# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (South West Trains Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption Order 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order authorises the use of specified rail vehicles forming Class 458 electrical multiple-units, 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 the vehicles are closed;
door controls are not positioned as required;
internal door controls are not illuminated;
the band of colour on the step-tread is too wide;
there is no step illumination
handrails at external doors are not positioned as required;
the characters for internal visual announcements are smaller than required; and
the toilet cubicle for disabled persons in wheelchairs does not meet the requirement that such a person may wash and dry his hands without moving from the toilet and the requirement that there must be sufficient space for a reference wheelchair in front of and beside the toilet.
It sets time limits on the authorisation and imposes conditions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2404/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-south-west-trains-class-458-vehicles-exemption-order-1999/note
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