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TransPennine performs sharp U-turn on train access after protest threat

By John Pring on 14th June 2018 Category: Transport

TransPennine performs sharp U-turn on train access after protest threat
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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 […]

Protest planned over rail company’s ‘terrible step backwards’ on access

By John Pring on 7th June 2018 Category: Transport

Protest planned over rail company’s ‘terrible step backwards’ on access
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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, […]

Rail company to run services with no wheelchair spaces… on government’s orders

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Transport

Rail company to run services with no wheelchair spaces… on government’s orders
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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 […]

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