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Old August 24th 11, 11:05 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Travelled from Harrow and Wealdstone to Hackney via Willesden Jn

In article op.v0pso1n5yfeo2q@pc-prime, (andypurk) wrote:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:25:56 +0100, yameste
wrote:

When you see its by the electric lines do you mean the DC lines. I
was walked from the first carriage of a southbound DC line train
to the NLL high level and I couldnt see one.
A few months ago I do remember seeing an oyster validator on the
northbound platform. Logically the oyster validator should be
before you enter the stairs frmo the DC lines to the NLL. This
makes it easier for everyone but I strongly suspect that they
sited these validators in suspicous locations because they want to
chop (eat) the money so that they can make lots of money !


There are two Oyster validators in the building which by the DC lines
footbridge at the southern end of the platforms. From this building
there is a passageway which leads to the high level North London
Line platforms. There used to also be at least one on the North
London line part of the station, but I don't recall if this has been
moved.


I was told I had to go most of the way to the DC lines platforms when I
asked where one was on the NLL Westbound platform. There is a staffed
enquiry kiosk there.

The building concerned is marked by the arrow in this link to Google
Maps:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.5...51.532201,-0.2
43689&spn=0.001195,0.002798&sll=51.532462,-0.244456&sspn=0.006295,0.00
6295&num=1&t=h&vpsrc=0&z=19

and there are always people validating when I go past.


That looks like where I hike to and back with my bike.

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Colin Rosenstiel