Train station ticket office closures
Nearly all railway station ticket offices are being closed down by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). Instead, staff will be assigned to station platforms and concourses. Only the busiest stations will have ticket office facilities available.
Passengers are being notified of potential closures through posters displayed in the stations. The final decision on which offices will be shut down will come from the Government after a consultation. Although it is uncertain when the first closures will occur, the closure program is estimated to last for three years.
Reasons for Aslef’s strike
Aslef members are currently engaged in industrial action as they demand a salary increase.
The union has criticized the government for not meeting with its negotiation team, consisting of general secretary Mick Whelan, assistant general secretary Simon Weller, and executive committee president Dave Calfe.
The employers, the Rail Delivery Group, last met with the union representatives under the agreed post-pandemic framework of the Rail Industry Recovery Group in April.
Mr. Whelan expressed his frustration, stating, “Do you remember Where’s Wally? Well, what we want to know is where’s Harper? We last saw the Secretary of State for Transport in December. We last saw Huw Merriman, the Rail Minister, in January. And we last saw the train companies in April. Since then, nothing. Nada. Zilch. Not a letter, not an email, not a text message, not a phone call, not a WhatsApp. Not a word!”
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