Can anyone help me out here? I'm a bit confused as to the situation
with the DLR escalators at Bank.

If I enter Bank station, I am now once again able to take the
esclalator down (near exit 6, I think) which leads to the Northern
Line and the DLR. No more of the lifts required.

When I get down to the next level, I am then forced to walk along the
Northern Line platform (which is often dangerously crowded) and then
down to the DLR, right to the end, and walk back up to where I can
(finally) board a DLR train. On the way out of the DLR, I can pop up
one of the two escalators which and go out the escalator which is near
exit 6.

Many months ago, the set of escalators which run in a pair going
upwards used to be one down, and one up. It made it quicker, and safer
to get to the DLR platform.

Why can't we do this any more? I understood it made sense at one point
in the works - but now that all the escalators required to get me in
and out of the station by the quickest route are working I'm still not
allowed do it! I'm made to go on the run-around to get to the
platform, having to force my way through a busy Northern Line
platform. On the way to LCY, with luggage, this is no fun.

Has anyone any ideas when this madness might end?

Thanks,
D.