1. Where the opening of all the passenger doors in the side of a rail vehicle is activated by a member of the operator’s staff, or activated automatically, the audible warning device required by paragraph 3(3) of Part 1 of this Schedule must emit a distinct sound for a period of not less than 3 seconds commencing when the doors begin to open.
2. Any flashing lights installed on or inside a rail vehicle which are designed to be operated for the attention of passengers must not flash at a greater frequency than 2 hertz or 2 flashes per second.
3. At a passenger doorway in the side of a rail vehicle the edge of the floor along the entrance must be illuminated by a light placed within or immediately adjacent to that edge.
4.—(1) If horizontal or vertical scrolling displays are used—
(a)any station names (which may be abbreviated) and any other complete words or messages must be displayed for a minimum of 2 seconds; and
(b)horizontal scrolling displays must have a scrolling speed not exceeding 6 characters per second.
(2) In displays, ascenders and descenders must have a minimum size ratio of 20% to upper case characters.
(3) In this paragraph—
(a)“ascender” means that part of any of the letters b, d, f, h, i, j, k, l or t which protrudes above the height of other letters;
(b)“descender” means that part of any of the letters g, j, p, q or y which protrudes below the level of the base of other letters; and
(c)“other letters” means the letters a, c, e, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x and z.
5. Paragraph 13(1) and (6) of Part 1 of this Schedule must be complied with as if the expression “disabled persons” includes persons whose mobility is restricted by reason of pregnancy, advanced age or of their accompanying small children.
6. Inside a rail vehicle, steps which form part of a flight of stairs leading between a lower and upper passenger saloon must comply with the requirements described in paragraphs (a) to (d) of paragraph 14 (1) of Part 1 of this Schedule.
7. As measured when a rail vehicle is on a straight and level track, a wheelchair space must not have a slope with a gradient exceeding five per cent in the transverse plane of the rail vehicle, or any slope in the longitudinal plane of the vehicle.