Staff shortages in the west?

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[Zoe]

In the last two weeks or so I have noticed:

Barriers not in use at Newton Abbot, ticket office closed.

Trains self-dispatching from platforms 1 and 2 at Newton Abbot (although there was a member of staff present helping with enquiries and shutting doors on the HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))).

Both platforms at Totnes unstaffed.


I know there have been ongoing issues with traincrew as discussed in another thread but was surprised by the lack of staff at stations which always seemed to be well staffed.

[plymothian]

Yes, you may also notice Exmouth unstaffed, Exeter Central single staffed, Paignton unstaffed early and Exeter St David's ticket office closing early a lot lately too, and a lot of TVMs^▸ (Ticket Vending Machine) regularly out service.