How, in practice, does a wheelchair user travel on a DOO service (no second member of staff) from an unstaffed station?

[Bikeman78]

The notice itself is a bit clearer:



Which based on the rest of the article I think basically means there's no practical way for them to deploy a ramp on the platform - presumably the combination of narrow platforms and relatively tall gap means that a ramp deployed would either be too steep or would block the platform/leave too little 'landing space' when deployed

I've not been to Liphook for a long time, are the platforms unusually low? They are straight so there shouldn't be much of a gap. As Horizon22 has pointed out, there is little chance of someone requiring a ramp to board the train reaching the down platform anyway.

 

[Metal_gee_man]

Just a different ramp required as Geoff Marshalls Mill Hill East/Cockfosters Youtube Video shows at Mill Hill East

 

[ABB125]

Would a "Harrington Hump" style solution be workable, with a raised section of platform, or are the wheelchair spaces too variable in their location?

 

[Domh245]

I've not been to Liphook for a long time, are the platforms unusually low? They are straight so there shouldn't be much of a gap. As Horizon22 has pointed out, there is little chance of someone requiring a ramp to board the train reaching the down platform anyway.

Not sure if they're particularly low, but this picture does make it seem so? Perhaps it isn't so bad relative to other stations, but then that does leave SWR rather short on excuses

 

[pompeyfan]

Not sure if they're particularly low, but this picture does make it seem so? Perhaps it isn't so bad relative to other stations, but then that does leave SWR rather short on excuses

Both Liphook and Witley are excessively high in my opinion.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Not sure if they're particularly low, but this picture does make it seem so? Perhaps it isn't so bad relative to other stations, but then that does leave SWR rather short on excuses

The other platform looks a lot narrower on the pic above?

 

[Domh245]

The other platform looks a lot narrower on the pic above?

Both platforms look to be about the same width looking at this picture.

 

[OneOffDave]

After all, they've only had 25 years to try and comply with the legislation

 

[swt_passenger]

Would a "Harrington Hump" style solution be workable, with a raised section of platform, or are the wheelchair spaces too variable in their location?

Harrington humps only really work with one train type that is always the same length, and the same way round (or symmetrical about the middle like a 700). With services operated by 444s, 450s and maybe eventually 442s, either singly, paired, or triple 450s, there’s far too many permutations of the wheelchair space position(s)...

 

[ABB125]

Harrington humps only really work with one train type that is always the same length, and the same way round (or symmetrical about the middle like a 700). With services operated by 444s, 450s and maybe eventually 442s, either singly, paired, or triple 450s, there’s far too many permutations of the wheelchair space position(s)...

I thought that might be the case!