The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Virgin West Coast Class 390) Exemption Order 2005
This Order authorises the use for carriage of specified rail vehicles which form the fleet of Class 390 electric multiple-units, even though they do not conform with certain provisions in the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2456, amended by S.I. 2000/3215) because:the carpets in the vestibule do not contrast sufficiently with the carpets in the adjacent passenger saloon;more force than is permitted is required to operate a refrigerator door handle; andthe tables fitted in the wheelchair spaces can be fixed at a level lower than the minimum specified by the Regulations.