Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “class of passenger accommodation” means a type or area of passenger accommodation in a rail vehicle designated for persons paying the fare appropriate to that accommodation;

• “contrast” means a contrast in the amount of light which is reflected by the surfaces of the parts of a regulated rail vehicle or its equipment which are required by these Regulations to contrast;

• “light maintenance depot” has the same meaning as in the Railways Act 1993^f1;

• “magnetic levitation” and “monorail” have the same meaning as in the Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) Order 1992^f2;

• “passenger saloon” means that part of the interior of a regulated rail vehicle provided for the accommodation of passengers but does not include a toilet cubicle or a vestibule adjoining an exterior doorway;

• “priority seat” means a seat designated in accordance with regulation 8;

• “railway” and “tramway” have the same meaning as in the Transport and Works Act 1992^f3

• “reference wheelchair” means an occupied wheelchair having the dimensions shown in diagram A in the Schedule;

• “street” means—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, a street within the meaning of section 48 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991^f4, together with land on the verge of a street or between two carriageways;

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, a road within the meaning of section 107 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, together with land on the verge of a road or between two carriageways;

• “train” means two or more rail vehicles, other than tramcars, coupled together;

• “tramcar” means a rail vehicle (whether articulated in one or more places or not) constructed or adapted to be accessible by persons at a tram stop;

• “tram stop” means a stopping place for tramcars in a street or other place to which the public has access (including a place to which the public has access only on making a payment) at which persons may board or leave a tramcar;

• “wheelchair-compatible doorway” means a doorway provided in accordance with regulation 19;

• “wheelchair-compatible sleeping compartment” means a compartment in a regulated rail vehicle with sleeping accommodation which is provided for a disabled person in a wheelchair in accordance with regulation 17;

• “wheelchair space” means a space in a regulated rail vehicle for a disabled person in a wheelchair which is provided in accordance with regulation 16;

• “width” means, when applied to a doorway or passageway, the unobstructed width of that doorway or passageway up to a height of 1,400 millimetres above the door sill or floor, and “wide” shall be construed accordingly.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to a regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, any reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the relevant regulation and a reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to these Regulations.