A blind man who fell from the platform edge at a Glasgow station has welcomed the installation of safety paving.
Michael Tornow plummeted from the edge at Bellgrove station in April last year, just five minutes before the train arrived.
As the Glasgow Times reported previously, he said he fell due to a lack of tactile paving which would have warned him of the platform edge.
Now, such a structure has been introduced, following a campaign by national sight loss charity Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland (RNIB).
Fitted by Network Rail employees, the fitted tactile paving and concrete strips indented with furrows can be felt when someone stands on them.
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The 41-year-old 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.
"Thanks to RNIB working with Network Rail to install the tactile paving at Bellgrove, I can now travel confidently, just like anybody else. That’s why it’s essential Glasgow Central Low Level and all other stations that have no tactile paving on the platform have it installed as a priority.”
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James Adams, director of RNIB Scotland, added: "People with sight loss are more reliant on public transport than almost any other group," he said, "so it's vital that they can feel confident getting around these spaces. We have, tragically, had one fatality already, and Michael's incident might have been another.
"So RNIB will continue to press for all stations to be safe and equally accessible to everyone."
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