Following campaigning by Caroline Pidgeon for guide dogs to be allowed on tube escalators, Transport for London and the Government have formally lifted the ban. With effect from 5th October, trained assistance dogs for disabled people will be legally allowed on Tube, DLR and Overground escalators.
Caroline told the Evening Standard:
The ban on visually impaired people being able to take guide dogs on to moving escalators on the Tube and other parts of London’s transport network is outdated and wrong.
There is clear evidence that trained guide dogs and other assistance dogs can safely use moving escalators. Having campaigned on this issue I am delighted that this change is finally taking place.
You can read more about this here in the Evening Standard and also on the Mayorwatch blog, the BBC website, the London24 website, the Lib Dem Disability Association, the Crystal Palace People website, the Shepherd's Bush blog and on Liberal Democrat Voice.