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Watchdog takes Equality Act steps against government over rail access

By John Pring on 9th February 2023 Category: Transport

Watchdog takes Equality Act steps against government over rail access
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The equality watchdog has taken action under the Equality Act against both the Department for Transport (DfT) and the rail regulator over concerns that cuts and reforms to train services are making the network ever more inaccessible. So far, the Equality […]

Rail operator admits breaching Equality Act on access for more than a decade

By John Pring on 8th September 2022 Category: Transport

Rail operator admits breaching Equality Act on access for more than a decade
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The UK’s largest rail operator has admitted that it has been breaching access laws for more than 10 years across large parts of its rail network, a leaked document has revealed. The Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) document shows the company* has […]

Government delayed rail report after it called for billions in access funds, emails reveal

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Transport

Government delayed rail report after it called for billions in access funds, emails reveal
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Publication of a report that called on ministers to invest billions of pounds in removing access barriers to the rail system was delayed by the government for nearly a year, emails released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed. The […]

Regulator to probe rail industry body’s ‘discriminatory’ actions during Storm Eunice

By John Pring on 31st March 2022 Category: Transport

Regulator to probe rail industry body’s ‘discriminatory’ actions during Storm Eunice
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The rail regulator is investigating why an industry body appears to have tried to ensure all assisted travel bookings for disabled passengers were cancelled during Storm Eunice in February. Even though many rail services continued through the storm on 18 February, […]

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 […]

New rail replacement access rules are ‘too little, too late’

By John Pring on 17th September 2020 Category: Transport

New rail replacement access rules are ‘too little, too late’
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New rules published by the rail regulator could push the industry to take the need to provide accessible rail replacement vehicles more seriously, but they have been branded “too little, too late” by a leading disabled campaigner. The Office of Rail […]

Train companies set to be forced to act on rail replacement access after legal advice

By John Pring on 3rd October 2019 Category: Transport

Train companies set to be forced to act on rail replacement access after legal advice
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Train companies must ensure that nearly all their rail replacement vehicles are accessible to disabled people, or risk criminal prosecution, according to legal advice obtained by the rail regulator. Train companies have reacted to the provisional legal advice by promising to […]

Rail regulator backs down on access to replacement buses

By John Pring on 5th September 2019 Category: Transport

Rail regulator backs down on access to replacement buses
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The rail regulator has been forced by a disabled campaigner to reconsider its refusal to tell train companies to ensure their rail replacement buses are fully accessible. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) issued guidance to train and station operators […]

Watchdogs’ comments boost hopes for rail access improvements

By John Pring on 21st February 2019 Category: Transport

Watchdogs’ comments boost hopes for rail access improvements
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Powerful warnings from two watchdogs about the barriers faced by disabled passengers have been welcomed as a “wonderful step in re-instating access to rail for all” by a leading accessible transport expert. One of the two watchdogs, the Equality and Human […]

Train companies could face court over inaccessible rail replacement buses

By John Pring on 13th September 2018 Category: Transport

Train companies could face court over inaccessible rail replacement buses
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Train companies are facing possible legal action over their failure to ensure that replacement bus services are accessible to wheelchair-users and other rail passengers with mobility impairments. A leading disabled campaigner believes that access and equality laws mean most rail replacement […]

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