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Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders

Information about rail vehicles which have been granted exemptions from the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (RVAR).

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 8 October 2013
• Last updated: 20 December 2017 — See all updates

Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations are applied to all new rail vehicles entering service in Great Britain after 1998. These regulations standardise the requirements to meet the needs of disabled passengers. Some services, however, are granted exemptions.

To apply for an exemption order

For a rail vehicle exemption order you must contact the:

Rail Vehicle Accessibility Team

Email railvehicleaccess@dft.gov.uk

Rail accessibility compliance 1 January 2020

• Rail Vehicle Accessibility: Metro systems
  • 19 December 2019
  • Correspondence

Documents

• Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations: exemption orders
  • 18 July 2023
  • Guidance
• Rail vehicles built or refurbished to modern accessibility standards
  • 8 July 2020
  • Guidance
• Exemptions from rail vehicle accessibility regulations and their expiry dates
  • 6 October 2015
  • Guidance

Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders: annual reports

• Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders: annual report 2020
  • 20 April 2023
  • Corporate report
• Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders: annual report 2017
  • 16 October 2018
  • Corporate report

Published 8 October 2013
Last updated 20 December 2017 + show all updates

1. 20 December 2017

   Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders annual report 2016.

2. 29 June 2017

   Published RVAR exemption applications for Northern Line 95TS rail vehicles and S7 and S8 stock audio visual announcements.

3. 26 May 2016

   Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders annual report 2015.

4. 8 October 2013

   First published.