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Someone Somewhere · March 30th 15, 11:22 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 30/03/2015 12:19, d wrote:
On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:07:49 +0100
Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 30/03/2015 11:25, d wrote:
I can't help thinking the lack of gates on the DLR is a gaping hole in
the Oyster system especially during rush hour when the trains are far too
packed for onboard ticket inspections to be feasible. Isn't it about time
TfL addressed this problem since there must be a huge amount of local fair
dodging going on?

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Spud

What I do wonder is the number of times I've been gripped between
Shadwell and Bank around lunchtime - surely that's one of the few parts
of the DLR that isn't actually subject to fare evasion as you're then
entering an area where almost all stations are gated (Waterloo excepted).

Not all tube stations have gates. Finsbury park for example. And others have
gate free links to mainline services you could "escape" on. So the tube isn't
as impenetrable as some would have you believe. Which means someone commuting
from one of these stations to somewhere on the DLR could in theory have a free
trip.

True - but they seem to be riding between Bank and Shadwell - I'd have
thought between Limehouse and Shadwell would be better as people could
easily alight at Shadwell and walk into the City.