#RailAccessibility
#RailAccessibility

Disabled campaigners and groups sign an open letter to rail minister demanding 10 basic steps for rail accessibility

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Letter to minister issues 10 ‘basic’ demands on rail accessibility
Accessible transport campaigners have called on the government to sign up to 10 “basic equality standards” that would improve the accessibility of the rail network for millions of disabled passenge…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Liz Kendall talks about the billions put into transport infrastructure to help disabled people get to work.

Mentions of funding for rail accessibility in the June Spending Review - 0

Funding commitments to ‘Access for All’ scheme - 0

#DisabilityRights #railaccessibility
July 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If the government genuinely wants to help disabled people into work, making our rail network accessible would be a good start.

My latest blog on the uncertain future for rail accessibility. #railaccessibility

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The Future for Rail Accessibility
The glacial progress of the ‘Access for All’ scheme means that at the current rate of progress, the UK rail network won’t be accessible for around 100 years. This highlights the c…
julianvaughan.blog
March 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Rail accessibility: more than ramps. My opinion on how we can leave no passenger behind.

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#NoPassengerLeftBehind #RailAccessibility #Opinion
No passenger left behind: Turning rail accessibility into reality
By Diogo Martins Ambassador for #DiversityInTransport
transport.ec.europa.eu
March 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM
RNIB finds 4 in 5 blind and partially sighted people struggle with the gap between trains and platforms, causing anxiety and unsafe journeys. Campaigners urge accessibility to be embedded in rail reform. #RailAccessibility #InclusiveTransport www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Four in five blind people struggle with gap at UK train stations, survey finds
RNIB research uncovers high anxiety around rail travel with some having fallen into gaps or been trapped in doors
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM