Tragic death of the #TicketOffice: the inhuman, isolating change that could ruin #train travel

Along with nearly 1,000 other railway stations in #England, Ryde is set to lose their facility, part of a recent £10m transformation. Both locals and tourists are incensed
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/sep/26/tragic-death-of-the-ticket-office-the-inhuman-isolating-change-that-could-ruin-train-travel
#ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #PublicTransport #ToryPoliciesInAction

Booking a train ticket online... payment page has been spinning long enough for me to check that the ticket office _does_ open before the 529 train I need to catch.

If they want to close ticket offices, the online sales needs to actually work...

#Train #TicketOffice

Campaigners against mass #ticketoffice closures take fight to Whitehall

More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation into planned closures, which will hit the elderly, vulnerable and disabled - and put more than 2,300 station jobs at risk

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/campaigners-against-mass-ticket-office-30805520

Ne Blog Post: How will ticket office closures affect Disabled people? #Disabled #TicketOffice #Transport #Yorkshire

http://pipxar.com/2023/07/21/ticket-office-closures/

Re Oh, and to have a #TicketOffice with knowledgeable staff, short queues, and quick service for those taking the next train. #SaveTicketOffices

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/catherinerowett/status/1680487019141627904

Dear editor | We are local groups of blind and partially sighted people, known as Sight Loss Councils, calling for a halt on the proposed mass closures of rail ticket offices which would have a devastating impact on our community ...

#TicketOffice #Accessibility #SightLoss
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/letters/letters-to-the-editor-6/