The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Gatwick Express Class 460 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001
This Order authorises the use of specified rail vehicles forming Class 460 electrical multiple-units, although they do not conform with certain requirements of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 because:doorway warning sounds cannot be heard outside the vehicle;door controls are not positioned as required;the amount of force needed to operate the door controls is greater than permitted;internal door controls are not illuminated;no illumination is provided for steps;the priority seats and the spaces around them do not meet the required dimensions;transparent surfaces do not have the required coloured markings;handrails at external doors are not positioned as required;the gap between certain handrails and the surface on which they are fixed is too small;the characters for the internal visual announcements are smaller than required;there are too few wheelchair spaces;there are no tables in the wheelchair spaces;a disabled person cannot wash and dry their hands without moving from the toilet;it is not possible for a disabled person to move to the toilet seat from a wheelchair placed at the side or the front of the toilet; andthere is no hinged handrail beside the toilet in the toilet cubicle provided for disabled persons in wheelchairs.