The barriers at Euston platforms 8-11 cannot cope
 

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:29:06 GMT, wrote:

"Mizter T" wrote in message
...

Do they not stay open until they've detected someone (or something at
least) has passed through? I'm sure I've come across gates that are
still open for some reason, walked through them (coz I'm too lazy to
shove my ticket in the slot) and they've then closed behind me - I
hasten to add that I certainly wasn't inadvertently tailgating
someone! (Also, I obviously wouldn't do that if I needed the gates to
validate my Oyster card for PAYG purposes.)

Kind of OT, but I noticed that they are keeping one gate open for the tube
lines at KXSP, for Oyster use only. It's much nicer to have an open gate and
just breeze buy while touching in, rather than have to wait that full second
for the gate to open.

Good to know. Those gates are a nightmare that I bitch about every
time I go through them...

The barriers at Euston platforms 8-11 cannot cope
 

On Mar 3, 8:29 pm, wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message

...

Do they not stay open until they've detected someone (or something at
least) has passed through? I'm sure I've come across gates that are
still open for some reason, walked through them (coz I'm too lazy to
shove my ticket in the slot) and they've then closed behind me - I
hasten to add that I certainly wasn't inadvertently tailgating
someone! (Also, I obviously wouldn't do that if I needed the gates to
validate my Oyster card for PAYG purposes.)

Kind of OT, but I noticed that they are keeping one gate open for the tube
lines at KXSP, for Oyster use only. It's much nicer to have an open gate and
just breeze buy while touching in, rather than have to wait that full second
for the gate to open.

Which gate is that? If they are keeping it open, then why can't I go
through on my paper ticket?

PaulO

The barriers at Euston platforms 8-11 cannot cope
 

"Paul Oter" wrote in message
...

Kind of OT, but I noticed that they are keeping one gate open for the
tube
lines at KXSP, for Oyster use only. It's much nicer to have an open gate
and
just breeze buy while touching in, rather than have to wait that full
second
for the gate to open.

Which gate is that? If they are keeping it open, then why can't I go
through on my paper ticket?

It's the third or fourth one from the left on the entering side. The
indicator on the gate says that it is for Oyster only, IIRC.