On 25 May, 20:12, Matthew Dickinson
wrote:
The gateline for Platforms 2-5 at Paddington has had "No Oyster"
stickers fixed to each gate. I don't know if the gates actually don't
contain readers, or if they've been disabled as almost all trains from
these platform do not stop wihin London.

The validators at the front of Kings Cross for Platforms 1-8 are now
in use.

They never had them from new. As you guess trains from platforms 1 -
5 never stop at an oyster station first stop will be slough.