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Cambridge and Peterborough-based teenagers with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have been shown the ins and outs of train travel
To make the region’s rail network more accessible for blind and partially sighted passengers, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is working with Sight Loss Councils to extend the free use of an innovative guiding app to eight more stations
A blind villager from Melbourn is helping Thameslink and Great Northern promote a new service for disabled passengers and other customers who need assistance at Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton stations
Rail users in Surrey will soon benefit from step-free access at Leatherhead station as Network Rail announces accessibility upgrades starting this January.
Customers at Balham station now have new Ladies’ and Gents’ toilets, thanks to train operator Southern Railway’s station improvement programme.
Blind and partially sighted people are on track to gain insight and confidence in train travel thanks to a joint initiative by Govia Thameslink Railway and Thomas Pocklington Trust
Network Rail has completed a £5m upgrade of Streatham station providing Southern and Thameslink passengers with step-free access to all the platforms
To enhance the passenger experience, improve safety and speed up people’s journeys at London Victoria station, the number of ticket gates is being increased from 88 to 125, with eight new accessible wide gates also being installed.
Great Northern and Thameslink have launched another new mobile team in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers who need assistance
A Burgess Hill school and college for youngsters with special needs has joined forces with Thameslink to teach students how to travel independently by rail and promote London’s first step-free art trail featuring children's icon Morph
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is trialling an app at Stevenage station that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
Young wheelchair users have teamed up with GTR and charity Whizz-Kidz to promote London’s first step-free art trail
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is trialling an app at Brighton station that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
GTR is trialling an app that connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote advisor who then uses the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them quickly around railway stations, to a member of staff
A new mobile assistance team has been launched for Downham Market, Littleport and Watlington stations
Two new mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers at six smaller stations in Hertfordshire and north London
Two new lifts to serve platforms 3/4 and 7/8 have now opened at Finsbury Park railway station, opening up travel opportunities for more people.
Govia Thameslink Railway has published an Easy Ticket Guide to coincide with World Autism Acceptance Week
Thameslink have welcomed the announcement by Luton Rising and Luton Borough Council today [24 February] that the Luton DART station-airport shuttle service is on course to open fully for commercial operations around the end of March.
A new mobile assistance team has started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers and other customers at nine smaller stations in South London
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