Paddington station testing new barriers to reduce escalator accidents

Paddington’s Elizabeth line station will soon trial some new barriers by its escalators to persuade people to use the lifts if they have heavy luggage instead of lugging it down the escalators.
New signs (c) ianVisits
The station has two main entrances, although most people use the one at the southern end as it’s closest to the mainline station’s concourse. While the station has two lifts in addition to the escalators, many people hauling heavy luggage instinctively head toward