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Rail Travel from Calella to Barcelona
January 2005
After looking around Calella in Costa Brava, we
decided to visit Barcelona, and what better way to travel than by
using the local transport. So we headed for the railway station
and I was impressed with the wide aisles and ramps for wheelchair
users into the station and into the cafeteria. Then the train
arrived and I was truly disappointed. I asked the station master
how I was to get up the two steps of the train, and he just
shrugged his shoulders. There was no way at all that I could
board the train on my own, and the train only stops for a couple
of minutes so I had to be quick. So with the assistance of my
carer and a few kindly passengers I managed to get on board, and
I was again truly impressed at how spacious it was. 
Arriving at Barcelona, I had to go through the process of being helped off the train by my carer and kindly passengers while the stationmaster looked on. But once in Barcelona station, everything was again wheelchair friendly, and lifts were placed to get wheelchair users up to ground level.
So excuse me for not understanding why the stations are wheelchair friendly, but getting on the trains are definitely not.
Mike Coatesworth
Disabled access in Amaika Hotel, Calella, Costa Brava, Spain 2005
Disabled Access in Amaika Hotel, Calella, Costa Brava, Spain 2005
Disabled Access in Barcelona, Spain
Disabled Access in Barcelona, Spain 2005
Disabled access on the railway from Calella Costa Brava to Barcelona
Disabled Access on railway, Costa Brava to Barcelona, Spain 2005
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My Own Tales (Short stories by Mike Coatesworth)
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My Lady (Short story By Mike Coatesworth)
The Early Riser (Short story By Mike Coatesworth)
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The Power (Short story by Mike Coatesworth)
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The Christmas Card (J.W.B. Laing)
Short Biography of J.W.B. Laing
The Christmas Walk (Hilary Flanery)
The Christmas on the farm (William Layton Nelson)
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A trip down memory lane (Readers Memories)
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Introduction to Andrew Gilmour (Artist)
Great Yorkshire Scenes by Andrew Gilmour (Artist)
