Irish Ferries has introduced the scheme across its entire fleet.
A Department for Transport letter explained how buses and coaches performing rail replacement duties can apply for exemption from accessibility requirements until December 31.
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Tthe new fleet, purchased by the Liverpool Combined Authority for Merseyrail, are currently being tested and delivered.
The enhancements are funded through the Access for All programme and will include new lifts, accessible toilets and customer information screens.
The company describes the move as a continuation of its aim to become the airline of choice for customers with both hidden and visible disabilities.
The calls come in response to the launch of the Department of Transport’s ‘it’s everyone’s journey’ campaign and it’s Inclusive Transport Leaders Scheme.
Bus operator trentbarton is offering one-to-one training for disabled passengers. Its aim is to help wheelchair and mobility scooter users
The competition aims to fund projects that demonstrate, for the first time, how proven technologies, such as automation or innovative uses of data, could be used on the railways.
It detailed how the government is set to miss its own targets for making all railway stations step-free by 40 years.
It wants to bring the industry together from around the world and come up with an ‘agreed and standardised’ procedure for airlines.
