What happens if you don't have a ticket when you arrive at the exit validation machine?
I assume they will have to have a member of staff available at all times to open the gate and let you through? or how is this going to work? In other cities, there is always someone manning a gate on one side who can let you through.. are we going to have this at every station?
Of course the best solution is to have open platforms, but we seem hell bent on going down the wrong road