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Warm ‘Welcome’ on NorthLink Ferries with accessibility app
Scotland’s Accessible Travel Framework: Delivery Plan for 2019-2020
Make Scotland’s Transportation System Affordable and Accountable, Says Commission
Update on Queen Street station redevelopment works
News: Ground-breaking new app for deaf customers on Scotland’s Railway
Queen Street Station Redevelopment – Dundas Street Entrance
As part of ScotRail redevelopment work at Glasgow Queen Street station, their engineers began activity today within the former entrance (tunnel) area to/from Dundas Street. This means that the Dundas Street entrance has moved just slightly further south on the street from its previous position. Hoardings have been put in place to create a new pathway for customers to/from the station, as highlighted within the accompanying photograph above.
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ScotRail Open Day – 8 May
ScotRail are hosting an event on 8 May to showcase the new Hitachi 385 trains. A three-car 385 will be located at Lanark station to allow local people, community groups, stakeholders and our staff to come along and see the train. The train will be stationed for 2-3 hours. Hospitality will be provided and visitors will be able to board the train to experience the new service they’ll receive when the timetable changes. The event will coincide with the media launch of the May timetable. ScotRail will confirm the exact date as soon as possible, but it is likely to
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Network Rail: No mobility assistance over Easter and early May bank holidays
To help deliver Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan and prepare the way for brand new high-speed railway, Network Rail is carrying out major improvement work across the West Coast main line over the Easter and early May bank holidays (19-22 April and 4-6 May). This work affects all West Coast journeys: services will be reduced, and London’s Euston station will be closed on these days. This means mobility travel assistance will not be available at Euston for passengers over these days. The information has been on National Rail Enquires from 12 weeks before the works. In addition, all staff working on passenger mobility assistance are briefed
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Access for All: 73 stations set to benefit from additional funding
Improving access to Great Britain’s railway stations is a key priority for this government and we want all passengers to be able to travel easily and confidently. The Department’s Access for All programme is critical to delivering this; the programme has already delivered an accessible, step free route at more than 200 stations, as well as smaller scale accessibility improvements at more than 1,500 others. The Inclusive Transport Strategy, published on 25 July 2018, included a commitment to extend the Access for All programme, announcing an additional £300 million of funding from the public purse. Our approach is to work with transport operators
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