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Title: Tactile surfaces at station edges Post by: Bmblbzzz on February 23, 2021, 19:58:33 The RAIB has published a report into an accident where a visually impaired man fell off the edge of a platform and died, including recommendations for installing tactile surfaces and improving access for emergency services to third-rail electrified areas. Video summary: https://youtu.be/9eg9XO01rCI
Title: Re: Tactile surfaces at station edges Post by: grahame on February 23, 2021, 23:22:40 The RAIB has published a report into an accident where a visually impaired man fell off the edge of a platform and died, including recommendations for installing tactile surfaces and improving access for emergency services to third-rail electrified areas. Video summary: https://youtu.be/9eg9XO01rCI Full report ((here)) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962796/R012021_210219_Eden_Park.pdf) for those odd ones amongst us who are used to reading these reports. I remember going along to the Stationary Office in High Holborn to get copies 50 years ago - interesting how they have changed over the years. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |