Category: Transport accessibility

Bernina Express in a Wheelchair: Rhaetian Railway blame the victim

Artikel auf Deutsch On the Bernina Express recently, there was no wheelchair space in the panoramic coach despite my booking the wheelchair space months in advance. Rhaetian Railway, which runs the service, didn’t even warn me before I arrived. tl;dw (Too Long, Didn’t Watch) – This caused me great distress, as it was a bucket-list…

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Disabled rail travellers’ handling during Storm Dudley vs Storm Eunice

Back in 2022, Dominic Lund-Conlon / Rail Delivery Group instructed the rail industry to stop / cancel all disabled people’s booked assistance during Storm Eunice. – for trains that continued to run, and including an entire country (Scotland) that was not disrupted by the southerly track of the storm. (Nearly all train operating companies (TOCs)…

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Dominic Lund-Conlon lies about TriRides on trains

This is a TriRide, a popular motorised electronic addition to a manual wheelchair. It is good for off-roading and long distances. (I want one!) This is Dominic Lund-Conlon, Accessibility and Inclusion Manager at Rail Delivery Group (RDG). Has a history of unsupportable pronouncements on rail accessibility, and a reputation for undermining disability rights and campaigners…

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