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GWR Apologizes After Stranding Wheelchair User on Train

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  • Great Western Railway left wheelchair user Phoebe Tesoriere stranded on a train in December 2025.
  • Tesoriere, 24, was traveling from London Paddington to Bath Spa with her parents.
  • Staff told her the carriage was beyond the platform, preventing ramp use at Bath Spa.
  • She crawled on hands and knees through the train and GWR later apologized for the failure.
  • Tesoriere has hereditary spastic paraplegia, which causes leg weakness and stiffness.