Safety measure at train stations to be installed sooner after man falls onto tracks

Fellow passengers rescued him from the tracks at a Glasgow station

Blind man Michael Tornow, 41, accidentally fell from the platform edge at Bellgrove station in Glasgow last April and was rescued by fellow passengers just minutes before a train arrived.

The Royal National Institute of Blind People says the move will have a big impact for blind and partially sighted people’s confidence in being able to use rail travel independently and safely.Michael said: “Since falling at Bellgrove I felt anxious every time I travelled because, without the tactile paving, I was worried I would not know I was nearing the edge and that I would fall again.”

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