@LevelBoarding

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 IS possible. youtu.be/3pNJuvWJg7M

Level Boarding ISN'T Impossible.

Watch Episode 275 of #Railnatter here: https://youtube.com/live/cbb...

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@KamranMallick, chief executive of @DisRightsUK, said: "Disability Rights UK are happy to co-sign this letter - level access boarding is so important, and as we know, decisions made now will affect generations to come."
Photo of Kamran Mallick, a gentleman in a blue jumped sitting in a black manual wheelchair.

ALT Photo of Kamran Mallick, a gentleman in a blue jumped sitting in a black manual wheelchair.

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Today, the Campaign has published an open letter to @Heidi_Labour regarding the news that the HS2 train fleet contract is to be reviewed. The opportunity to apply 8 years of learning on accessibility since the trains were originally specified MUST be taken.
Screenshot of Page 1 of letter available at https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w4f5uir7qq8nu0b1p64rc/20260610_CampaignForLevelBoarding_LetterRegardingHS2Fleet.pdf?rlkey=mc907hmsrml9zeaz5bz362tim&dl=1

ALT Screenshot of Page 1 of letter available at https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w4f5uir7qq8nu0b1p64rc/20260610_CampaignForLevelBoarding_LetterRegardingHS2Fleet.pdf?rlkey=mc907hmsrml9zeaz5bz362tim&dl=1

Screenshot of Page 2 of letter available at https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w4f5uir7qq8nu0b1p64rc/20260610_CampaignForLevelBoarding_LetterRegardingHS2Fleet.pdf?rlkey=mc907hmsrml9zeaz5bz362tim&dl=1

ALT Screenshot of Page 2 of letter available at https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w4f5uir7qq8nu0b1p64rc/20260610_CampaignForLevelBoarding_LetterRegardingHS2Fleet.pdf?rlkey=mc907hmsrml9zeaz5bz362tim&dl=1

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Public interest duties, especially the Accessibility duty, must be returned to the Great British Railways consultation. Disabled people's rights have been betrayed. @Heidi_Labour and @LordPeterHendy - please reconsider.
Text as image "Dear Secretary of State, 26/02/2025 We write to you with shock and concern about the Department's decision to drop public interest duties from the new consultation on Great British Railways (GBR). Previously, GBR's overarching purpose was to "maximise social and economic value", including strong obligations for accessibility and environment. These commitments were widely welcomed by the public as the founding principles of GBR, and recognised to be a key strategy to ensure the value of taxpayer investment in the railway. The duty for accessibility was particularly strongly welcomed, with the previous government pledging in 2024 that GBR would put accessibility "at the core of its strategic decisions". However, the new consultation fails to mention these statutory duties ever existed, and now the Department appears to be going in the opposite direction, stating that "GBR will..be subject to a substantively streamlined and simplified licence."

ALT Text as image "Dear Secretary of State, 26/02/2025 We write to you with shock and concern about the Department's decision to drop public interest duties from the new consultation on Great British Railways (GBR). Previously, GBR's overarching purpose was to "maximise social and economic value", including strong obligations for accessibility and environment. These commitments were widely welcomed by the public as the founding principles of GBR, and recognised to be a key strategy to ensure the value of taxpayer investment in the railway. The duty for accessibility was particularly strongly welcomed, with the previous government pledging in 2024 that GBR would put accessibility "at the core of its strategic decisions". However, the new consultation fails to mention these statutory duties ever existed, and now the Department appears to be going in the opposite direction, stating that "GBR will..be subject to a substantively streamlined and simplified licence."

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🚨 Campaign Launch: Ministers must restore public interest duties to Great British Railways consultation If @Heidi_Labour and @LordPeterHendy won't do this NOW, we'll lose the biggest opportunity we've ever had for the future of accessibility and climate abcommuters.com/2025/02/28/n…

New Campaign: Ministers must restore public interest duties to Great British Railways consultation

The Association of British Commuters, Disabled People Against Cuts, National Pensioners Convention, and National Federation of the Blind of the UK have made their first challenge to the Secretary o…

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So we've been looking at level boarding solutions around the world. We're really impressed with the #Stadler #Giruno @railservice trains in Italy and Switzerland, which enable level boarding at two different platform heights, 550mm and 760mm. xitter.cf/LevelBoarding/status/1…
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Excellent to hear @KatiePennick with @amolrajan on @BBCRadio2 just now talking about the need for #LevelBoarding. Find out more about the campaign here: levelboarding.org.uk/ - it's a simple ask that benefits everyone. It's time for inclusive travel.
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Here's our map showing current and future #LevelBoarding Currently, it's very limited and even by 2040, will cover just a fraction of the UK rail network. We can do so much better than this. What we need is a political commitment to inclusive travel with some real ambition.
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