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Feb 2021
This week Northern pledged to spend £250,000 on improving disabled access on its railways. The Stray Ferret asked one wheelchair user from the district what he thought of the service.
The train operator is asking charities, local authorities and community groups to bid for accessibility improvements to stations in their area.
Andrew Newton from Sharow uses a powered wheelchair after being diagnosed with progressive multiple sclerosis 12 years ago.
Before the pandemic he took trains from Harrogate station once or twice a week.
Mr Newton said customer service was key to improving his journey as he relies on the staff to help him on and off the train.
He said the staff at Harrogate station were "fabulous" and helped him as much as they could but more training could be done with newer staff.
Mr Newton's experience, he said, could be vastly different depending on customer service:
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