# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (London Underground Metropolitan Line S8 Vehicles) (Boarding Devices) Exemption Order 2013, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) 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 applies;
“step-free access” means access from the station entrance to the platform level without the use of stairs or escalators.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1931/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-non-interoperable-rail-system-london-underground-metropolitan-line-s8-vehicles-boarding-devices-exemption-order-2013/article-2
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