Ticket Office Closures Q&As
Due to the threat of legal action by disability activists and a number of metro mayors, the 21-day consultation window on the Rail...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Jul 9, 2023
- 6 min
Ticket Office closures – the truth behind the spin
On the 5th of July, the Rail Delivery Group announced a 21-day consultation exercise regarding their proposals to close just short of...
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vaughan4nebeds
- May 15, 2023
- 4 min
Biggleswade Station Update – 15th May
Earlier today the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) team met with Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, town and district Councillors...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Feb 5, 2023
- 8 min
Step-free project hits the buffers
Since we first started campaigning for step-free access at Biggleswade station I have sat in numerous meetings to discuss the many issues...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
Biggleswade Station Update – 16th November 2022
Yesterday afternoon, representatives from Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) met with Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR),...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Jul 15, 2022
- 6 min
Biggleswade station update – 15th July
This afternoon, representatives from Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN), Network Rail, GTR, Richard Fuller MP and Central...
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vaughan4nebeds
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Biggleswade Station Update – 9th May
This morning representatives from Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway, Central Bedfordshire Council, Biggleswade Town Council,...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Nov 26, 2021
- 6 min
When will Labour stand up for a step-free railway?
Blaming the Victorians for a large percentage of our rail network being inaccessible to a significant proportion of the UK public is...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Rail accessibility campaigners respond to local MP querying the need for a ‘Head of Inclusion&
The Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) campaign group formed in 2017. Its aim is to improve accessibility across the Bedfordshire...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
Roads 1 Step-Free Access 0?
The government’s Levelling Up Fund prospectus published in March 2021 sets out how the Department for Transport (DfT), the Ministry for...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Apr 4, 2021
- 8 min
It’s time for a step-free Leagrave!
Since ‘Access for All’ funding for accessibility improvements to the UK rail network was introduced in 2006, around 200 stations have...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
Disability campaigners respond to Biggleswade transport hub plans
Below is Bedfordshire Rail Access Network’s written response following a meeting with Central Bedfordshire Council regarding the current...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
Stepping aside but gearing up
The last year has been a significant challenge to all of us as the pandemic has affected virtually every aspect of our lives. It has...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Feb 28, 2021
- 8 min
How the rail industry’s access map lost its way – and how to get it back on track
*** Update 5th March 2021 *** Following the publication of this blog Northern have been in touch and have now amended the descriptions of...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Apr 11, 2020
- 4 min
‘Step-Free Access’ one step closer at Biggleswade
Following on from the conference call that took place between Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, Central Beds and Biggleswade Town...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Jul 28, 2019
- 3 min
Disabled people let down by ‘tick box’ attitude to Accessibility
Listening to Nusrat Ghani during the Westminster Hall debate earlier this week discussing the lack of step-free access at Flitwick...
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vaughan4nebeds
- Jul 27, 2019
- 3 min
Flitwick Step-Free Access – Westminster Hall Debate
My brief notes below from the Westminster Hall Debate that took place earlier this week regarding the lack of step-free access at...
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