Railways: Disability
Commons · Question 76930 · Tabled 12 Sep 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to require train operating companies to guarantee that rail replacement services will be accessible for disabled passengers.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 19 Sep 2025
Rail replacement services operated by train operating companies must meet the needs of disabled passengers. This includes using vehicles compliant with the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 (PSVAR). The train operators can only use no...