In message , at 23:32:57 on
Tue, 7 Sep 2010, Neil Williams
remarked:
I noted this morning complete chaos at Paddington because Paddington
LUL was closed even though the Bakerloo Line was running.

Was there some sort of work to rule that prevented them redeploying
staff to stations that were actually useful rather than the more
obscure ones?

I think they close the underground at major stations (even if trains are
running) to avoid serious overcrowding. I've seen this myself at Kings
Cross (years ago). I forces people to disperse; some will use other
modes, the rest walk to a range of "next nearest" tube stations.
--
Roland Perry