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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-non-interoperable-rail-system-blackpool-tramway-exemption-order-2014/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2014/2660",
  "legislation_title": "The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (Blackpool Tramway) Exemption Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-non-interoperable-rail-system-blackpool-tramway-exemption-order-2014",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order exempts certain tramcars from specified requirements of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 (“the 2010 Regulations”) where the vehicles are used on the Blackpool Tramway. These are specified double deck “Balloon” tramcars (“Fleet B tramcars”) and certain types of historic and special tramcars which first entered service before 1st January 1999 and which are being used primarily for tourist, educational or recreational purposes to demonstrate an historical or special type of transport service.\nThe Order exempts Fleet B tramcars from requirements of the 2010 Regulations relating to:\nthe surface of handholds being slip resistant;\nthe width of the cross section of handholds;\nthe distance between handrails in a tramcar;\nthe provision of stop controls in a tramcar;\nthe illumination of steps in a tramcar;\nthe height of steps in a tramcar;\nthe depth of steps in a tramcar; and\nthe provision of wheelchair spaces where a tramcar has capacity to accommodate 100 or more passengers.\nThe Order exempts the historic and special tramcars from all the requirements under the 2010 Regulations subject to their being used as described above and subject to passengers only being permitted to board these tramcars at designated heritage stops.\nThis Order is without limitation of time but the Secretary of State may revoke this exemption by Order.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the costs of business, third sector organisations, regulators or consumers is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on the website www.legislation.gov.org.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2660/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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