On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:37:23 -0000, "Tony Wilson" a@a wrote:


A lot of people with luggage if they're getting on a crowded train
don't bother squeezing all the way through to put their luggage in
the correct place , they just dump it where they stand. And despite
what the political correctness Taliban would have us believe , sod all
wheelchair users ever use the tube. Certainly I don't ever remember
seeing more than 2 of them in 10 years of commuting on the system.


There are very few wheelchair users on the tube, but I have certainly seen
more than that, as I am on the Jubilee line extension, about the only part
of the tube that is actually wheelchair accessible. There aren't any
accessible Victoria line stations now, so I would be amazed if any use it at
present.

Incorrect - Tottenham Hale has a lift access from ticket hall to
platform level while there are ramps at street level to get people into
the ticket hall itself.

Brixton is also getting a lift as part of its rebuild - not sure about
street into the ticket hall as I have not been to Brixton for a long
time but I would imagine this is being catered for as the local
authority would not have granted consent to the works.

Whether people can get from platform into the train is a separate issue
and there is no level access across that gap with the current Vic Line
stock.
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Paul C


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