On 15/11/2010 17:40, Denis McMahon wrote:
On 15/11/10 15:19, Paul Scott wrote:

NR have announced their initial ideas about moving the concourse
catering/retail outlets at Waterloo up to first floor level, with
escalator connections etc, freeing up space for passenger circulation.

Ultimately this will be financed out of the pockets of travelling
passengers or taxpayers (or both), for I suspect little actual benefit
apart from the introduction of new bottlenecks between the concourse and
the mezzanine,

But fewer bottlenecks for people not wanting the mezzanine. People who
are, say, catching trains.

a longer journey through the station if you want to shop,

But shorter - or at least easier - journeys for those catching trains.
London isn't short of shops, it is short of terminal station capacity.

and less revenue for some of the outlets due to loss of passing trade
and impulse purchases, so prices will go up

No-one goes to a station shop expecting a bargain.

or outlets will cease
trading and fares will go up to cover the drop in revenue from letting
the outlets.

They will probably kill some kittens too.


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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK