Campaigners call for step-free access at stations between Newcastle and Carlisle.
A man who has never travelled on the railway line nearest his home, because there are no lifts, says the infrastructure is "stuck in the dark ages".
The station closest to Mr Burdus's home, Corbridge, has no step-free route to the westbound platform, while the whole line has severely limited accessibility.Mr Burdus, an inclusive design consultant, describes the current situation as "very frustrating". The new campaign is the idea of Julian Vaughan who heads the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network, but grew up in Hexham."It has a barrow crossing but that's not available all the time."
Mr Vaughan's campaign has the support of organisations including the Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership and the Tyne Valley Rail Users Group.
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