We've fought long and hard to keep access to both sides of the station open. So what are we now saying? That at this late stage we reject the gate which we've known all along was part of the Oystergate "settlement" ?
This is total madness!
Thank goodness the planning commitee had the good sense to plough ahead with this scheme.
Reassure me Michael. I'm a member of the FHS. Is it really the FHS's position that we are opposed in principle to this gate and that we are going to fight it? Such a stance can only result in one outcome - the closing off of that side of the station again. The rail authorities would love nothing more.
I am fully confident that the overwhelming majority of passengers would rather have the option of using the steps (which are by no means ideal) via a gate rather than risk that side of the station being closed off.
Barry Milton
PS This is a four barrier gate - even if one of the three available barriers failed to operate, the other two gates would still "clear" over 100 passengers a minute using Oystercards. There are simply no grounds to stir up panic about possible accidents due to crowding.