Guidance

Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations: exemption orders

Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders and application outcomes for light and heavy train vehicles.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 9 July 2012
• Last updated: 10 December 2025
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  1. 10 December 2025

     Addition of Hayling Light Railway Trust exemption order 2025 and accompanying note.

  2. 18 July 2023

     The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (Glasgow Subway) Exemption Order 2023 added.

  3. 14 November 2022

     The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (Southend Pier Railway) Exemption Order 2022 and explanatory note added.

  4. 17 June 2022

     Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (Glasgow Subway) (Amendment) Exemption Order 2022 published.

  5. 1 February 2022

     Added the Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (Croydon Tramlink) (Amendment) Exemption Order 2021 and explanatory note.

  6. 27 October 2020

     Added Croydon Tramlink 2020 exemption order and explanatory note to list.

  7. 4 September 2019

     Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) (London Underground) Exemption Order 2019 and Explanatory Note published.

  8. 5 August 2019

     Docklands Light Railway B92 stock and B2007 stock exemption application (miscellaneous provisions) published.

  9. 23 August 2018

     Exemption orders and explanatory notes added for S7, S8 and Northern Line 95TS vehicles.

  10. 3 July 2018

      Exemption orders and explanatory notes added for B92, B2007 and Jubilee line 96TS vehicles.

  11. 19 December 2017

      Nexus boarding devices exemption application added.

  12. 1 November 2017

      Exemption orders for London Underground and B2007 vehicles released.

  13. 29 June 2017

      Published RVAR exemption applications for Northern Line 95TS rail vehicles and S7 and S8 stock audio visual announcements.

  14. 13 April 2017

      RVAR exemption applications for the Jubilee Line.

  15. 25 January 2017

      Consultation period for current applications ended.

  16. 23 December 2016

      RVAR 2010 application for accessibility standards exemption.

  17. 12 December 2016

      Two new applications being considered for exemption orders.

  18. 22 November 2016

      3 new applications being considered for exemption orders.

  19. 9 September 2015

      Announcing the Docklands Light Railway (B2007 vehicles) exemption order.

  20. 7 May 2013

      Update on Blackpool Transport application and London Underground Uxbridge application

  21. 9 July 2012

      First published.

Documents

List of Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations exemption orders

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Details

Applications from operators and exemptions granted to the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (RVAR 2010) for:

• light rail
• metro systems (such as London Underground Limited)
• trams

RVAR standardises the requirements for rail vehicles to meet the needs of disabled passengers.