England’s ticket offices saved after government aborts mass closure plan
The people have spoken in a furious response to a consultation. A petition to parliament, signed in unprecedented numbers, has forced an abandonment of government plans to close hundreds of ticket offices at stations across England. The news has been met with cautious joy from passengers, representative groups and trades unions. However, the sudden reversal of the plans has left train operating companies indignant. They had already made extensive plans to implement the closures at the behest of government directives.
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Here’s me thinking that this was all meant to distract people from the cancellation of HS2…