# The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Virgin West Coast Class 390) Exemption Order 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order authorises the use for carriage of specified rail vehicles which form the fleet of Class 390 electric multiple-units, even though they do not conform with certain provisions in the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2456, amended by S.I. 2000/3215) because:
the carpets in the vestibule do not contrast sufficiently with the carpets in the adjacent passenger saloon;
more force than is permitted is required to operate a refrigerator door handle; and
the tables fitted in the wheelchair spaces can be fixed at a level lower than the minimum specified by the Regulations.
The Order sets time limits on the exemptions and imposes conditions.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/329/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-virgin-west-coast-class-390-exemption-order-2005/note
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