Paddington gates deterred 72,000 without tickets
RailManager Online: 8 August 2005
First Great Western has estimated that new ticket gates installed at London Paddington a year ago have already been used for some 3m journeys.
On a typical day, the 25 gates protecting platforms two to five check almost 15 000 tickets.
The company says 2% of passengers try to travel without a ticket, which means the gates have probably prevented 72 000 fraudulent journeys in their first year.
On the busiest recorded days since their installation the gates have checked a total of almost 33 000 tickets. Paddington gates deterred 72 000 without tickets.