Paralympian forced to ‘crawl off’ King’s Cross train spotlights need for level boarding
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Paralympian and member of the House of Lords Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to “crawl off” a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train at King’s Cross station, leading to criticism from disability campaigners and calls for greater focus on level boarding for accessibility.

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