Research and analysis

Heavy rail fleet accessibility compliance: Porterbrook Class 156

Clause-by-clause assessment of Porterbrook's Class 156 units' compliance with accessibility standards.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 26 August 2011
• Last updated: 3 August 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Porterbrook Class 156 (Arriva Rail North) dispensation letter 5 February 2019

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Porterbrook Class 156 (East Midlands Trains) dispensation letter 5 February 2019

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Northern Trains Limited: Porterbrook Class 156 dispensation letter - 25 June 2020

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Porterbrook Class 156 compliance matrix post refurbishment (Arriva Rail North)

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Porterbrook Class 156 compliance matrix post refurbishment (East Midlands Trains)

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Porterbrook Class 156 compliance assessment following refurbishment

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Porterbrook Class 156 covering letter 29 November 2010

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Porterbrook Class 156 dispensation 3 May 2013

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Details

All passenger rail vehicles must be accessible by 1 January 2020. The Department for Transport has identified heavy rail fleets which need to be made more accessible to allow the use of the units beyond the legal deadline.

Details about the level of accessibility expected on this fleet by 2020. This follows assessment of a unit, and consultation with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC). It may also include any dispensations that have been granted in relation to this fleet.

Related documents

• Heavy rail fleets: 2020 targeted compliance
• Rail vehicle accessibility regulations (RVAR) exemption orders
• List of RVAR exemption orders
• Accessible rail transport

Published 26 August 2011
Last updated 3 August 2020 + show all updates

1. 3 August 2020

   Replaced old Northern Trains Limited: Porterbrook Class 156 dispensation letter with new version dated 25 June 2020.

2. 31 December 2019

   Added Porterbrook Class 156 dispensation letter minus late units.

3. 12 February 2019

   Dispensation letters granted to Arriva Rail North and East Midlands Trains for Porterbrook Class 156 fleet, plus post-refurbishment compliance matrices.

4. 26 August 2011

   First published.