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Regulator probes train ramp safety failings at rail operators across Britain

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Transport

Regulator probes train ramp safety failings at rail operators across Britain
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Rail operators across the country are being investigated by their regulator after a series of concerns about potentially fatal safety flaws in the use of the ramps used to allow wheelchair-users to board trains. Disability News Service (DNS) has this week […]

Equality Act threat over long-awaited rail access app

By John Pring on 20th May 2021 Category: Transport

Equality Act threat over long-awaited rail access app
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Rail companies have delayed plans to launch a new mobile phone accessibility app, just days after they were warned that the technology appears to breach their duties under the Equality Act. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) had been set to launch […]

Minister allows transport industry its fourth exemption from access laws

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Transport

Minister allows transport industry its fourth exemption from access laws
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A government minister has allowed the transport industry its fourth temporary exemption from access laws, allowing it to continue to use inaccessible vehicles for rail replacement services for another nine months. The concession came in a letter from transport minister Chris […]

Campaigner’s research shows rail access information is often ‘wildly inaccurate’

By John Pring on 23rd December 2020 Category: Transport

Campaigner’s research shows rail access information is often ‘wildly inaccurate’
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Information used by disabled passengers to check if a rail station is accessible is frequently “wildly inaccurate”, and often leads them to book travel to and from stations they cannot access, according to new research. The research by disabled campaigner and […]

Round-up: £20 petition, Disability History Month, Motability… and BAFTA

By John Pring on 19th November 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Round-up: £20 petition, Disability History Month, Motability… and BAFTA
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A petition signed by nearly 120,000 people who want to see a £20 a week uplift given to universal credit claimants extended to those on other benefits has been handed to the chancellor, Rishi Sunak. The increase, which also applies to […]

Rail regulator’s access recommendations welcomed, ‘but do not go far enough’

By John Pring on 18th July 2019 Category: Transport

Rail regulator’s access recommendations welcomed, ‘but do not go far enough’
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Accessible transport campaigners have broadly welcomed a series of recommendations for improvements to the accessibility of the rail system. Among the 17 recommendations made by the regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), is a call for a drastic reduction […]

Regulator sets out ideas for better assisted rail travel

By John Pring on 15th November 2018 Category: Transport

Regulator sets out ideas for better assisted rail travel
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The rail regulator has revealed a series of draft measures designed to force the industry to improve the assistance it provides to disabled passengers. Many of the proposals suggested by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) yesterday (Wednesday) aim to […]

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