This scheme comes as part of a wider programme to make the railway more accessible for more people.Ĩ,000 new, more accessible train carriages are set to be delivered by 2025 alongside delivering investment in accessibility improvements at stations. Staff across operators in England, Scotland and Wales are being trained to identify when people choose to wear the lanyard or show a card, with further training around accessibility and inclusion. Now, all train operators are working together to recognise the Sunflower and improve train travel for people with non-visible disabilities. Southeastern also piloted it from October last year together with a similar initiative for people with non-visible disabilities, the JAM card.Ĭ2c, ScotRail, TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, Hull Trains, Greater Anglia, Transport for Wales Rail and Eurostar all joined the scheme earlier this year. LNER was the first train company to adopt the scheme in April 2019 and issued more than 10,000 sunflower lanyards during the first 12 months. The scheme comes as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ people, some of whom may wish to use the Sunflower lanyards and cards, are expected to no longer be asked to shield and so may be considering taking the train. Network Rail and all of Britain’s train operators have signed up to the Sunflower scheme, which aims to help people with non-visible disabilities to discreetly let others know that they may need more support, time or assistance.
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