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« on: February 02, 2016, 23:25:25 »

From Great Western's website under Assisted Travel, the lifts at Taunton Station are to be replaced.

  • work is planned to start on 1 February and will take about 3 months
  • lifts to platforms 2, 5 and 6 will all be out of use
  • the lift to platforms 3 and 4 won^t be affected, and where possible trains will be redirected to use these platforms
  • during this time the track crossing between platforms 2 and 3 and 4 will be used with the help of staff
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2016, 16:27:22 »

going to be fun for those attending TravelWatch SouthWest next month then. TWSW» (TravelWatch SouthWest - website) ought to warn attendees
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2016, 17:19:36 »

I certainly didn't see any warning signs on Monday 1st that work was about to begin, and I did use the lifts to get from platform 2 to 5 late morning.  Perhaps the start up has been delayed.
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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2016, 22:56:55 »

I can only speak for the Devon side of things, but there were posters and audio announcements at the stations I use several weeks in advance, which mentioned Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Taunton, and the help available. Work looks pretty well underway at Newton Abbot.

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