My understanding is that the stations will all be run by GBR▸ …who will also sell the tickets & set the fares. It’ll be very different
The peice in Modern Railways casts doubt on that too (note that W-SP refers to the Williams-Shap Plan):
According to the W-SP, 'Dedicated station management teams will be created locally within regional divisions of Great British Railways to manage stations, land and assets'. Now, 'manage' covers a potential multitude of activities and I assumed it included staffing.
It then refers to the next item, which includes the following (PSCs are Passenger Service Contracts):
According to the Market Engagement Preview, a PSC's main responsibilities will be:
- operating trains to a high-level of operational performance;
- procuring, preparing and maintaining rolling stock;
- delivering high standards of customer experience on train and at station;
- acting as a train service operations partner to GBR as it develops and refines its passenger offer.
Bold added by me. Towards the end of that item, the author writes "I wonder what other heavyweight duties it " (a PSC) "will acquire as reality sets in?"