"Matthew T^Dickinson" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:54:33 -0700 (PDT), Abigail Brady
wrote:

Are the HEX platforms at Paddington gated; and is there anywhere to
touch out at the Heathrow end?

There are no gates or validators at Heathrow or Paddington. The gates
on platforms 2-5 don't seem to accept any kind of Oyster card either.

The latter presumably being a sensible measure to avoid arguments with pax
expecting to touch out at Reading or Bristol etc...

Paul S