Matt Wheeler wrote to uk.transport.london on Sat, 18 Dec 2004:

Why ?
Passengers should be waiting on the concourse side of the barriers,
from where they will be able to see what platform their train is going
from, when its ready, so no need to visit the announcers office, and
therefore then cause major congestion on the platform side of the
barriers.

I think you'll find that the whole point of this discussion was that
passengers whose 15-minute "window" for not being charged two fares on
their Oyster-cards is about to expire *do* go through the barriers -
well, wouldn't you?

Anyway, if they've had the sense to block the view of the indicator
board from the platforms, maybe they'll also ensure passengers can't
access the announcers office either...

Shouldn't wonder..... but who gets the revenue if passengers are forced
to pay twice? Chiltern trains or LUL?
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