Testing wheelchair accessibility on trains: A day trip from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare
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Summary
John and Anne Leighfield, a couple testing wheelchair accessibility on local train services, embark on a day trip from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare despite rainy weather. The article follows their journey as they assess how disability-friendly the train services are, starting with their departure on a gloomy June morning.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledFancy a day out on the train… but nervous about wheelchair access?
John and Anne Leighfield have been testing out just how disability friendly they are.
Not the most auspicious start for John and Anne Leighfield to act as our valiant guinea pigs to test out the disability friendliness of our local train services…
But, undaunted by the elements, we m
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