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| Tanni Grey-Thompson told there was 'no room' on train for her | Tanni Grey-Thompson told there was 'no room' on train for her |
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| Paralympic champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has said she was prevented from boarding a train after being told "there's no room for her". | Paralympic champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has said she was prevented from boarding a train after being told "there's no room for her". |
| She said in a tweet: "Merry Christmas to the person on the train who just stopped me getting on. Told member of staff 'there's no room for her'." | She said in a tweet: "Merry Christmas to the person on the train who just stopped me getting on. Told member of staff 'there's no room for her'." |
| "Everyone else waiting on the platform got on," added Baroness Grey-Thompson, a wheelchair user with 11 gold medals. | "Everyone else waiting on the platform got on," added Baroness Grey-Thompson, a wheelchair user with 11 gold medals. |
| The athlete explained in further tweets that the passenger "wouldn't move". | The athlete explained in further tweets that the passenger "wouldn't move". |
| Baroness Grey-Thompson, 48, said this put the member of train staff in an "awkward position". | |
| The incident was met with shock by other social media users, including the columnist Grace Dent - while some questioned why the train staff did not intervene. | The incident was met with shock by other social media users, including the columnist Grace Dent - while some questioned why the train staff did not intervene. |
| Baroness Grey-Thompson, one of Britain's most successful disabled athletes, was named a Life Peer in 2010. | |
| Since retiring in 2007, the Cardiff-born athlete has become the patron of numerous charities, including Sportsaid Foundation and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme, and was appointed Chancellor of Northumbria University. | |
| Baroness Grey-Thompson has been approached for comment. | Baroness Grey-Thompson has been approached for comment. |