... the gate being fitted with a panic release on the platform side, one like this was fitted on platform 1 exit at Maidenhead when that was refurbished
That's an interesting development, Electric train.
In the past, I've questioned the apparent futility of adding heavy duty padlocks to these gates on the ends of platforms at (just for example) Nailsea & Backwell - and, sure enough, they've subsequently been removed (the padlocks, not the gates
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So what was the point of installing them, actually? Not only can one step over the pointy bits on the rubber mats, but one can now simply slide back the bolt on the gate and walk through?
What exactly is the purpose of spending ^4,000 per gate (smokey's figure) of fare-paying passengers' money on installing such apparently unnecessary ironmongery??