On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:59:42 -0000, "Steve"
wrote:

Of course, there will be major problems when the next 7/7 type emergency
happens and a station has to be evacuated. Normally in such cases the gates
are all opened to ease egress, but how many PAYG Oyster customers will stop
to make sure they won't lose out on a fiver, thereby causing mass blockage
at the gates?

I can touch in/out without breaking stride, even with a closed gate
(well, except the atrocious new gates at KXSP).