Neil Moors- Registered: 3 Feb 2016
- Posts: 1,300
#41
This was covered on the Today program this morning. The plan seems to be that ticket offices will close, to be replaced by general staff who will be able to assist with purchasing tickets (presumably from a machine). They won't be sat behind a glass screen type thing. I guess a bit like the departure platform at St Pancras.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#42
Nothing like Neil
It's purely a cost cutting exercise
Stations will become even more less attractive
Usage will go down
Disabled will lose out again
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#43
Keith Sansum1 wrote:It's purely a cost cutting exercise
Wrong.
But by the time you've worked out what it is, it will already have happened.
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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#44
Weird
Your wrong this time Lol
Today chaotic on trains
Overfilled
Cancelled then after sending everyone to plat 2 then reintroduced service so back to plat one
I was lucky I had no luggage
Need staff on stations
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
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#45
You have no idea. Still.
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#46
Oh I do !!!
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Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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#47
Southeastern on Sevenoaks station using magic to trial a new rubbish disposal system. Seems to work.
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,599
#48
Ticket office closure plan scrapped.
Planned binning of London Travelcards scrapped last week.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67263931Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
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#49
Amidst today's chaos at Dover Priory (coz people on the line at... Grove Park) it's good to know that someone has his eye on the best kept station award.
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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#50
It is a shame looking at some station tracks where near tree size weeds are growing .
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Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,599
#51
Lower train fares coming? Or perhaps not!
https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/pr24-hs1-draft-determination-press-release
The regulator has proposed lower charges for passenger trains which use the High Speed 1 line from London St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel, and halving charges to freight.
Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,109
#52
It's not that bad now - the Other Half has just booked a return ticket to Manchester via St Pancras and Euston for £66 with a Senior Railcard. Not as good as Two Together a few years back at £21/head, but still not bad.
(Not my real name.)
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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#53
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#54
This was on tv a few days ago, they will certainly tame the vegetation. I like goats so long as the males are neutered as they can stink.
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#55
Can't wait for delays due to 'wrong sort of goats' on the lie.
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,095
#56
Isn't it time Dover Priory went 'green'?
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Weird Granny Slater- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
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#57
More 'greening' for the 'climate emergency':
'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#58
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,599
#59
Nationwide rail sale starting today at 10.00am to 20th January on some advance and off-peak fares up to 50% off for travel between 17th January & 31st March.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/back-and-bigger-than-ever-rail-sale-offers-up-to-half-price-discounts-on-over-2-million-tickets
Already up and running on Southeastern's website.
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