport

Concern over government’s ‘terrible joke’ appointment of rail access ‘ambassador’
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Disabled campaigners have questioned the government’s decision to appoint a senior rail executive as one of its new disability and access ambassadors. Alison Smith, the accessibility and inclusion lead for the Great British Railways Transition Team, who previously had a similar […]

Discrimination court win over UK’s ‘worst’ station for assistance ‘shows need for reform and culture change’

By John Pring on 19th September 2024 Category: Transport

Discrimination court win over UK’s ‘worst’ station for assistance ‘shows need for reform and culture change’
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A judge has ordered Network Rail to compensate an access campaigner who was abandoned in a waiting-area after booking assistance at a station known among disabled passengers for providing the country’s worst assisted travel service. Euston, the gateway for services from […]

Government silence over missing £65 million of rail access funding

By John Pring on 8th August 2024 Category: Transport

Government silence over missing £65 million of rail access funding
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Both the government and Network Rail have refused to say what will happen to £65 million of funding that was allocated to improving access at rail stations over the last five years, but was never spent. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed […]

Network Rail apologises after failing to spend £65 million put aside to improve access at stations

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Transport

Network Rail apologises after failing to spend £65 million put aside to improve access at stations
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Network Rail has today apologised after admitting that it failed to spend £65 million of funding allocated to improving access at rail stations. The admission came after Disability News Service (DNS) secured figures through a freedom of information request which showed […]

Network Rail delays releasing station access funding figures until after election

By John Pring on 3rd July 2024 Category: Transport

Network Rail delays releasing station access funding figures until after election
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Network Rail has delayed releasing figures until after the general election that would have shown how much funding the government has allocated to improve access at train stations. The delay means it will not be possible to hold the government to […]

‘Smoking gun’ government memo exposes Network Rail on inaccessible bridges

By John Pring on 11th January 2024 Category: Transport

‘Smoking gun’ government memo exposes Network Rail on inaccessible bridges
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A “smoking gun” government memo suggests that Network Rail withdrew from a high-profile public inquiry to protect its plans to build more inaccessible footbridges across Britain. In late November, the public body withdrew plans to build an inaccessible bridge at Copmanthorpe, […]

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