Published 2 years ago

Disabled woman blasts Scotrail after being carried off train as 'ramps removed'

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Joanna McCool had to be carried from a train carriage after Scotrail removed access ramps from the majority of stations. The 29-year-old suffers a rare, genetic neurological condition which only affects one in every 50,000 people. She was diagnosed with the condition at 13 and began using a wheelchair when she was 15.

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Daily Record

Disabled woman blasts Scotrail after being carried off train as 'ramps removed'

Joanna McCool, 29, had planned to get the 4.23pm train from Bellshill to Glasgow Central with her two friends on Saturday after a station worker told them on-board conductors would facilitate her access.

2 years ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Glasgow Live

Disabled woman carried from Glasgow train carriage blasts Scotrail for 'removing ramps'

Joanna McCool was left angry and embarrassed after being told that disabled ramps have been removed from the majority of stations and then being seated in a carriage where the doors didn't open at her station.

2 years ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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