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Jason

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Reading West Station - disability access and improvements - merged topic

« on: July 26, 2016, 12:33:37 »

I wasn't sure which section to post this in. It also makes reference to jacking up the bridge for the purposes of electrification.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/disability-access-reading-west-station-11660207


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Re: Reading West Station - disability access and improvements - merged topic

« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2016, 12:39:38 »

A comment on that article by someone identifying themselves as disabled.

(s)he says that (s)he doesn't see any realistic way even in the 21st century to make the station accessible and instead (s)he prefers to go to the Reading Mainline station.

So it appears some people still live in the real world.


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Re: Reading West Station - disability access and improvements - merged topic

« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2018, 18:23:55 »

Hadn't realised this was going ahead

Station improvement go ahead

Vaguely follows on from this previous forum topic


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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2018, 10:35:36 »

Marginally more detail in meeting papers:
http://www.reading.gov.uk/media/8163/Item13/pdf/Item13.pdf
and on Reading Green Park station.


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Re: Reading West Station - disability access and improvements - merged topic

« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2018, 04:51:40 »

Quote from: Adelante_CCT on January 11, 2018, 18:23:55

Vaguely follows on from this previous forum topic

With thanks for your update post, Adelante_CCT, I have now merged both topics here and expanded the topic heading, for ease of future reference. CfN.


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Re: Reading West Station - disability access and improvements - merged topic

« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2019, 12:58:17 »

Upgrade at Reading West still going ahead (using some of the failed East MRT project money), however no lifts to be included.

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/disabled-lifts-at-reading-west-station-deemed-unaffordable/


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