"Radaramp" British Rail Ramp T-key (Carriage Key) / Radar Toilet Key combo.

A combination of the Ramp "Carriage, Bell and Heater" British Rail T-key, and the Disabled Toilet RADAR key, in one.
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This is a combination RADAR and T-key.

Disabled people travelling on the railway need a Radar key for access to accessible toilets at stations.

All the ramps used for accessing trains are locked up with T-keys (Carriage, Bell and Heater keys.) Sometimes railway staff forget theirs. It can be useful to have one's own to lend to them. 

There are existing, Creative Commons models of the Radar key by George Tempest, and of the T-key by “Dar01”. I took the two and put them together into one model. The Radar key replaces the Round end of the T-Key - I have never seen the Round end used for anything. I've then added a keyring / lanyard loop.

Getting them printed in Steel - 316L by SLM Selective Steel Melting, has resulted in a particularly useful tool.

NB: to quote Dar01:

If you (use) and don't have authorisation to do so, you will possibly/probably be committing an offence. 
. . . and before some Gammon type gets upset, the real thing is readily available online on sites like eBay and even from the mainstream railway suppliers for very little money. If you want one, just buy the real thing ... and also this won't breach any security of the railways (those who know will also point out that other common tools can be used to open these locks and the really secure stuff no longer uses these keys to open).

I bought my own T-keys without any verification from Rivval, also from Longleat Safari Park back when they sold random railway kit (I have no idea why!), also I've made my own from a budget T-key with the aid of a jewellery file, and I can see at least two on sale right now at Ebay…

 

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