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Colin Rosenstiel · December 12th 07, 12:15 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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(jonmorris) wrote:

On 11 Dec, 11:08, Sky Rider wrote:

What I'm personally more annoyed about are the new gates - at the
moment you have to shove your (paper) ticket through the slot, and
the flaps themselves are so slow they make it easier for tailgaters
to pass through behind someone else (compared to the other two sets
of gates on the LU network anyway).

The gates are shockingly slow, just like those in use throughout
King's Cross. I don't like them one bit (about 10 people can pass
through with you) but for the sake of Paul C's sanity, I won't start
ranting about them again!!

One thing I will say; at the FCC stations that have only put in a few
gates, they're so slow that during busy periods they're forced to
press the 'plunger' to open them up and let people through. This sort
of defeats the object, in my opinion.

I noticed the new gates for King's Cross platforms 9-11 in place tonight
but not yet commissioned. They are going to be a right nightmare to get
through with my bike off the 10:15 in the mornings!

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Colin Rosenstiel