Well apparrently
A transport minister should have first hand knowledge of how the stystem works, erm yeah, ok great, BUT......
Instead of warning the Rail providers that you are coming so they make everything clean and tidy for you, May I suggest that :-
1) You now choose another day to travel, to knock them offguard.
2) You turn up as many disabled passengers have to, ie alone, AND in a wheelchair.
3) Realise that Trains are not the only forms of public transport!
May I suggest your getting on a train at wapping, get off at Kettering, figure how to get from there to Corby (Little Scotland), then off to the real Scotland without the monies to pay for a taxi-fare, as many disabled folks without large expense accounts to
steal from utilise have the need to do regularly!
If your going to do a job FFS do it propperly, hell, whilst you are in Corby in your wheelchair, visit the Library, Public conveniences, the Cinema, the Theater, and the swimming bath complex, I'd love to see how you manage that one.
Hell, Take a trip to Burnley too, Get off at either Rose Grove, OR central station, Hell the Barracks has rather an interesting style of "Disabled access" too, Very steep hill, meaning NHS wheelchair users, need to get up backwards, or risk being "Turtled".
Come on man, Transport minister, P*** Off.