Is this the end for 'Mind the Gap' warning?

Is this the end for ‘Mind the Gap’ warning? Famous Tube safety advice could be a thing of the past as bosses eye device to make boarding and exiting trains less perilous

• London Underground’s ‘mind the gap’ warning may soon become unnecessary
• Underground bosses are looking to install ‘gap fillers’ at stations across London
• The plan emerged in a report, which revealed Tube bosses viewed the fillers as ‘worthwhile’  

It has long been a familiar message to commuters and tourists visiting London. 

But the Tube’s famous ‘mind the gap’ warning may become unnecessary – as bosses look to install ‘gap fillers’ at stations across the capital.

The plan, which emerged in a report published yesterday, comes more than a year after a man was crushed to death when he fell between the train and the platform at Waterloo.

It has long been a familiar message to commuters and tourists visiting London. But the Tube’s famous ‘mind the gap’ warning may become unnecessary – as bosses look to install ‘gap fillers’ at stations across the capital (stock image)

The report revealed that Tube bosses believe gap fillers could be ‘worthwhile’ and options for installing them were being explored. 

The ‘moveable’ fillers would extend out from the platform once trains have arrived to cover the gap. They would then retract again before trains leave.

No existing gap fillers were ‘considered appropriate’, the paper added, but ‘alternative’ solutions were being looked into.

In 2015, another person was killed after falling into a Tube gap at Waterloo.

Bank, Waterloo, Embankment, Mansion House, Piccadilly Circus and Paddington stations all have warnings about gaps between trains and platforms, usually due to curves in their shape.

The famous ‘mind the gap’ message has featured at all of them, warning passengers about the risks of exiting and boarding Tube trains.

The report revealed that Tube bosses believe gap fillers could be ‘worthwhile’ and options for installing them were being explored (stock image)

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