On Jun 8, 3:40*pm, 77002 wrote:
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.


The restrictions on platform 12 are the congestion at peak times and
the opposing flows of humanity.

Platform 12 is largely obstructed by:

* The angular gateline which is totally inadequate during the rush
hour - in both directions
* The flow of commuters to/from platforms 13/14 and the main concourse
* The flow of commuters / tourists to/from the HConn on 12
* The flow of tourists with luggage to/from the escalators and lifts
for the taxi rank and the main concourse
* The obstructions from the trip carpets soaking up the drips from the
leaking roof together with strategically placed drip collecting
buckets
* Commuters waiting at the departure board at the head of platform 12
to see if the HConn. really will depart from 12
* Tourists stopping at the head of 12 to browse the various maps
* Passengers using the ATM at the head of 12, also the coffee bar and
pasty shops
* Obstructions by various sandwich boards apologising for all of the
disruption
* The ever increasing girth of the dividing fence running the length
of 12

Eventually access to 15/16 will be via the new canal-side entrance,
but this will require a trek round the back of Paddington so this will
not reduce the flow to/from 12/13/14 and the main concourse.

CJB.