On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:41:34 +0000 (UTC), "Ambrose Nankivell"
wrote:

Of course, if it were possible for a wheelchair user to board a train
without the humiliating assistance of staff, like it is with buses, then
maybe it would be more common to see wheelchair users using trains.

Indeed. It is perhaps odd that effort has not gone into making
lower-floor rolling stock instead of what has happened, which is the
exact opposite, with stepped entrances even more common than ever.

OK, platforms are not of uniform height, but typically there is still
a step of over 6 inches.

Neil

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