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Ministers and train firms refuse to rule out future ticket office closures, despite climbdown

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Transport

Ministers and train firms refuse to rule out future ticket office closures, despite climbdown
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The government and train operating companies have refused to rule out further attempts to close rail ticket offices across the country, despite ministers scrapping proposals to shut nearly 1,000 of them across England. Transport secretary Mark Harper this week reversed the […]

Ticket office closures ‘could lead to huge price hikes’ for disabled Londoners

By John Pring on 10th August 2023 Category: Transport

Ticket office closures ‘could lead to huge price hikes’ for disabled Londoners
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Tens of thousands of disabled people could face a huge increase in rail fares for many of their journeys outside London, if government-backed plans to close ticket offices across England are approved, campaigners have warned. The research by the Association of […]

Pressure mounts on ministers and rail companies over ticket office closures

By John Pring on 20th July 2023 Category: Transport

Pressure mounts on ministers and rail companies over ticket office closures
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Pressure is mounting on Conservative ministers and train companies over their plans to close nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices, after the Scottish government’s advisers on accessible transport described the proposals as “entirely unacceptable”. The equality and human rights watchdog is also […]

Activists launch legal action over ‘woefully inadequate’ ticket office consultations

By John Pring on 20th July 2023 Category: Transport

Activists launch legal action over ‘woefully inadequate’ ticket office consultations
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Disabled activists have launched a legal action against four train companies and a government minister over a series of “woefully inadequate” public consultations that will lead to the closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices. Doug Paulley and Sarah Leadbetter, both […]

Disabled activists vow fightback as nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices set to close

By John Pring on 6th July 2023 Category: Transport

Disabled activists vow fightback as nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices set to close
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Disabled activists have vowed to fight back against government-backed plans for sweeping closures of ticket offices across England – including at some major city stations – with legal action now almost certain. Even ticket offices at major stations such as Euston […]

Call for ‘urgent intervention’ from regulators to stop rail ticket office closures

By John Pring on 6th July 2023 Category: Transport

Call for ‘urgent intervention’ from regulators to stop rail ticket office closures
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Disabled campaigners and allies have called for an “urgent intervention” from regulators to prevent the closure of nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England. In an open letter to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the Equality and Human […]

Regulator tells government’s access advisers to act on unlawful secrecy

By John Pring on 1st June 2023 Category: Transport

Regulator tells government’s access advisers to act on unlawful secrecy
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The government’s accessible transport advisers have been told by a regulator that they have been behaving unlawfully for years by failing to publish controversial reports, minutes of key meetings and letters they have exchanged with ministers. Campaigners believe the Department for […]

New DPTAC chair must stand up to government, say rail access campaigners

By John Pring on 23rd February 2023 Category: Transport

New DPTAC chair must stand up to government, say rail access campaigners
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The new chair of the committee that advises the government on accessible transport must stand up to ministers over their rail reforms and plans to close ticket offices and cut staff, say disabled campaigners. The Department for Transport (DfT) announced this […]

Removing guards and cutting rail staff will put lives at risk, minister is warned

By John Pring on 5th January 2023 Category: Transport

Removing guards and cutting rail staff will put lives at risk, minister is warned
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Campaigners have warned transport secretary Mark Harper that “discriminatory” plans to remove guards from trains, cut staff and close ticket offices will prevent many disabled passengers travelling on the rail network and put lives at risk. The National Federation of the […]

‘Levelling up’ Tory MPs defeat bid for legal duty to make all rail stations accessible

By John Pring on 27th October 2022 Category: Transport

‘Levelling up’ Tory MPs defeat bid for legal duty to make all rail stations accessible
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Campaigners have questioned why Conservative ministers and MPs rejected a proposal that would have forced the government to take “reasonable steps” towards making all rail stations in England accessible to disabled people. The proposed amendment to the government’s levelling-up and regeneration […]

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