The gold-medal winning Paralympian, 54, said she arrived into London King's Cross station around 10pm yesterday and there were no workers there.
Lady Tanni Grey-Thompson says she was forced to crawl off a train last night when rail staff failed to come and help her.
The train got into the station just after 10pm, and she posted: 'Hey LNER my train has arrived at KGX and there is no one to get me off.' Lady Tanni said that she had been starting her journey to Paris for the Paralympics when the saga unfolded. A spokesperson said: 'We are sorry to understand there has been an issue at London King's Cross station on Monday evening.LNER's Managing Director David Horne also replied to Lady Tanni's post, saying: 'My sincere apologies for this Tanni.
'What changes are you going to make to ensure that no wheelchair user is left abandoned on one of your trains?' She was opening up about her own experiences after the 'bleak image' of a disabled woman left abandoned in an empty plane cabin surfaced online. - alternative accessible transport: if a station is inaccessible, operators must provide, without extra charge, an appropriate alternative service to the next, most convenient, accessible station
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