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Angry response from campaigners as rail minister seeks to reassure MPs about government’s access plans

By John Pring on 10th April 2025 Category: Transport

Angry response from campaigners as rail minister seeks to reassure MPs about government’s access plans
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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 […]

Government’s railways consultation has ‘betrayed’ disabled passengers, campaigners tell minister

By John Pring on 27th February 2025 Category: Transport

Government’s railways consultation has ‘betrayed’ disabled passengers, campaigners tell minister
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Disabled campaigners and allies have accused the government of “betrayal” after it dropped plans to put accessibility at the heart of rail reforms from a hugely important public consultation. In a letter to transport secretary Heidi Alexander, they warn that current […]

Anger after government appears to drop Tory plans to put accessibility at heart of new national rail body

By John Pring on 20th February 2025 Category: Transport

Anger after government appears to drop Tory plans to put accessibility at heart of new national rail body
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Labour appears to have dropped the Conservative government’s pledge to place accessibility right at the heart of the new national body that will run the railways. Concerns were raised by The Association of British Commuters (ABC) when this week’s consultation on […]

Rail company’s ‘stealth’ ticket office cuts plan is ‘unforgivable’ and ‘horrendous’

By John Pring on 21st November 2024 Category: Transport

Rail company’s ‘stealth’ ticket office cuts plan is ‘unforgivable’ and ‘horrendous’
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Disabled campaigners have described the decision of a publicly-owned rail company to carry out partial closures of ticket offices by “stealth” as “unforgivable” and “horrendous”. Their comments came as the rail regulator contacted Southeastern to ask how it would comply with […]

Ministers and train firms refuse to rule out future ticket office closures, despite climbdown

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Transport

Ministers and train firms refuse to rule out future ticket office closures, despite climbdown
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The government and train operating companies have refused to rule out further attempts to close rail ticket offices across the country, despite ministers scrapping proposals to shut nearly 1,000 of them across England. Transport secretary Mark Harper this week reversed the […]

Disabled campaigners celebrate ‘bittersweet’ ticket office victory

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Transport

Disabled campaigners celebrate ‘bittersweet’ ticket office victory
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Disabled activists and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have been celebrating this week after a four-month campaign forced the government to abandon plans it had previously backed to close nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England. Transport secretary Mark Harper announced on […]

Campaigner wins right to challenge government in court over kerb heights

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Independent Living

Campaigner wins right to challenge government in court over kerb heights
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A disabled campaigner has won the right to challenge the government in the Court of Appeal over guidance that could lead to her and other blind and visually-impaired people walking into danger. Sarah Leadbetter is challenging government guidance that was published […]

Campaigners converge on Downing Street to warn of rail ‘mass exclusion’

By John Pring on 23rd February 2023 Category: Transport

Campaigners converge on Downing Street to warn of rail ‘mass exclusion’
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Disabled campaigners from across the country have converged on Downing Street to warn the prime minister that his government’s “extremely dangerous” rail reforms will cause “mass exclusion” on the network. They were there to deliver a petition, drawn up by The […]

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 […]

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 […]

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