The gates at City Thameslink have been left open for over a month. When backed into a corner Ms Holt admitted that it was because they forgot to plug them in to the fire alarm. It is not entirely obvious why it is now taking so long to do this.
In the meantime the barrier gnomes are varying between staring randomly into space, chanting "oyster to the reader" and accepting the blue national rail wallet as a ticket. The staff at KX Thameslink are rather more efficient, and seem to regularly trap fare evaders, who usually get arrested after getting abusive.
In the meantime the barrier gnomes are varying between staring randomly into space, chanting "oyster to the reader" and accepting the blue national rail wallet as a ticket. The staff at KX Thameslink are rather more efficient, and seem to regularly trap fare evaders, who usually get arrested after getting abusive.