Unions criticise lack of wheelchair access on major train route

Unions criticise lack of wheelchair access on major train route

TransPennine Express accused of ripping up disability discrimination legislation

Wheelchair users will not be allowed on a third of trains on a major route in northern England this summer following the temporary reintroduction of 45-year-old carriages.

The main rail workers’ union accused TransPennine Express (TPE) of ripping up disability discrimination legislation and effectively operating a heritage railway by bringing back into service a number of inaccessible Mark 3 trains built in the 1970s for British Rail.

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Source: Guardian Transport

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