Rolling Stock: Disability
(asked on 5th May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the penalties are for train companies which putting rolling stock into service without a functioning accessible toilet.
This question was answered on 11th May 2023
Where a train is fitted with an accessible toilet, the Persons with Reduced Mobility - National Technical Specification Notice (PRM-NTSN) allows a train operator to operate a train in service without a functional accessible toilet, provided it is repaired or replaced within 6 working days of the occurrence being reported.
The Office for Rail and Road are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the requirements set out in the PRM-NTSN.