The rail firm's boss David Horne apologised and told the Paralympic champion 'we've let you down'
The rail firm's boss David Horne apologised and told the Paralympic champion 'we've let you down'was forced to crawl off an LNER train when staff failed to assist her as she attempted to travel to Paris for the Games this week.
Mr Horne said: “My sincere apologies for this Tanni. Something has clearly gone wrong here and we’ve let you down. We’ll investigate what went wrong and share the details.” “I’m going to Paris later today, I’ve got a few bags. I chucked them on the platform, I had to get out of my chair, sit on the floor by the door which is not pleasant and then crawl off.”Grey-Thompson competed in wheelchair racing for Britain for 16 years, winning 16 Paralympic medals. Off the track, she has long fought for disabled rights.
“I can just about get off the train if I need to, but there are loads of people that can’t. I can’t really crawl but sit on the floor and drag my legs. There was no one around and I was very angry last night. The athlete, now a regular commentator and presenter, said that on that occasion she was left stranded at King’s Cross station at midnight.
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