Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

• “Metropolitan Line” means the London Underground route between Aldgate and Amersham, Chesham, Watford and Uxbridge Stations;

• “MS exempt vehicle” means a rail vehicle of the type known as Metropolitan Line 2010 Tube Stock (S8) and with a number in the series 24001 to 24116;

• “Piccadilly Line” means the London Underground route between Cockfosters and Uxbridge and Heathrow Terminal 5 stations, including the Terminal 4 loop at Heathrow;

• “pre-1999 vehicle” means a rail vehicle to which regulation 4 of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010^f1 applies;

• “step-free access” means access from the station entrance to the platform level without the use of stairs or escalators.

In this Order a reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to that paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010.