"Zen83237" wrote in message
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Due to Friday's now regular ASLEF strike I have been using the Southern
train from Watford to West Brompton but on Friday decided to try Bakerloo
to Wembley then the Southern train. Why is Wembley Central such a ****
hole. Firstly you have to exit the Bakerloo/Metro platforms through the
barriers then take the public route to other platforms which are locked
out of use until a few minutes before the train arrives. A couple of
regulars thought I was a pratt try the locked doos until they realised
that I haven't used this station before then the bloody Watford train came
into the southbound platform. Just as well the guy had come to unlock the
southbound platforms.
Being a strike day I would have been mega ****ed if I couldn't have caught
the train as would have been the people who got off onto a locked
platform.
I also didn't notice any oyster validators. What happens when oyster is
introduced on trains to Watford and will the ex from the Bakerloo and
re-entry to catch the southern train count as two journies.

Can't explain why its such a dump - but the thread 'London Overground from
11 Nov 2007' is currently dissecting the Oyster implications on that part of
the rail network...

Paul