# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (North Western Trains Class 175/0 and Class 175/1 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order authorises the use of specified rail vehicles of Classes 175/0 and 175/1, although they do not conform with certain requirements of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 because:
doorway warning sounds cannot be heard outside the vehicle;
warnings are emitted whenever the passenger doors in the sides of vehicles are closed;
there is no step illumination;
the unobstructed space beneath tables in wheelchair spaces is less than 700 millimetres;
the hinged handrail in toilets, which are provided for disabled persons in wheelchairs, has a curve with an inside radius of less than 50 millimetres.
It sets a time limit on the authorisation and imposes a condition.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/524/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-north-western-trains-class-1750-and-class-1751-vehicles-exemption-order-2000/note
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