@nimbusdis is becoming embedded across access policy, assessment, ticketing and eligibility decisions. Why does that matter? Coz 1 private organisation can increasingly influence who gets what access, on what evidence, through systems venues then rely on. That needs scrutiny.
#Disabled people need to know this: Rail Delivery Group has awarded @nimbusdis a £1.75m contract to decide Disabled Persons Railcard eligibility, reviewing medical/benefit evidence. This goes far beyond an access card. Where is the scrutiny of assessors, appeals and safeguards?
A massive, hard won victory for the Campaign for @LevelBoarding and its allies in @TransportForAll, as well as supporters of @Railnatter given they've helped me to lobby for this behind the scenes.
Track and Train strategy – thoughts? The whole sector has been on hold for 18 months… waiting for a 28 page high-level overview of the things GBR/DfT may consider in the future when making decisions.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6aba4b47997a4b2950ccefc0/gbr-rolling-stock-infrastructure-strategy.pdf