The Campaign for Level Boarding is a group of activists, engineers and experts working together to make level boarding on UK trains and stations a reality.
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Level boarding pledge in government strategy is welcomed, but railways bill amendments are still vital
#LevelBoarding
@LordOrk @Doug_Paulley @ABCommuters @TransportForAll
disabilitynewsservice.com/le…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
This article is from August 2018, when I started going on about level boarding publicly. We did it, folks. You CAN make things better - don't let anyone tell you otherwise:
ALT an article where Gareth decries mistakes made in the design of accessible trains and platforms on Crossrail, and refers to low floor trains and standard platforms as he's then been banging on about for nearly a decade now
As I said in my speech at conference, a train without level boarding is a job you can't take.
All new Great British Railways trains will be level boarding, as standard.
We’re building a railway that everyone can rely on.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
As I said in my speech at conference, a train without level boarding is a job you can't take.
All new Great British Railways trains will be level boarding, as standard.
We’re building a railway that everyone can rely on.
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
Level boarding confirmed for Elizabeth line services at HS2’s Old Oak Common superhub station
mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/… #HS2
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
Level boarding. Arguably the most underrated feature you can (and should) build into any new train.
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I find it baffling…
Order level boarding trains… ban people that require level boarding.
Genuinely can’t make it up 🙃
Not if you are a mobility scooter user
@My_Metro discriminatory policy bans them
@northernassist mobility scooter users can now travel on Northumberland Line ,after I held them to account + collaborated on new policy, but cannot link to metro services
@Tanni_GT @AlexHynes
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
Decision to order level boarding trains is ‘massive victory’ for disabled campaigners
@LordOrk @Doug_Paulley @TransportForAll @LevelBoarding @Tanni_GT
#LevelBoarding
disabilitynewsservice.com/de…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
Will every platform @TPExpressTrains serve be ready for the new trains to provide level boarding in 2034?
...time to put them on the spot @GarethDennis @Heidi_Labour @TransportCttee @Tanni_GT @AlexHynes
Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
29 new Adessia Stream trains are expected to enter service in 2034 and will be built in Derby
DfT said fleet will be @LevelBoarding
Step-free - the "elimination of gaps between the train and platform” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd94…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
29 new Adessia Stream trains are expected to enter service in 2034 and will be built in Derby
DfT said fleet will be @LevelBoarding
Step-free - the "elimination of gaps between the train and platform” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd94…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
29x5-car Adessia Stream battery-electric units featuring level boarding have been ordered by TransPennine Express. Alstom will build them in Derby with construction beginning in 2028.
modernrailways.com/article/a…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
A fleet of 29 new battery-electric Alstom Adessia Stream units have been ordered for @TPExpressTrains & will be built at Derby. They will be built from 2028, enter service in 2034 and be leased from Rock Rail to TPE. They will have step-free boarding and support the TRU upgrades
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
We were discussing how we get from SE London to Heathrow with two suitcases, a guide dog and a wheelchair with a Triride. Imagine, if Southeastern had level boarding I could get to Heathrow step-free from SE London in a reasonable time without using assistance or a taxi. Thameslink and the Elizabeth Line are already step-free from London Bridge.
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Relatedly, we've still not had any response from @transportgovuk or @Heidi_Labour to the Campaign for @LevelBoarding letter on the HS2 fleet. They just don't take accessibility seriously.
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Five manufacturers shortlisted for new @ScotRail fleet
Transport Scotland said “improved accessibility by reducing the distance between the platform and entrance to the train @LevelBoarding
@joannemaguire79 modernrailways.com/article/f…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
Alstom, CAF, Hitachi, Siemens and Stadler have been shortlisted for the Invitation to Negotiate stage of the procurement of ScotRail's new suburban train fleet.
modernrailways.com/article/f…
Campaign for Level Boarding retweeted
Scotland’s rail fleet strategy:
Scotland is forecasting a demographic shift towards an older population
More passengers will need step-free and @LevelBoarding , clear information, and spaces that work better for luggage, buggies + wheelchair users railengineer.co.uk/scotlands…
