On Jun 8, 3:31*pm, 77002 wrote:
On Jun 8, 3:04*pm, lonelytraveller

wrote:
On May 21, 1:31*pm, 77002 wrote: TfL are carrying out extensive work on the Hammersmith & City
platforms at Paddington Station. *The work is sad on two counts.
Firstly NR and TfL have again failed to move the H&C service back to
platforms 14 and 15. *Along with a single lead NR track in from Subway
Junction, to platform 16, this would allow same direction cross-
platform interchange.

And fare evasion. It would allow fare evasion.

There are many stations where platforms are shared by New Southern
Railway (Just love that name) and Southwest Trains. *These train
companies do not seem to cope.

Let me re-phrase that: These train companies seem to cope. To wit,
they are not overly concerned that sharing platforms increases the
risk of fare evasion.