Man 'humiliated' after being told mobility scooter too big for train
Man 'humiliated' after being told mobility scooter too big for trainImage caption, Stephen Magee is a regular user of NI Railways servicesByLuke SprouleNorth east reporter, BBC News NIPublished30 minutes agoA man with osteoarthritis and learning difficulties has said he feels…
- ▪Man 'humiliated' after being told mobility scooter too big for trainImage caption, Stephen Magee is a regular user of NI Railways servicesByLuke SprouleNorth east reporter, BBC News NIPublished30 minutes agoA man with osteoarthritis and lea
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| Publication time | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:35:02 GMT |
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Man 'humiliated' after being told mobility scooter too big for trainImage caption, Stephen Magee is a regular user of NI Railways servicesByLuke SprouleNorth east reporter, BBC News NIPublished30 minutes agoA man with osteoarthritis and learning difficulties has said he feels "humiliated" after being told he cannot take his new mobility scooter on Translink's train services because it has been deemed to be too big.Stephen Magee had been using his previous scooter for about five years without any problems.But he said after Translink assessed his new scooter he was told it is 10cm too large.A Translink spokesperson said the company was committed to providing accessible services for everyone and that all mobility scooters were assessed through an independent process to make sure they could…
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