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Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Yahoo
Bradford rail stations involved in easier-access trial for the blind
Visually impaired passengers are able to access train platforms more easily - including at Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square - as part of a new trial. The scheme is enabling trial participants, who have been issued a temporary West Yorkshire travel pass ('MCard'), to use automated ticket gates. Visually impaired passengers, travelling with their English National Concessionary Travel Scheme pass, usually have to ask station staff for assistance in getting onto platforms. Ten people are taking part in the three-month pilot using the temporarily issued MCard. The trial began on Tuesday, July 1 at gated stations including Bradford Interchange, Bradford Forster Square, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Leeds, and Wakefield Westgate. Passengers can still request support from station staff during the trial if they prefer. Kathryn Milner, a visually impaired passenger who helped raise awareness of access issues, said: "My independence is really important to me, and, as someone who regularly travels by train, I want to be able to get about without being hindered by a process that I know doesn't apply to me – just because I'm visually impaired." The participating train operators, LNER, Northern, and TransPennine Express, are working with West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Network Rail on the trial.
ITV News
3 days ago
- ITV News
All-day train disruption expected due to fallen tree in Dumfries and Galloway
Border Carlisle Lockerbie Passengers are being urged not to travel north or south of Carlisle due to damage to overhead wires caused by a fallen tree. Avanti West Coast says it'll take most of the day to fix the railway between Lockerbie and Carstairs, which is blocked by the electric wires. Travellers who have to abandon their journey as a result of today's disruption can use their original ticket on any Avanti West Coast train, on the same route on 1 July 2025. Train journeys on the TransPennine Express have also been cancelled between Carlisle and Glasgow/Edinburgh because of a fallen tree in the Beattock area. In a Facebook statement, Avanti West Coast said: "Due to damage to overhead wires between Lockerbie and Carlisle, we are advising customers not to travel north of Carlisle today, 30 June. "If you were due to travel to or from Scotland today, your ticket dated 30 June can be used on any Avanti West Coast train, via the same route, tomorrow, 1 July. "If you abandoned your journey as a result of today's disruption, your ticket dated 30 June can be used on any Avanti West Coast train, via the same route, tomorrow, 1 July."
Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow trains: 'Do not travel' warning for passengers
TransPennine Express has issued the warning after a fallen tree blocked the rail line between Carlisle, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, bringing all services to a halt in both directions. There are currently no trains running on this route, and no replacement bus services are available for Glasgow-bound passengers. READ MORE: Glasgow tourists stranded as wildfire forces airport closure in holiday hotspot Customers with tickets for affected journeys are advised that they can use their tickets tomorrow, July 1, or apply for a refund if they are unable to complete their journey. In a statement, TransPennine Express said: 'We are strongly advising customers not to travel North of Carlisle, there are no trains running between Carlisle and Edinburgh/Glasgow in both directions and no replacement buses. "If you have purchased a ticket and your journey has been affected by this disruption, you can use your ticket dated today to travel tomorrow. "Alternatively, if the train you intended to travel on is cancelled or you are unable to complete your journey, then you can apply for a refund from your point of purchase." READ MORE: Beloved Glasgow restaurant announces shock closure after 15 years ⚠️We are strongly advising customers Not to Travel North of Carlisle, there are no trains running between Carlisle and Edinburgh/Glasgow in both directions and no replacement buses. 🎫You can use your ticket to travel on: · Between Edinburgh and Manchester in both directions on… — TPE Customer Assist (@TPEassist) June 30, 2025 Passengers still choosing to travel today may use their tickets on the following services: Between Edinburgh and Manchester (both directions) via the East Coast Mainline on TransPennine Express services Between Edinburgh and York (both directions) on LNER or CrossCountry services Between Edinburgh and Newcastle (both directions) on Lumo services Between Carlisle and Newcastle, and Manchester Airport and Lancaster (both directions) on Northern services Between Carlisle and Preston (both directions) on Avanti West Coast services (Also valid between Scotland and Preston in both directions once the line reopens) Between Glasgow stations and Edinburgh (both directions) on ScotRail services Passengers are encouraged to check live travel updates and plan accordingly. ScotRail has assured customers that their services are running as planned.
BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Do not travel warning after tree blocks West Coast Main Line
Trains on some routes travelling in and out of Scotland on the West Coast Main Line have been cancelled for the rest of the West Coast confirmed services north and south of the border have been suspended due to damage to overhead wires between Lockerbie and TransPennine Express said no trains will run between Preston and Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow train operator said the line was blocked after a tree fell near Beattock in Dumfries and Galloway. Anyone with tickets can be used on the same route on Tuesday passengers who no longer want to travel due to the disruption can request a full refund from the point of disruption is expected to last until the end of the day. Alternative routes Andy McClements, from TransPennine Express, said: "It's rare that we advise customers not to travel, but it is likely to take much of today to clear the tree from the lines and we cannot guarantee travel between Carlisle and either Glasgow or Edinburgh."We will have additional members of staff out and about on the route today to help our customers, and we are allowing customers with tickets to travel tomorrow to help get them where they need to be."TransPennine Express said anyone who decides to travel on Monday can use their ticket on the following services:Between Edinburgh and Manchester in both directions on the East Coast Main Line (via York) on TransPennine Express servicesBetween Edinburgh and York in both directions on any LNER or CrossCountry serviceBetween Edinburgh and Newcastle in both directions on Lumo servicesBetween Carlisle and Newcastle, and Manchester Airport and Lancaster in both directions on Northern servicesBetween Glasgow and Edinburgh in both directions on ScotRail services
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
‘Do not travel' warning for trains to London after damage causes ‘major disruption'
A rail company is warning 'do not travel' on trains to London following damage to cables around 300 miles away. It comes after lines were blocked between Lockerbie and Carstairs in Scotland due to damage to overhead electric cables. In addition, a freight train has broken down at a platform in Carlisle. Avanti West Coast says customers should not travel on services southbound from Edinburgh or Glasgow Central to London Euston. It also urges customers against travelling north of Carlisle. A second operator, TransPennine Express, has also issued a 'do not travel' warning north of Carlisle. There are no trains between Carlisle and Glasgow Central or Edinburgh in both directions and there are no replacement buses. National Rail warns that 'major disruption is expected until the end of the day'.
