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Mizter T · September 23rd 15, 04:31 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 23/09/2015 17:25, wrote:

On 23.09.15 17:13, Roland Perry wrote:
I've been in London today with a paper Travelcard, and noticed that all
the TfL barriers were really slow to open. Pull the ticket from the exit
slot and count 1, 2 before the paddles opened. Marching straight through
not a possibility. Is this new, and is it an artefact of various recent
upgrades for ITSO, contactless cards etc?

I noticed lately that using contactless at the disabled gates also takes
up to 3 seconds.

Was this a bi-directional gate? In which case, from what I've observed
the gate seems to switch between the readers on one side or the other
being ready to accept a smart or contactless card - i.e. the reader is
alternately red and orange (where orange is ready).