Steps
- Ensure rail vehicle passenger steps meet accessibility specifications
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2014
United Kingdom
The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
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3 compliance obligations
What this Act requires
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Schedules
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Handrails
Passenger information
Request-stop controls
Seats
Toilets
Toilets (wheelchair-compatible)
Transparent surfaces (interior)
Wheelchair spaces (numbers required)
Wheelchair spaces (obstructions)
Wheelchair spaces (specifications)
Wheelchair spaces (tables and trays)
Floors
Handholds
Diagram A (reference wheelchair)
sch. 1 para. 1
- Provide boarding devices for wheelchair users at stations and stops
sch. 1 para. 2
- Provide equivalent catering service to passengers in wheelchairs when no accessible route exists
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Citation and commencement
Boarding devices
Interpretation
Catering
Rail vehicles first used after 31st December 1998
Doors
Rail vehicles first used, or belonging to a class first used, before 1st January 1999
Door controls (power operated)
Duty on operator of rail vehicles
Door handles
Enforcement
Doorways (exterior) and through routes (wheelchair-compatible)
Revocation and transitional provisions
Doorways (interior) (wheelchair-compatible)
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