Great Western Coffee Shop

Platform 14 this evening, work done over Christmas to move the stop blocks east and lengthen the platform

Oh, very good!

Oh and the drivers door was the same  ;D

I didn't know Sustrans had started building railway platforms!

Here's a view from the inside as tweeted tonight by @Swiss_uk on the @GWRHelp Twitter feed:

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Can't say I'm surprised this has happened.  Drivers were briefed that the platform was being extended at the London end to accommodate another carriage length, but there was no mention at all of that section being barricaded by railings!   :o

Is it the latest initiative to combat overcrowding?  ;D

I thought it was a measure to stop PAX rushing off of trains unless they are hurdle jumpers and to stop PAX loading their bikes on

............anything to stop them loading full size bikes in the rush hour would be a blessing  >:(

I thought it was some sort of revenue protection block.

Well I suppose by stopping passengers getting on the train you do reduce the risk of fair evasion :)

Stopping passengers getting on trains at Paddington is the job of the gateline staff. Regardless of ticket validity.  ;)

Lol - very true. I've just noticed the ironic typo in my original post - but will leave it there for the time being :)

Fair point.

I guess they read this, hence your further post later today  ;D

What idiot puts bars there when they know trains will be stopping there doh! Apparently the drivers door was the same aswell

When the bars were installed, the trains didn't stop there. They needed moving when the platform was lengthened.