On Feb 15, 12:17*am, "Richard J." wrote:
Duncan wrote on 14 February 2012 22:21:08 ...

In articlea4d85cb8-8e31-4fbd-a44c-
, says....

If the prevarication on reinstating arch 4 hasn't been enough over the
last 20+ years, hapless commuters are now in for a treat. Yet more
rebuilding works for CrossRail will cause chaos at not only Paddington
but every station on the GW main line between London and Reading.

At Paddington the re-siting of the taxi rank - kind of above platform
12 and ONLY accessible from platform 12

It's also accessible from the footbridge, but never lets the facts get
in the way of a good rant.

It's not YET accessible from the footbridge.
--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

Yeah but ... this morning was hilarious. Thousands of commuters all
trying to get to work along platform 12 from platforms 13 & 14 and off
the Connect on platform 12, v.v. all the jet lagged tourists (confused
by a lack of signs) from the Heathrow Express on platforms 6 & 7 all
trying to get past them to get to the new taxi rank. And of course no-
one keeps to the left. And there a\re no touch-in touch-out barriers
for platform 12 so CJB is right in one thing you can now ride the
Connect for free. Definitely a zero lose - lose situation for
everyone. SB.