Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the cost of making the rail network fully accessible would be between £20bn and £24bn. Photograph: David Gee/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the cost of making the rail network fully accessible would be between £20bn and £24bn. It has a growth problem disguised as a transport problem.
- ▪The Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the cost of making the rail network fully accessible would be between £20bn and £24bn.
- ▪Photograph: David Gee/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the cost of making the rail network fully accessible would be between £20bn and £24bn.
- ▪It has a growth problem disguised as a transport problem.
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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the cost of making the rail network fully accessible would be between £20bn and £24bn. Photograph: David Gee/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the cost of making the rail network fully accessible would be between £20bn and £24bn. Photograph: David Gee/AlamyTransportMaking public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’Report says current network of buses, trains and stations effectively locks 2.8m people out of workforceRichard Partington Senior economics correspondentSun 5 Jul 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleInvesting in the UK transport network to make it fully accessible to disabled passengers could boost the economy by £176bn by helping millions more people into…
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