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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Ticket Office Closure Consultation
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on: August 10, 2023, 12:26:12
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Have closures by stealth started already?
I note that locally there has been some closures of ticket offices which break the hours stipulated.
St Austell has been shown on the station updates page, for the past few weeks, as "closed until further notice" and now it just says "Closed"
Truro and Penzance which were open until 20.00 and, I believe 19.00hrs M-F, both state on the station information page on the GWR▸ website they now close at 17.30.
Could be due to ticket office staff being on leave and there being no one available to cover the shifts Yep, that is a possibility but it has been going on for a few weeks now. In my time it wouldn't have happened but with the threats of closure around the staff may have started to decline o/t & rdw to make a point. What is rdw? Google is only giving me "red cell distribution width".
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All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: HS2 - Government proposals, alternative routes and general discussion
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on: August 04, 2023, 15:26:13
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The protest industry may have to reset, because its efforts have so far succeeded mainly in bringing about more draconian legislation, with actions now actually having consequences. Those chaps who climbed up the motorway gantry and the ones who tried to wreck the police station in Bristol actually looked surprised when they were given lengthy prison terms.
The people who need resetting, judging by yesterday's events in Yorkshire, are security. Even though the house was empty, it's amazing that protesters were able to walk up to the PM's door, knock on it and announce a protest, then climb up to the roof. Black and white peaked caps may roll. Sorry, no railway content there, let's get back to HS2▸ .
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Ticket Office Closure Consultation
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on: August 04, 2023, 11:00:54
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Floor walkers – are you being served?! If they won't be able to issue tickets, there will have to be far more TVMs▸ on each station, and hopefully they'll also be more usable by people of various heights, with various levels of vision, in various lighting situations, etc. But as TG points out, this elimination of staff is the clear direction of travel across everything with a retail element.
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