Tag Archives: Access for All

Mayor’s step-free access spending set to plunge to zero

14/06/2012 – 9:00 am

The decision of London’s mayor to invest nothing in improving step-free access to the capital’s tube network for the next three years has been described as an “insult” to disabled and older people.
Accessible transport campaigners have discovered a Transport for London (TfL) business plan which shows that investment in step-free access in 2013-14, 2014-15 and [...]

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Railcard journeys treble in 15 years, but industry ‘still has more to do on access’

12/02/2012 – 9:00 am

The rail industry still has more to do to improve access, despite increasing numbers of disabled people using railcards, according to a leading expert.
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) this week marked the 30th anniversary of the Disabled Persons Railcard by releasing figures which showed journeys made using the card had trebled in the [...]

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