Closed consultation

Rail vehicle dispensation: Great Western Railway Class 230 fast charge unit

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 26 September 2025

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Summary

Dispensation request from Great Western Railway for its fast-charge unit, 230001.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 26 September 2025 to 11:59pm on 24 October 2025

Consultation description

Seeks views on Great Western Railway’s dispensation request for its fast-charge, Class 230 battery-electric multiple unit, 230001.

The dispensation relates to 3 on-board features that do not fully comply with the Accessibility National Technical Specification Notice (ACC NTSN).

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Rail vehicle dispensation: Great Western Railway Class 230 fast charge unit

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Published 26 September 2025