‘It was a very lucky escape’: blind man who fell on to tracks calls for rail travel improvements

Abdul Eneser blames fall on lack of tactile paving on platform and was awarded £18,000 by Network RailWhen Abdul Eneser slipped off the side of the platform at Manchester Piccadilly station, he lay terrified with no option but to listen as the rumbles of a freight train drew closer.Eneser, who is blind, had fallen owing to a lack of tactile paving, meaning he had been unable to feel how close he was to the edge of the platform. Continue reading...