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This will also damage the economy as it will make it harder for travelers with disabilities, making them possibly choose alternative destinations.
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Right to ‘turn up and go’ for disabled rail passengers ‘under serious threat’
The right of disabled people to enjoy spontaneous travel on the rail network is under “serious threat” because of the planned closure of nearly 1,000 ticket offices across England, campaigners warn…
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Here, in the States, not every AMTRAK station is staffed. But, every train has conductors. Those conductors will bring out the ramp or other assistive device for you to board. Admittedly, I don’t know of any person with a disability who didn’t make an advanced reservation since there’s only a certain amount of wheelchair spots on each train.… Read more
As someone who has NEVER booked ahead when travelling on the train in the UK, this worries me. Of course, I could be more organised and book in advance, but then again, why should I have to? We need need the playing field levelled, not extra tasks to keep in mind just to take the same trip that an able-bodied person can take without thinking.
