train News - Access and Mobility Professional

Whoosh Media looks to simplify ‘Herculean task’ of booking rail travel for disabled travellers

Solutions Transportation by Sam Lewis on May 25, 2021

Whoosh's Real Time Journey Dashboard solution aims to make travel for disabled people 'as stress-free as possible' through a smartphone app

Government could miss 2030 step-free train station disabled access goal by 40 years

Intelligence Surveys by Sam Lewis on December 14, 2020

Disability charity Leonard Cheshire is calling for the government to prioritise efforts to improve the accessibility of the UK's train stations.

Access history made as disability campaigner boards Northern train on mobility scooter

Uncategorized by Alex Douglas on March 31, 2020

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Tony Jennings became the first member of the public to use his mobility scooter to get on the train from the platform in Ulverston using a ramp.

VIDEO: Regional train operator rolls out accessibility awareness training in UK first

Solutions Transportation by Alex Douglas on November 15, 2019

The company has commissioned a team of Accessibility and Inclusion trainers to deliver regular sessions over the next two years.

UK’s first ‘dementia friendly’ rail line launches

Transportation by Joe Peskett on February 6, 2019

Initiative includes making stations and services dementia friendly and training staff to be more aware of dementia and how best to serve people living with the disease

Greater Anglia trials new ramp before rolling out equipment across network

Travel & transport by Joe Peskett on January 16, 2019

Portaramp equipment tested by transport expert to decide what tweaks and changes need to be made to the design

Disabled access improvements confirmed for West Berkshire train station

Travel & transport by Carly Hacon on December 10, 2018

Funding has ‘finally’ been awarded for Theale Station

Essex station in line to win funding for improved accessibility

Transportation Travel & transport by Carly Hacon on November 19, 2018

Brentwood MP Alex Burghart has pledged to make Essex town a step-free station within a year after previous lift project was shelved

Cambrian Railway receives first modified train to kick-start new regulations roll out

Compliance Public facilities Regulation by Alex Douglas on August 3, 2018

The Cambrian Railway Line has received the first train to be modified as part of a plan to make sure

Train operators shunted on accessibility as data reveals third of disabled people face ‘rail misery’

Access Transportation by Joe Peskett on June 27, 2018

A campaign has been launched calling on the government to make sure that all train operators provide accessible end-to-end journeys.

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