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Paralympian sent series of tweets when her train arrived at King’s Cross with no one available to help her

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

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 One of Britain’s most famous Paralympians says she had to “crawl off a train” at London King’s Cross station because no-one was there to help her.Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson travelled on a train from Leeds to London King’s Cross on Monday evening but arrived at 10pm to find no-one there to help, saying she was left waiting for 16 minutes.The gold-medallist, who has spina bifida, was a wheelchair racer and competed in five Paralympic Games between 1988 and 2004. She claimed 11 gold medals, plus four silvers and a bronze, and was created a life peer in 2010.She told BBC...

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson had to ‘crawl off train’ at King’s Cross due to lack of assistance

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Tanni Grey-Thompson forced to 'crawl off' train

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to \"crawl off\" an LNER train arriving at London's King's Cross. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the 11-time Paralympic...

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to "crawl off" an LNER train arriving at London's King's Cross. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the 11-time Paralympic...

Tanni Grey-Thompson forced to 'crawl off' train

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