 Are all London Tube gate lines staffed?
Neil Williams wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:55:13 +0100, Andrew Instone-Cowie
> <address-not-read@datagram.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Are all London Tube gate lines staffed? I (an adult with a ticket) shall
>>be travelling by Tube in the near future with my 10 year old, who
>>according to the TfL website will be entitled to free Tube travel
>>without ticket or photocard.
>
> They should be (by law), though I once encountered one that for some
> reason wasn't, and ended up having to push through it[1] because my
> ticket (which was valid) wouldn't operate it and the staff call button
> I found was broken.
>
> [1] It isn't that difficult to barge them open.
The gates are designed with a break-through force low enough that if
there is a crush from behind, people will be pushed through the gates
rather than getting crushed against them. I've never actually tested
this facility, though.
Robin |