"Anon" wrote in
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I am not saying you do not need an explanation. What I am saying is
that if staff are to effectively evacuate a station then having to
justify this with every individual before they leave would take a very
long time and therefore increasing the risk of injury.
What should happen in a perfect situation is audible announcements
should be made letting people know why the station is being closed and
member of staff should be at every exit to answer individual
questions.

I am sure Farringdon suffers like all stations by having there barest
minimum of staff. So would not be able to achieve the perfect
evacuation.
Fair number of stuff, none really interested in dealing politely with the
incident.


You mention that people were threatened with police action which would
indicate to me they were being very unreasonable. Personally I would
be polite for a couple of requests then mention the police and leave
these people where they stand. I have no interest in risking my own
life.
Why ?, define unresonable, personally sitting on a platform for 30mins
with no infomation where the next train was, and then being told in no
uncertain terms to get off the station. Personally I get more than a
little Miffed at this.

Finally I think I do live in the real world. Maybe if you started work
at 05.00 in the morning. Having to walk there because there is no
transport available at that time. Spending your whole day standing in
the cold and being verbally abused for situations you have no control
over. Then when you try and consider the safety of your fellow man
being given even more abuse. Maybe then you might be more sympathetic
towards underground staff and vent your anger at the ones who hold the
purse strings and make policy. Obviously you wont see them anywhere
near the chaos they have suits and live in offices and seldom ever let
people know who they are.
Unfornatly they are the ones at the 'cutting edge', agreed they get abuse
but I'm sorry they themselves do no faviours with the way they treat
passengers

Dave...