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S2 Ep1048: Scotrail On Launching The Blind Companion Pilot


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The Blind Companion Card Scheme pilot is launching on the 1st April, where blind and partially sighted will be able to travel with a companion without charge.

Amelia went along to the launch event at Anniesland Station in Glasgow to speak to Sight Scotland, Scotrail and MSP Kaukab Stewart.

Here she is speaking with a representative for Scotrail.

Learn more about the pilot on the Sight Scotland website - Fair Rail Campaign | Sight Scotland

Image shows three people walking down a train platform on a sunny day. MSP Kaukab Stewart is on the left, she is a woman in a black suit and white shirt. Colette Walker is in the middle, she's a visually impaired woman with a guide dog and is chair of Sight Scotland’s policy group. In the middle is her companion, a man with a bald head wearing a bright blue sight Scotland t-shirt. [Photo credit: Sight Scotland]
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