Stepless platforms
In message , David
Cantrell writes
Incidentally, London Overground advertise Clapham Junction as having
step-free access to the street. Never mind that their trains ain't
exactly at platform level, *none* of the platforms have step-free access
to the street. And even when all the lifts from platform to bridge are
commissioned, there's still not been any work that I can see on having
an exit from the bridge to St John's Hill. And even when that has been
done, there's still no lift for platform 17, which LO occasionally use.
I guess it's possible that the step-free reference refers to the
stair-creepers for wheelchairs on the steps down to street level. But
they're hugely inconvenient (National Rail recommend adding an hour if
using them for an interchange!) and are of no help for non-wheelchair
users with mobility problems.
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Paul Terry
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