Warwick finally on track for disabled railway access
For years Cllr Holland and members of the Solihull and Leamington Railway Users’ Association have been campaigning to get a ramp or some access for wheelchairs and pushchairs to the London-bound platform of Warwick station.
At the moment disabled passengers have to first travel to Warwick Parkway or Leamington to access a southbound train.
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Hide AdNow rail minister Barnoness Kramer has announced 42 stations in England, Scotland and Wales will share a £100 million Government fund to improve disabled access.
And Warwick is mentioned as one of them.
County Cllr Holland (Lab, Warwick West) said: “We’ve been working for years for this.
“I don’t know what the solution will be but it’s a big step forward.”