On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 19:57:23 +0100, Paul Corfield
wrote:

I'm not sure why you are "shocked" about there being no staff on
platforms at off peak times.

Many European underground systems do not have any staff on the
stations full-stop, at any time, certainly at quieter stations. I can
think of a number of stations in Hamburg where this is the case.

Neil

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