Ms Anne Graham:

Even if we have the stations fully accessible so that they are independently accessible there is still the issue about accessing the trains themselves. Assistance is required to board trains. If there is nobody available at the station or it is unmanned, there is an issue about accessing the train fleet itself. While we may move towards upgrading the stations and having them accessible there is still notice required currently to actually board, and to make sure that there is somebody available both to allow the wheelchair to board through the use of a ramp or return to the station. We know work needs to be done in that area.