Explanatory note

This Order authorises the use of the vehicle known as the Drewry Car DB998901 on the Middleton Railway in Leeds even though it does not comply with certain requirements of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2456 as amended by S.I. 2000/3215) because:

• the colour of the exterior doors does not contrast with that of the vehicle body;

• no audible warning device is fitted to passenger doorways;

• the interior transparent surfaces are not marked as required;

• there is no handrail on the interior side of the external passenger doorways;

• the handrails are not of the required diameter;

• handholds are not fitted to the top of the seat backs;

• more force than is permitted is required to operate the door handles;

• there is no passenger information system;

• the wheelchair space is not fitted with a communication device;

• there is no wheelchair compatible doorway on one side of the vehicle;

• the wheelchair compatible doorway is not of the required width; and

• the wheelchair ramp is not of the required width and cannot support the required minimum weight.

This Order also imposes conditions on the authorisation.