My valued friend and co-campaigner told me about his disgusting experience at the hands of Southern Rail staff. I have reblogged the below from the excellent Transport for All website. I very much hope Southern Rail – and other rail providers – take it seriously. Their response to it doesn’t inspire confidence though; they clearly…
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Category: Transport accessibility
Accessible Single Deck Buses
On the way home from the Yorkshire Show on Tuesday, this happened: To cut a long story short, I caught a single deck bus that had no wheelchair ramp or wheelchair space. I thought that was illegal because all single deck buses must be accessible as of 1st January 2016. This is set out in…
UK to Amsterdam by Train in a Wheelchair
I travelled from York to Amsterdam recently by train. It’s surprisingly quick and easy, and there aren’t any silly baggage restrictions, nor did I have to get out of my wheelchair at any point. But it’s not all straightforward, so I thought I’d give some tips. Booking This was the non-straightfoward bit. But it’s not…