The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (North Western Trains Class 175/0 and Class 175/1 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises the use of specified rail vehicles of Classes 175/0 and 175/1, although they do not conform with certain requirements of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 because:

• doorway warning sounds cannot be heard outside the vehicle;

• warnings are emitted whenever the passenger doors in the sides of vehicles are closed;

• there is no step illumination;

• the unobstructed space beneath tables in wheelchair spaces is less than 700 millimetres;

• the hinged handrail in toilets, which are provided for disabled persons in wheelchairs, has a curve with an inside radius of less than 50 millimetres.

It sets a time limit on the authorisation and imposes a condition.