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The government and one of its state-owned rail operators are refusing to say how many stations will be able to provide level boarding for disabled passengers, following a decision to lease 29 new battery-electric trains. The announcement by state-owned TransPennine Express […]
Disabled campaigners say the government’s decision to lease 29 battery-electric trains that will allow level boarding for disabled passengers at stations across the north of England is a “massive victory” for their campaign. The announcement by state-owned TransPennine Express (TPE) will […]
A train operator that planned to run mainline rail services that wheelchair-users would not have been able to access has been forced to abandon its plans after it faced threats of a protest by disabled activists. Disability News Service revealed last month that […]
Disabled activists are preparing a protest action over a train operator’s plans to run mainline rail services that wheelchair-users will not be able to access. Disability News Service revealed last week that TransPennine Express (TPE) is to introduce two extra trains, […]
A train operator will this summer start running mainline rail services that wheelchair-users will not be able to access… with the apparent blessing of the government. It is believed to be the first time for many years that a scheduled mainline […]