Last week I won a court case against GTR, and I’ve today received the court order. The Judge made declarations of discrimination for three failures by GTR for my journey from North Dulwich to Scarborough a year ago. The judge accepted formal undertakings from GTR requiring them to issue instructions to their staff designed to…
disability, data protection, activism and other such
Author: Doug Paulley
Wheelchair user and residential care user, sometimes thorn in the side of authorities.
Euston assistance failure: judge trebles damages, Network Rail appeals
Network Rail was ordered to pay me £3,750 in June, after failing — again — to meet me with booked passenger assistance at Euston. It’s the second time a court has found against them for exactly this failure, and the judge said the repetition made things worse, not better. Network Rail is now appealing the…
Stephen Brookes MBE – defaming disabled people
Stephen Brookes MBE used his position as a disability rail adviser to defame other disabled campaigners and me, and leak internal discussions to Northern Rail. He claimed his recent retirement was due to health issues, but leaked emails prove he resigned to protect his organisation from exposure. He remains on multiple other accessibility panels.