Sheffield Station - Checking Tickets

[HotPhil]

I agree, however we don't actually know what East Midlands are doing, if anything to protect their revenue from people passing through Sheffield. Until some facts are forthcoming, people are speculating.

People seem to be very het up with it all. Let's look at it reasonably - many other stations of a similar size with a similar thoroughfare have barriers. At those stations public access isn't prohibited. It would, imo, be extremely brave of the station operators to deviate from that norm in Sheffield. And let's not forget, even if they DO, there's another footbridge just metres away, and other crossing points within a few hundred metres either side. The second bridge may not be suitable for all, and that could be an issue, but as it would seem unlikely the main bridge would be closed as a thoroughfare, it doesn't seem relevant.

[Andy C]

Gosh, there are some conspiricy theories here aren't there!

[hels1977]

People seem to be very het up with it all. Let's look at it reasonably - many other stations of a similar size with a similar thoroughfare have barriers. At those stations public access isn't prohibited. It would, imo, be extremely brave of the station operators to deviate from that norm in Sheffield. And let's not forget, even if they DO, there's another footbridge just metres away, and other crossing points within a few hundred metres either side. The second bridge may not be suitable for all, and that could be an issue, but as it would seem unlikely the main bridge would be closed as a thoroughfare, it doesn't seem relevant.

 

Oh I agree with you 100%, you'd think the world was coming to an end the way some people are talking.

[HotPhil]

And anyone threatening to boycott use of the station over such a small thing that is likely not going to happen anyway would be missing out on the bevvy of cuties currently handing out free cans of Coke Zero

[BasilRathbon]

I'm going to stop using the train station toilets as a protest and from now on intend to donate all my urine to the bus station toilets instead.

 

That'll learn 'em!

[HotPhil]

The interchange toilets are way better!

[swordfish1]

Just to cheer the fare dodgers up, Donny, Manchester and others are considering the barriers too. As told to me yesterday by "a man in the know".

Same person who told me about Sheffield barriers over a year ago.

[tom3t0]

The bridge to the side of the station which has been mentioned, lies next to the BTP building. It is structurally sound, it won't fall to pieces while you walk across it.

However, it is filthy (there is human excrement present on it), it is inaccesible to disabled people, tricky for bicycles etc., it is a common place for drug abuse (crack smoking, injecting etc.).

It is also a common place for muggings etc. (relatively speaking).

It is a FOO%*** disgrace.

Demolish it!

Or at least do it up into something that is presentable.

 

For a person entering Sheffield, it could be one of the first places they walk through (if they exit towards Park Hill and realise their mistake).

Imagine if they saw people smoking crack, booting up, and a person taking a dump, before being mugged. Or even just the filthy state of that bridge.

I don't think they would be wanting to return soon.

[HotPhil]

but if all the knee-jerkers on this thread are proved to be right and the smaller bridge becomes the only piece of humanity left in the city, the regular footfall will discourage such anti social behaviour and make it a passage that can be used.

[Plain Talker]

but if all the knee-jerkers on this thread are proved to be right and the smaller bridge becomes the only piece of humanity left in the city, the regular footfall will discourage such anti social behaviour and make it a passage that can be used.

 

it'll only be footfall,

 

it won't be fit for "wheel-fall" (wheelchairs OR pushchairs) or stick-fall nor Luggage-fall...