
February 9th 05, 06:19 PM
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New victoria line trains
Mrs Redboots wrote:
Tony Wilson wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 9 Feb 2005:
There aren't any
accessible Victoria line stations now, so I would be amazed if any use it at
present.
They are building lifts at Brixton, although I don't know which other
stations will be accessible *from* there for wheelchair users.
Personally I fully support the improvements in accessibility, wherever it is
economic to do so; while I am able bodied, some of the lifts on the Jubilee
line are well-used by many for whom steps are a pain without actually being
disabled (the elderly, those with heavy luggage or children in prams etc.) I
have even had to queue for the lifts at Green Park when going to and from
Heathrow with a suitcase due to the number of people changing trains with
luggage!
The lifts on the DLR (at least, at East India which I was using
regularly at one stage), were marked with both a wheelchair and a
pushchair icon.
As is the step-free interchange between the Jubilee and other lines at
Green Park.
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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London
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