Through the Get On Board campaign, we’re calling for a new law to make all rail travel in Britain accessible by 2030. Here’s why we’re campaigning for #TrainsForAll.
Why I dread using trains
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Hannah is disabled and uses a powerchair. She tells us about her experience of using trains and why having to pre-book assistance and having to manoeuvre her powerchair into a wheelchair space can make travelling by train so stressful.
Travelling on trains when you’re legally blind
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Emily is legally blind. She tells us about her experience using trains and how stressful changing trains or just trying to buy a ticket can be.
Rail stations fail disabled people in Wales this Christmas
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Countless disabled people in Wales cannot use 21 per cent of railway stations because there is no step-free access.
Rail stations fail disabled people this Christmas
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The government is set to miss its own targets for making all railway stations step-free by 40 years, analysis by the disability charity Leonard Cheshire reveals.
A lot at stake: what the next government must do
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The nation goes to the polls on Thursday 12 December 2019 to choose a new government. Whatever the result, the millions of disabled people who live in the UK have a lot at stake.
A wheel challenge: Councillors try out Cheltenham streets in a wheelchair
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Disabled Cheltenham residents campaigning for more accessible streets challenged councillors to explore Cheltenham in a wheelchair on Friday, trying out some of the most difficult routes.
Announcement by the Office of Rail and Road
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Our response to today’s announcement by the Office of Rail and Road.
Disabled people can't use over 40% of train stations
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More than 40 per cent of railway stations across England, Scotland and Wales do not have step-free access, leaving physically disabled people unable to travel by train.
Let's get on board to improve access at York station
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Rachael Maskell MP for York Central backs campaign to make rail travel easier for disabled passengers.
