"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:05:20 +0000, asdf
wrote:

They can't cope with someone carrying a large object though, because
they can't tell the difference between that and someone trying to
tailgate.

A bicycle won't really fit through the width of the gates. Perhaps it
might be worth leaving your bicycle folded (as indeed I believe you're
meant to) and only unfolding on the other side?

But yes, as a regular user of Euston in the morning peak, the barriers
do slow down exit substantially, though when it gets silly the staff
often just open the lot. The situation could perhaps be improved by
having one side of the barriers for in and one side for out, and being
careful in which platforms the trains are diagrammed into to avoid in
or out happening at both sides at once.


How many barriers do you reckon there are on a 'per barriered platform'
basis then Neil? NR are putting 170 in at Waterloo, for comparison - for 20
platforms.

[Before anyone wonders, the barrier plan includes ex Eurostar platform 20,
accessed via 19]

Paul S