Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) has today published its latest Social Impact Report, highlighting how railway staff are helping people access employment, travel with confidence, stay safe and connect with support services across London and the South East. The report reveals that during 2025/26, frontline railway colleagues carried out 203 life-saving interventions, supported 202,843 assisted journeys […]
Category: accessibility
Rail audio guides help blind and partially sighted people travel independently
New railway station and train audio guides, designed to dramatically improve accessibility for blind and partially sighted rail travellers, have been published on the Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern websites. Written by Sight Loss Council volunteers and accessibility managers at parent company Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR), the guides help disabled passengers familiarise themselves with station […]
Rail audio guides help blind and partially sighted people travel independently
New railway station and train audio guides, designed to dramatically improve accessibility for blind and partially sighted rail travellers, have been published on the Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern websites. Written by Sight Loss Council volunteers and accessibility managers at parent company Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR), the guides help disabled passengers familiarise themselves with station […]
Step change as Manchester Victoria gets major staircase upgrades
Staircases at Manchester Victoria station are being overhauled as part of a multi-million-pound investment to improve future journeys for passengers. Network Rail is building two new flights of stairs on the main link bridge between the station concourse and platforms 4, 5 and 6. The work will take place from September 2026 until Spring 2027 and has […]
Step change as Manchester Victoria gets major staircase upgrades
Staircases at Manchester Victoria station are being overhauled as part of a multi-million-pound investment to improve future journeys for passengers. Network Rail is building two new flights of stairs on the main link bridge between the station concourse and platforms 4, 5 and 6. The work will take place from September 2026 until Spring 2027 and has […]
Passengers with mobility scooters can now travel on all types of Northern trains with free permit
It comes after the train operator updated its rules to allow smaller mobility scooters on Class 158 trains. Passengers who currently have mobility scooter permits with Northern are being contacted and told they can travel on Class 158 trains if their scooters meet the size requirements. They will be provided with a new permit which states the […]