In message of Thu, 5 Mar 2009 22:39:38 in
uk.transport.london, Roland Perry writes
In message , at 22:29:59 on Thu, 5
Mar 2009, Peter Smyth remarked:
So Paddington (Circle line station) to KX will *always* require a
change of train at Edgware Rd. Clockwise, anyway.

Yes, but anyone going from Paddington east should use the H&C
platforms which will have an increased frequency.

But isn't step-free. Not even close. My most frequent usage is
Heathrow-Paddington-KX, and clockwise is step free.

Only if you count escalators as step-free.

http://directenquiries.com/stationdi...Detail&Title=N
ational+Rail+(Platforms+1+to+8)+-+Entrance+to+Ticket+Hall&did=0218-003042
0_E2H&level=3 shows either 21 steps or an escalator down.

I reckon step-free as equivalent to wheelchair-accessible.

OTOH
http://directenquiries.com/stationdi...Detail&Title=T
he+Lawns+%26+National+Rail+-+Entrance+to+Ticket+Hall&did=0218-0030439_E2H
&level=3 IS step-free. I had not clocked that access. I will check it
out when I next visit Paddington. It is not mentioned in the January
2009 Step-free Tube guide which is available in large paper, small paper
and online at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/step-free-tube-guide-index.pdf
and
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/step-free-tube-guide-map.pdf.

I very much value this thread. I clocked "END OF THE CIRCLE LINE" (sic),
displayed on the first page of "LONDON LITE" (sic) on the ITV London
News program and went out into the cold for a copy. I am much more
informed than I was by the paper.
--
Walter Briscoe