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Colin Rosenstiel · December 9th 07, 02:21 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Sky Rider) wrote:

Peter Lawrence wrote:

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Signs and indicators matching the those rest of
St.P.I. The train indicators do show intermediate stations (ref
earlier comment here.) Seats only at the outer ends of the
platforms, probably not enough of them, particularly since half of
them will be off the end of 4 coach trains.

Seating is unfortunately at a premium throughout the whole StP
complex at the moment (unless you fancy a £7.50+ glass of champagne
:-)).

Do you have to buy a glass to use a seat?

Surprisingly, the southern ends of the platforms are on a curve but
these will only be needed if and when we get 12 coaches. This curve
causes much flange noise from southbound trains to compete with
automatic train announcements.

I would be surprised if during the forthcoming weekend closures of
the core Thameslink route didn't invlove the renewal of *at least*
most of the track along the whole stretch, including the legendary
Hotel Curve.

Not so much legendary as long departed. You mean Midland Curve surely?
Hotel Curve was from the Widened Lines up to the King's Cross suburban
platform 16, long since gone.

Access looks OK with escalators (2 each side) and stairs between
platforms to a mezzanine level and then more of the same up to the
main station undercroft. Exit/entrance, with gateline, in use, faces
the end of the arcade.

Lifts available from platforms to the mezzanine at least (and
hopefully further but I did not explore.)

I won't be there until tomorrow (apparently Ruth Kelly is due to
'officially' open it on that day) but I'm certain that there are
two lifts - one covers the street, mezzanine and platform (A)
levels while the other covers the mezzanine and platform (B) levels.

How will one get a bike between the platforms and street level then?

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Colin Rosenstiel