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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matthew Weaver

Tanni Grey-Thompson says apologies not enough for having to ‘crawl off’ train

Tanni Grey-Thompson, the former Paralympic athlete, has said apologies are not enough after she had to drag herself off a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train because no staff were there to help her.

The multiple gold medallist was left stranded on Monday night at London’s King’s Cross station on a train from Leeds as she tried to make her way to Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris.

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