The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (C2C Class 357/0 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2001
This Order authorises the use of specified rail vehicles forming Class 357/0 multiple-units although they do not conform with provisions of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2456, amended by S.I. 2000/3215) because—passenger operation of some doors is by means of non-compliant beam-operated sensors;the door control devices for doors in the sides of the vehicles are positioned above the maximum permissible height; andthe vehicles have neither the required minimum number of priority seats nor any tables at those priority seats they do have.