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Listened to latest podcast ep from @notjustbikes #theurbanistagenda and today this is in the headlines

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/elizabeth-line-ealing-broadway-bbc-transport-for-london-b1163562.html

"Two travellers have complained they have suffered serious injuries trying to step off the train at Ealing Broadway"

Another (unfortunate) data point for Level Boarding on railways. https://www.levelboarding.org.uk/

#levelboarding #rail #accessibility


Passengers suffer serious injuries boarding Elizabeth line trains at west London station

Jacob Phillips (Evening Standard)
#accessibility #theurbanistagenda #rail #LevelBoarding @Not Just Bikes šŸ‡³šŸ‡±
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Mark
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Hilariously the problem is because of them doing level boarding at Heathrow and in the core on the cheap, those platforms and therefore the trains are 1100mm tall rather than the standard 915mm. Ealing Broadway and the stations West of it can't have their platforms raised to that height because of passing freight.
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@mark Yes, that is part of what the podcast he's referring to was about!

https://nebula.tv/agenda/all-trains-need-level-boarding-with-gareth-dennis


The Urbanist Agenda ā€” All Trains Need Level Boarding (with Gareth Dennis)

Level boarding is simple enough: the floor of the train should be level with the platform. But it's not very common, is it? Why? And what can we do about it? Because once you learn the details of level boarding, you'll realise just how important it iā€¦
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@mark
Gareth is such a great podcast guest. To quote the Dutch proverb: Je gooit er een kwartje in en hij lult voor een daalder.
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