Re: Ticket barriers and the law

In message <3d8sl5-28a.ln1@news.ducksburg.com>, at 19:52:51 on Sat, 26
Jul 2008, Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> remarked:
>>>Byelaw 9.2
>>>
>>>Where the entrance to or exit from any platform or station is via a
>>>manned or an automatic ticket barrier no person shall enter or leave
>>>the station, except with permission from an authorised person, without
>>>passing through the barrier in the correct manner.
>>
>> Well spotted. Of course, this leaves quite a lot up to interpretation;
>> such as when there is more than one exit from the platform, only one of
>> which is manned; and those times the ticket gates are switched off and a
>> side gate left open.
>
>The main part of Manchester Piccadilly (platforms 1--12) often used to
>have (and probably still does, but I haven't used it for a while)
>manned barriers on some but not all platforms' exits, as well as a
>footbridge across the whole thing with stairs connected to every
>platform.  Is it a violation to go up, across, down, and out by a
>different platform?

There are three exists from platform 9 at Kings Cross, although I think
they've made a token effort to cut one of them off now the main entrance
has barriers.
--
Roland Perry
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