Please note that the OpenBritain launch date is the 1st September 2009, please come and visit us again to see the full completed site. In the meantime, here’s some OpenBritain News!

I recently attended the Equal Adventure Festival in Scotland on behalf of OpenBritain and part of the adventure was catching a train from Leeds to Aviemore.I prebooked a one way train ticket to Aviemore and assistance at Leeds City Train Station which cost £69.85 with my Disabled Persons Railcard.

When my departure date came around I arrived at Leeds about 15 minutes before the train was due to leave and boarded without a hitch.The space for wheelchair users on the train is clearly marked and comfirtable including a small table, plug socket and an emergency intercom to be able to speak directly with the driver.

The next part of the adventure was when I arrived at Edinburgh Train Station to find that of the lifts wasn’t in operation due to refurbishment work. I was quickly and effectively loaded and onto a platform vehicle with tank-like tracks for decending the staircase.

The whole experience was great fun and the staff at ScotRail were appropriately trained, helpful and respectful of my dignity. Shortly afterwards I continued my journey to Aviemore without incident where I was met by one of the team from Equal Adventure.

Below: A video of the Edinburgh Station stair descent.

Tags: Adventure Tourism, Scotland, Train, Yorkshire & Humber

This entry was posted by Craig Grimes on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 pm and is filed under Adventure, Scotland, Train, Wheelchair User, Yorkshire & Humber. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.