The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (South West Trains Class 458 Vehicles) Exemption Order 1999
This Order authorises the use of specified rail vehicles forming Class 458 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;warnings are emitted whenever the passenger doors in the sides of the vehicles are closed;door controls are not positioned as required;internal door controls are not illuminated;the band of colour on the step-tread is too wide;there is no step illuminationhandrails at external doors are not positioned as required;the characters for internal visual announcements are smaller than required; andthe toilet cubicle for disabled persons in wheelchairs does not meet the requirement that such a person may wash and dry his hands without moving from the toilet and the requirement that there must be sufficient space for a reference wheelchair in front of and beside the toilet.