"Richard J." wrote in message ...
Anon wrote: [top posting corrected]
"Dave Bisping" wrote in message
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Faringdon station closed tonight at around 6:30 due to 'safety'
reasons, it was hard to hear this over the speakers but it seems
this was because there was some snow on the end of the platforms,
trains were non- stopping,

Very rude station staff trying to get people,of the platforms
including threating to call the police to remove disgruntled
passengers and physically pushing people (who as usual were give no
proper explanation)

I can not comment about this particular experience but if a member of
staff asks you to leave the station then you should without fuss. Any
questions you have should be addressed when you are outside.

I don't think you're living in the real world. Consider this: I'm waiting
on Farringdon station for a Met train home after a hard day at work. It's
cold and snowing. I have a valid ticket which has opened the barrier to
let me get to the platform. Suddenly station staff tell me to leave the
station without a proper explanation. Are you seriously suggesting I
should meekly trudge along the platform, up the stairs and into the street
before questioning this?

If indeed it was "some snow on the end of the platform" that caused the
station to be closed, the travelling public deserves an explanation of why
it was too dangerous at Farringdon, but OK at virtually all suburban
above-ground platforms, which of course have far more of their platforms
uncovered than Farringdon.


So why not just let the people waiting on the platforms get on the
trains and not let anyone else into the station? One station closed.
No riot. But then that would have been to simple for L.U. And the
staff wouldn't been able to have the smug feeling of crapping on
someone from above.