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Accessibility

Helping you to make the most of your visit to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

We want all of our visitors to have a great day out at the NYMR - a place for everyone to visit and enjoy a fun day out on board our historic carriages travelling behind a heritage steam or diesel locomotive. We’re committed and continuously working hard to make our site as accessible as possible for all to enjoy and feel included.

Before you visit you can familiarise yourself with our stations with our Access Guides to help you plan your visit.

Disabilities are not just visual and if you are able to travel in a standard carriage, you can purchase your ticket to travel alongside a FREE Carer Ticket online. 

 

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NEW Accessible Carriages

Our new, specially adapted heritage carriages have been adapted to accommodate wheelchairs and electric scooters, with wider double doors and, portable access ramps, space to move on board and an accessible toilet.

Mobility 

Visitors with wheelchairs, mobility scooters and limited mobility can relax and enjoy their day. We offer:

•  Free Disabled parking
•  Free entry for carers (see above for more information)
•  Free Access Guides
•  Wheelchairs available, subject to availability
•  Accessible toilet facilities, across the railway

Most NYMR services can carry manual or powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters up to the following dimensional limitations:

•  Width: 700 millimetres
•  Length (including footplates): 1200 millimetres
•  Weight (loaded): no more than 230kg (36 stone), which is the safe limit that many of our ramps can carry

Some powered scooters are effectively road vehicles and are unsuitable for carriage in heritage vehicles. This is because the majority of mobility scooters have wider turning circles than wheelchairs occupying the same space and tend to be heavier and therefore are not appropriate to take on board trains with the confined space in the carriages. We do undertake however to carry those models of scooter that can be folded down into lightweight and manageable components and those that fit within the wheelchair size above.

Assistance Dogs

•  All registered assistance dogs must be up to date with their inoculations
•  All assistance dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and under strict control
•  Dogs must not be allowed to defecate anywhere and any incidents should be cleared away by their owners

Further Assistance

During your visit please speak to a member of staff or our dedicated team of volunteers should you have any questions, or require assistance. 

Prior to your visit if you have any specific access requirements or would like to request additional information to support your visit, please call us on 01751 472508. Lines are open 10.00–14.00 Mon to Fri. Alternatively please get in touch via our Contact Form, or email [email protected] 

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Access Guides

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Published: 12th September, 2022

Updated: 12th April, 2023

Author: Luke Hudman

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North Yorkshire Moors Railway Trust is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 01036704 and registered as a Charity number 501388.

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