A massive victory for Campaign for Level Boarding.
The battle now is infrastructure
The ORR estimates that Network Rail could face £2.3 billion of additional pressures over a five-year period.
Meanwhile, leasing trains from private ROSCOs saw £2.9 billion funnelled out of the railway in profits and dividends in the last five years alone!
@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?