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Old 11-10-2010, 23:27   #91
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What about a bridge across the line and a lift at each end of the bridge, would that help?
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wonder how long that would last ... because the train station is unmanned from 3pm and trains are going through till about 11pm .. the kids and the drunkards on a friday saturday night ...
Lifts would be a great help.. It's all about cost.. as Shillelagh says the station is unmammed from mid afternoon and could be messed up by kids/drunkards.. then again the lifts in high rise blocks of flats are never manned but on the whole are kept in working order... maybe if Tesco had been pushed further they might have stumped up more money for better access to the supermarket from both the Preston and Leeds sides of the station.
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Old 20-10-2010, 09:30   #92
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Accrington Railway Station Office - the old and the new
Well, the new station office is up and running, since yesterday (Tues 19th October, 2010).

Some "before" and "after" photos, for posterity!
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Old 20-10-2010, 09:38   #93
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Good photos . Thanks .
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Old 20-10-2010, 09:50   #94
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Forgot to mention, was told the old ticket office is to be demolished.
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Old 20-10-2010, 18:13   #95
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Looks good ... summat to be proud of. Thanks Atarah .. will try and get a look myself soon.
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For any of you railway anoraks I came across this site the other day. Plenty of pics of the old Accy station to look at.
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looks ok, but is it accessible fer disabled people?
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Old 25-10-2010, 23:48   #98
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looks ok, but is it accessible fer disabled people?
Looks like the same old ramp and bridge..none are any use if you're in a wheelchair unless you have some help..so what happens to those in wheelchairs who usually get by on their own?.. even the ramp can be hard work for able bodied people and the bridge is not an option..the station is unmanned so no help there.. looks good but no change in access.
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looks ok, but is it accessible fer disabled people?
Looks to me like the only thing thats changed is the ticket office is now on Eagle Street side, now when the office was at the opposite side it wasn't very accesible for disabled people. Can't see from the pics provided that things have changed, still a very steep ramp both sides for a wheeelchair user or their carer. Not very well thought out IMHO, unless somebody can prove me wrong
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Old 26-10-2010, 02:11   #100
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Looks to me like the only thing thats changed is the ticket office is now on Eagle Street side, now when the office was at the opposite side it wasn't very accesible for disabled people. Can't see from the pics provided that things have changed, still a very steep ramp both sides for a wheeelchair user or their carer. Not very well thought out IMHO, unless somebody can prove me wrong
Don't make much difference which side the ticket office is if you need to cross over to the other to get your train.. it's up the ramp or over the bridge...had someone come visit a few weeks ago who could not make the way up from Eagle street and over the bridge... I know that has been the way for donkeys years but surely if you make a major re-construction of the station you would take the chance to improve it for everyone..those who made the deal with Tesco could have, and should have, considered the older less able people of Accrington and those who just visit.
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Don't make much difference which side the ticket office is if you need to cross over to the other to get your train.. it's up the ramp or over the bridge...had someone come visit a few weeks ago who could not make the way up from Eagle street and over the bridge... I know that has been the way for donkeys years but surely if you make a major re-construction of the station you would take the chance to improve it for everyone..those who made the deal with Tesco could have, and should have, considered the older less able people of Accrington and those who just visit.
Agreed but as most people don't use public transport do they really care???
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Agreed but as most people don't use public transport do they really care???
thing is though, many disabled n elderly can't drive, i use trains very little, but care about those who need too.
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No wind turbine is to be installed now as it was not 'in-keeping' with the local enviroment.
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Also, from next year the ticket office is going to be open longer, staffed by two people.
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