Michael R N Dolbear wrote:

MIG wrote

Not having them at Bank would have made Bank an
exception, rather than the other way round, and maybe
the argument was never made.

Far more mysterious (has this been raised before?)
are the Carnet validators, which don't seem to exist
at any other DLR stations. Maybe they are to do with
the lifts.

Bank got Carnet validators because of the W&C line which had no
barriers at Bank in those distant days as it still hasn't at Waterloo.


Sorry, that doesn't make any sense - before the W&C line platforms at
Bank were brought inside the gated area, passengers transferring from
the W&C to DLR at Bank had to go through gates to enter the gated
area. These gates were located in the passageway that has the
Greathead shield in it leading away from the W&C platforms - you can
still see an equipment box for the gates down there, indeed the box
still has some kit in it.