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[email protected] · April 24th 16, 12:38 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article ,
(Paul Corfield) wrote:

On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:12:55 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Jolly
wrote:

On Thursday, 21 April 2016 13:23:07 UTC+1, Tim B wrote:
Lea Bridge apparently opening on Sunday 15th May 2016. When's the
first train?

I've noticed there doesn't seem to be any sign of ticket barriers
going in at the new Lea Bridge station. There doesn't seem to be any
form of building shelter to accommodate them.

It's a Greater Anglia run station and will be unstaffed AFAIK. That
was the basis it was approved but I don't know if lift equipped
stations can always be unstaffed. I assume any alarm from the lifts
will go to a control point with AGA personnel.

Trust me, as a local to Waltham Forest, give the local population
scum an open station and they'll milk it for all its' worth...

Well cheers for branding the residents of WF as scum. Nice to know
you think we're all like that.

I doubt fare dodgers will be hugely attracted by a basic half hourly
service. They won't be able to get too far - can't get out or to the
tube at T Hale. Can't get out at Stratford but could interchange to
other routes many of which have gated stations. Ticket gates are not a
panacea anyway - they have to be operated properly throughout the day,
every day or else they're a waste of time. Far too many TOC stations
with such poor hours of gate operation I don't know why the money was
spent putting them in.

Especially at King's Cross. Now used it four times on Wednesday and today
this week. Open every time.

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Colin Rosenstiel