HC Deb 21 July 1994 vol 247 cc422-3W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make representations to British Rail to secure that tactile edging is placed on all railway platforms in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Watts

The Health and Safety Executive has consulted on revised "Railway Construction and Operational Requirements" to be published by the end of this year, which propose that platforms on new or rebuilt stations must have a tactile surface to indicate the edge to blind and partially sighted people, and that edges should be clearly defined with a strip of a lighter colour.

The Rail Regulator is proposing a similar recommendation in his code of practice to protect the interests of disabled passengers.