The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Rail vehicles first used after 31st December 1998

  5. 4.Rail vehicles first used, or belonging to a class first used, before 1st January 1999

  6. 5.Duty on operator of rail vehicles

  7. 6.Enforcement

  8. 7.Revocation and transitional provisions

  9. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

      1. PART 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. 1.Boarding devices

        2. 2.Catering

        3. 3.Doors

        4. 4.Door controls (power operated)

        5. 5.Door handles

        6. 6.Doorways (exterior) and through routes (wheelchair-compatible)

        7. 7.Doorways (interior) (wheelchair-compatible)

        8. 8.Floors

        9. 9.Handholds

        10. 10.Handrails

        11. 11.Passenger information

        12. 12.Request-stop controls

        13. 13.Seats

        14. 14.Steps

        15. 15.Toilets

        16. 16.Toilets (wheelchair-compatible)

        17. 17.Transparent surfaces (interior)

        18. 18.Wheelchair spaces (numbers required)

        19. 19.Wheelchair spaces (obstructions)

        20. 20.Wheelchair spaces (specifications)

        21. 21.Wheelchair spaces (tables and trays)

      2. PART 2 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. 1.Doors

        2. 2.Flashing lights

        3. 3.Floors

        4. 4.Passenger information

        5. 5.Seats

        6. 6.Steps

        7. 7.Wheelchair spaces (specifications)

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DIAGRAMS

      1. (Note - diagrams are not to scale and measurements are given in millimetres)

        1. Diagram A (reference wheelchair)

        2. Diagram B (wheelchair sign)

        3. Diagram C1 (priority seat)

        4. Diagram C2 (facing seats without table)

        5. Diagram C3 (non facing seats)

        6. Diagram C4 (facing seats with table)

        7. Diagram D1 (hinged handrail – plan view)

        8. Diagram D2 (hinged handrail - elevation)

        9. Diagram E (alternative wheelchair space sign)

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      REFURBISHMENT WORK SUBJECT TO PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      REFURBISHMENT WORK SUBJECT TO PART 2 OF SCHEDULE 1

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      RAIL VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS (Northern Ireland) 2001 - TABLE OF CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS

  11. Explanatory Note