The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (South West Trains Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption (Amendment) Order 2000
This Order amends the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (South West Trains Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption Order 1999 (“the 1999 Order”) by providing additional exemptions for the vehicles which are the subject of the 1999 Order from the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998. The additional exemptions are granted because—more force than is permitted is required to operate some door control devices;more force than is permitted is required to operate some door handles; andno hinged handrail is fitted in the nearest toilet to the wheelchair space.