The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“class of passenger accommodation” means a type or area of passenger accommodation in a rail vehicle designated for persons paying the fare appropriate to that accommodation;

“contrast” means a contrast in the amount of light which is reflected by the surfaces of the parts of a regulated rail vehicle or its equipment which are required by these Regulations to contrast;

“light maintenance depot” has the same meaning as in the Railways Act 1993(1);

“magnetic levitation” and “monorail” have the same meaning as in the Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) Order 1992(2);

“passenger saloon” means that part of the interior of a regulated rail vehicle provided for the accommodation of passengers but does not include a toilet cubicle or a vestibule adjoining an exterior doorway;

“priority seat” means a seat designated in accordance with regulation 8;

“railway” and “tramway” have the same meaning as in the Transport and Works Act 1992(3)

“reference wheelchair” means an occupied wheelchair having the dimensions shown in diagram A in the Schedule;

“street” means—

(a)

in England and Wales, a street within the meaning of section 48 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991(4), together with land on the verge of a street or between two carriageways;

(b)

in Scotland, a road within the meaning of section 107 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, together with land on the verge of a road or between two carriageways;

“train” means two or more rail vehicles, other than tramcars, coupled together;

“tramcar” means a rail vehicle (whether articulated in one or more places or not) constructed or adapted to be accessible by persons at a tram stop;

“tram stop” means a stopping place for tramcars in a street or other place to which the public has access (including a place to which the public has access only on making a payment) at which persons may board or leave a tramcar;

“wheelchair-compatible doorway” means a doorway provided in accordance with regulation 19;

“wheelchair-compatible sleeping compartment” means a compartment in a regulated rail vehicle with sleeping accommodation which is provided for a disabled person in a wheelchair in accordance with regulation 17;

“wheelchair space” means a space in a regulated rail vehicle for a disabled person in a wheelchair which is provided in accordance with regulation 16;

“width” means, when applied to a doorway or passageway, the unobstructed width of that doorway or passageway up to a height of 1,400 millimetres above the door sill or floor, and “wide” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to a regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the relevant regulation and a reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.

(1)

1993 c. 43.

(2)

S.I. 1992/3231.

(3)

1992 c. 42.

(4)

1991 c. 22.