# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) 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;
“magnetic levitation” and “monorail” have the same meaning as in the Transport and Works (Guided Transport Modes) Order 1992;
“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
“reference wheelchair” means an occupied wheelchair having the dimensions shown in diagram A in the Schedule;
“street” means—
(a) in England and Wales, a street within the meaning of section 48 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, together with land on the verge of a street or between two carriageways;
(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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2456/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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