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Old September 28th 10, 10:28 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Northern line lift at King's Cross

On 28 Sep, 22:59, "Martin Rich" wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message

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Yes - the old KX Thameslink station's entrance on Pentonville Road is
still open these days albeit weekdays only between (IIRC) 7am and 8pm
(responsibility for it passed from FCC Thameslink to LU).
The Smile passageway is so called because...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67655316@N00/225943955/


Surely one of the most annoying design features anywhere on the network - I
can think of few things which would do more to induce rage, were I in the
middle of a difficult journey, than huge lettering exhorting me to smile

:-)

Martin


There's always the scrolling displays outside stations, that one only
ever gets to see when locked out due to disruption, saying "there is a
good service on all London Underground Lines".