Recent content by clapjunker

Good signage - what about the signs that say 'Platforms 2-8' when they actually lead to Platform 1 as well? Man in information desk on Platform 1 - not very helpful. He just says go to the exit. Does not say which of the two lifts to use or where they are (and they are sometimes...

Barnham in Sussex. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- 'If you don't touch in, and are using PAYG, then you are right to get a Penalty Fare.' But there is nothing to tell you where to touch in/out, or even that you need to, and the signage is so bad it is hard even to find the exit...

I don't change from train to Oyster at CJ to save money, but because the Overground goes straight to Hackney, without my having to go to central London at all. That's what it was supposed to do when it was linked up to CJ, wasn't it? Problems not bad enough to ask for assistance, I can walk...

I've got the answer: the man in an information booth at Platform 1/2 could have an Oyster validating machine inside his booth and validate your Oyster card once he has checked your ticket. He seems to have nothing else to do. Laziness: I am 63 and have health problems which make a long...

What are purple route validators? Never seen one. And I use this route (change from national rail to London overground, and from overground to national rail on the way back) every time I go to London, once a week or fortnight at the moment. If it was easier to validate the Oystercard, I'm...

Why can't there be Oyster readers at Platforms 1 and 2, where the Overground comes in? To touch out one’s Oyster card, before getting a train, involves the following if wishing to use lifts. 1. Lift down from the platform (1 and 2) to the nearest exit. One is then in the underpass. 2...